Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono

"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono"
Single by Noriyuki Makihara
from the album Explorer
Released	July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)
Genre	Pop
Length	5:40
Label	Toshiba EMI
Songwriter(s)	Noriyuki Makihara
Noriyuki Makihara singles chronology
"Yasashii Uta ga Utaenai" (2004) "Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" (2004) "Akenai Yoru ga Kuru Koto wa Nai" (2005)
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"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" (僕（ぼく）が一番（いちばん）欲（ほ）しかったもの, lit. "What I Wanted the Most") is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara. It was released as a single by Toshiba EMI on July 28, 2004. It is the theme song to the AX drama series Last Present: Musume to Ikiru Saigo no Natsu (ラストプレゼント 娘と生きる最後の夏), starring Yūki Amami.[1] The song was later used in commercials for Systena.[2] "Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" was first recorded as "The Gift" by Blue, a bonus track from their album Guilty. The song was later self-covered by Makihara and released as a single from the album Explorer (2004).

Chart performance

"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" debuted at number 9 on the Oricon Singles Chart with 22,000 copies sold.[3] It dropped to number 17 the following week, selling 11,000 copies.[4] The single held onto the top twenty one last week at number 20, with 10,000 copies sold in its third charting week.[5] "Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" charted for sixteen weeks on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling a reported total of 81,000 copies during its run.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Noriyuki Makihara, except 2 with English lyrics by Thane Camus; all music is composed by Noriyuki Makihara

No.	Title	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" (僕が一番欲しかったもの, "What I Wanted the Most")	Noriyuki Makihara	5:40
2.	"What I Wanted the Most."	Makihara	5:40
3.	"Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikatta Mono" (Backing Track)	Makihara	5:39
Total length:			16:59

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7]	9
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[6]	23

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8] Physical single	Gold	100,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[9] PC download	Gold	100,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Full-length ringtone	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "システナCMで槇原敬之の曲 「僕が一番欲しかったもの」にうっとり". JiyuZine. June 3, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
2. "新婦のスピーチ中にスマホ？ システナのCM曲は？". CDJournal. June 4, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
3. "オリコン 2004.8.9". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
4. "オリコン 2004.8.16". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
5. "オリコン 2004.8.23". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
6. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
7. "僕が一番欲しかったも 槇原敬之". Oricon. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
8. "Japanese single certifications – 槇原 敬之 – 僕が一番欲しかったもの" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 28, 2021. Select 2004年9月 on the drop-down menu
9. "Japanese digital single certifications – 槇原 敬之 – 僕が一番欲しかったもの" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 9, 2021. Select 2012年6月 on the drop-down menu
10. "Japanese ringtone certifications – 槇原 敬之 – 僕が一番欲しかったもの" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 9, 2021. Select 2007年11月 on the drop-down menu