Close to Your Heart

"Close to Your Heart"
Single by Rina Aiuchi
from the album Be Happy
B-side	"Black Eyes, Blue Tears"
Released	March 23, 2000 (2000-03-23)
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:01
Label	Giza Studio
Songwriters	Rina Aiuchi Aika Ohno
Producers	Rina Aiuchi Kannonji
Rina Aiuchi singles chronology
"Close to Your Heart" (2000) "It's Crazy for You" (2000)

"Close to Your Heart" is the debut single by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 23 March 2000 through Giza Studio, as the lead single from her debut album Be Happy. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese animated television series Monster Rancher.

The single was released in four versions with different colors of the cover: pink, white, yellow, and purple. All the versions include the same tracks.

Commercial performance

"Close to Your Heart" reached at number nineteen on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 64,000 physical copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Close to Your Heart"	Rina Aiuchi Aika Ohno	Kuuron Oshiro	5:01
2.	"Black Eyes, Blue Tears"	Aiuchi Ohno	Oshiro
3.	"Close to Your Heart" (Viva Rina Q Remix)	Aiuchi Ohno	Captain Dinamo
4.	"Close to Your Heart" (Instrumental)	Aiuchi Ohno	Oshiro

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	19

Certification and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)	None	64,000

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan	23 March 2000	CD single	Giza Studio