Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto

"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" (世界中の誰よりきっと; lit. "Surely More Than Anyone in the World") is the 25th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama and a collaboration with the band Wands. Written by Show Wesugi, Nakayama, and Tetsurō Oda, the single was released on October 28, 1992, by King Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" was co-produced by Daiko Nagato, who selected it from a stock of Tetsurō Oda's compositions. Takeshi Hayama gave it an 8-beat arrangement. The main single has Nakayama on lead vocals with Wands vocalist Show Wesugi on backing vocals. The B-side, "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Part II)", was rearranged as a slow ballad with the vocal roles reversed.^[5]

The song was used as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama series Dare ka ga Kanojo wo Aishiteru (誰かが彼女を愛してる; Someone Loves Her), which also starred Nakayama. It was also used as a hold tone for a line of Sanyo cordless phones in 1995.

"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" became Nakayama's seventh No. 1 and Wands' second No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 1,833,000 copies and was certified Quadruple Platinum by the RIAJ, making it Nakayama's biggest-selling single of her career.^[6]^[7]^[5]^[8] The song was also certified Platinum in Download Sales by the RIAJ in December 2020.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Nakayama and Wands performed the song on the 43rd Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1992.^[12]

Other versions

Wands re-recorded the song on their 1993 album Toki no Tobira, with a rearrangement by Masao Akashi and backing vocals by Keiko Utoku. A live version of the song is included in the band's 2000 compilation album Best of Wands History. In 2020, the band with new vocalist Daishi Uehara self-covered the song as "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" (Wands 5th Period Ver.) (世界中の誰よりきっと [WANDS 第5期ver.]) on their fourth album Burn the Secret.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Show Wesugi and Miho Nakayama; all music is composed by Tetsurō Oda; all music is arranged by Takeshi Hayama.

8cm CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" ((世界中の誰よりきっと; "Surely More Than Anyone in the World"))	4:08
2.	"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Part II)"	4:26
3.	"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" (Original Karaoke)	4:06

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[16]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart^[16]	37

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart^[16]	10

Certification


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[8]	4× Platinum	1,833,000^[17]
Japan (RIAJ)^[11] Digital	Platinum	250,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Awards

7th Japan Gold Disc Awards: Best 5 Single Award
12th JASRAC Awards: Gold Award

Noriko Sakai version

"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto"

Single by Noriko Sakai

from the album Daisuki: My Moments Best

Language

Japanese

English title

Surely More Than Anyone in the World

B-side

"Aoi Usagi (2007 Version)"

Released

August 22, 2007

Recorded

2007

Genre

J-pop

Length

4:02

Show Wesugi
Miho Nakayama

Noriko Sakai singles chronology

"Tenka Muteki no Ai"
(2004)

"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto"
(2007)

Music videos

"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" on YouTube

"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" was covered by Noriko Sakai as her 36th single, released by Victor Entertainment on August 22, 2007. The song was used in a series of Toyota Noah commercials that year. The B-side is a re-recording of her 1995 single "Aoi Usagi", which was also composed by Oda.^[18]^[19]^[20] The single peaked at No. 44 on Oricon's singles chart^[21] This was her last single before she and her then-husband Yūichi Takasō were involved in a drug scandal in 2009.^[22]

Track listing

All music is composed by Tetsurō Oda and arranged by Takayuki Hijikata.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" ((世界中の誰よりきっと; "Surely More Than Anyone in the World"))	Show Wesugi Miho Nakayama	4:02
2.	"Aoi Usagi (2007 Version)" ((碧いうさぎ [2007 Version]; "Blue Rabbit"))	Emi Makiho	4:15
3.	"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" (Back Track)		4:02
4.	"Aoi Usagi (2007 Version)" (Back Track)		4:12

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[21]	44

Other cover versions

Stephanie Lai covered the song in Cantonese first as "敢恨敢愛 (Dare To Hate and Love)" as a single from her 1993 compilation "Remember 無盡至愛". This version peaked at no. 17 at 903 charts and no. 13 on RTHK. Despite the popularity of Stephanie's version, Andy's version is regarded as classic cantopop ballad.
Sammi Cheng covered the song in Cantonese as "衝動點唱 (Impulsive Song Request)" taken from her 1993 album "鄭秀文的快樂迷宮 (Sammi's Happy Maze).
Andy Hui covered this song in Cantonese as "Only You Are Irreplaceable" (唯獨你是不可取替) in his compilation album "雨後陽光" . This version being the most popular Cantonese cover version. Sammi Cheng sings this version more than she sings her version.
Ryoko Shiraishi and Junichi Miyake covered the song on the 2006 drama CD Mansuri Moe Chapter 6: Happy! Valentine.
Hitomi Shimatani covered the song on the 2006 various artists cover album Beautiful Woman.
Tetsurō Oda self-covered the song on his 2006 cover album Melodies and 2009 cover album Songs.
Cover Lover Project covered the song on the 2007 cover album The Best of Bossa Covers: Seishun Pop.
Milini Khan (Chaka Khan's daughter) covered the song in English on the 2008 various artists cover album E35: Eigo de Utaou J-pop.
Osamu Sakata and his daughter Megumi Sakata covered the song on the 2008 various artists cover album Kodomo to Utaitai! Family Hit Songs.
Yasushi Nakanishi covered the song on his 2008 cover album Standards 3.
Junichi Inagaki covered the song with Keiko Terada on his 2009 duet cover album Otoko to Onna 2.
Eric Martin and Debbie Gibson covered the song in English in two vocal arrangements; The "Mr. Vocalist Version" was included on Martin's 2010 cover album Mr. Vocalist 3, while the "Ms. Vocalist Version" was featured on Gibson's 2010 cover album Ms. Vocalist. A solo version by Martin was included on the bonus disc of his 2011 compilation album Mr. Vocalist Best.^[23]
Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2011 compilation album Vocalist & Ballade Best.
jyA-Me covered the song with Jun (Cliff Edge) on her 2013 cover album With Me: Duet Cover.
Nanase Aikawa covered the song on the 2015 tribute album Treasure Box: Tetsuro Oda Songs.
Daigo covered the song on his 2018 cover album Deing.
Mone Kamishiraishi covered the song on her 2021 cover album Ano Uta 2.
Keisuke Yamauchi covered the song on his 2021 album Roots.
J-Cera covered the song in Korean as her 2023 single "Love Fool" (사랑의 바보).^[24]

v t e Miho Nakayama
Discography
Studio albums	C After School Summer Breeze Exotique One and Only Catch the Nite Mind Game Angel Hearts Hide 'n' Seek Merry Merry All for You Jeweluna Dé eaya Mellow Wagamama na Actress Pure White Mid Blue Deep Lip French Groovin' Blue Olive Manifesto Neuf Neuf
Live albums	Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert Pure White Live '94
Compilations	Collection Ballads Collection II Miho's Select Dramatic Songs Blanket Privacy Collection III Ballads II Treasury Your Selection 1 Your Selection 2 Your Selection 3 Your Selection 4 Collection IV Miho Nakayama Perfect Best Miho Nakayama Perfect Best 2 All Time Best
Remix albums	Makin' Dancin' Dance Box The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets New York Groove The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets Los Angeles Groove
Box sets	Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box Complete Singles Box 30th Anniversary: The Perfect Singles Box Miho Nakayama 40th Anniversary: The Best Ten
Singles	"C" "Namaiki" "Be-Bop High School" "Iro White Blend" "Close Up" "Jingi Aishite Moraimasu" "Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne" "Waku Waku Sasete" "Hade!!!" "50/50" "Catch Me" "You're My Only Shinin' Star" "Mermaid" "Witches" "Rosécolor" "Virgin Eyes" "Midnight Taxi" "Semi-sweet Magic" "Megamitachi no Bōken" "Aishiterutte Iwanai!" "Kore kara no I Love You" "Rosa" "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." "Mellow" "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" "Anata ni Nara..." "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" "Hero" "Cheers for You" "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" "Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" "True Romance" "Mirai e no Present" "March Color" "Love Clover" "A Place Under the Sun" "Adore"
Videos	Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert: Trois Miho Nakayama Concert Tour 2024: Deux
Related	Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School

v t e Wands
Hiroshi Shibasaki Shinya Kimura Daishi Uehara Show Wesugi Kosuke Oshima Jiro Matsumoto Issei "Suginho" Ambo
Studio albums	Toki no Tobira Piece of My Soul Awake Burn the Secret Version 5.0
Extended plays	Wands Little Bit... Time Stew
Compilations	Singles Collection +6 Wands Historical Best Album Best of Wands History
Singles	"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto"
Related articles	Discography Being Inc. Masao Akashi Takeshi Hayama Daria Kawashima Tetsurō Oda Miho Nakayama

v t e Noriko Sakai
Discography
Studio albums	Lovely Times: Noriko Part III
Compilations	The Best Exhibition: Noriko Sakai 30th Anniversary Best Album
Singles	"Aoi Usagi" "Kagami no Dress" "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto"

Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto

Other versions

Track listing

Charts

Certification

Awards

Noriko Sakai version

Track listing

Charts

Other cover versions

References

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