"Glorious Mind" is Zard

Zard

was a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on in the group while others joined and left regularly. As such, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. Zard's work was sold under...

's 43rd single released on December 12, 2007. The song was the last song recorded by Izumi Sakai

Izumi Sakai

, born 6 February 1967 in Kurume, Japan – 27 May 2007 was a Japanese Pop singer, song writer, and member of the group Zard.- Biography :Born in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, Sakai grew up in Hadano, Kanagawa. Her father was a driving instructor, and she had a younger brother and younger sister...

 before she died. This has been the opening theme song of Case Closed

Case Closed

Case Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...

 since October 2007. Although the song was not complete at the time of Izumi Sakai's death, the chorus part had been recorded. The extra minutes recorded in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 was from another unrelated and unreleased song. The single debuted at number 2 on the Japanese Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

weekly charts with the debut week sales of around 50,000 copies.

Track listing

#	Kanji	Rōmaji
1.	グロリアス マインド 作曲：大野愛果 作詞：坂井泉水　編曲：葉山たけし	Glorious Mind Music: Aika Ohno, Lyrics: Izumi Sakai, Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama
2.	探しに行こうよ（2007 version） 作曲：徳永暁人 作詞：坂井泉水　編曲：葉山たけし	Sagashi ni Yukou yo (2007 version) Music: Akihito Tokunaga, Lyrics: Izumi Sakai, Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama
3.	愛を信じていたい（2007 version） 作曲：徳永暁人 作詞：坂井泉水　編曲：葉山たけし	Ai wo Shinjite Itai (2007 version) Music: Akihito Tokunaga, Lyrics: Izumi Sakai, Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama
1.	グロリアス マインド（Instrumental）	Glorious Mind (Instrumental)