is the seventh single by Japanese recording artist

Aya Ueto is a Japanese actress, singer and television personality. In 1997, Ueto participated in the seventh Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize. Soon thereafter, Ueto joined the talent agency Oscar Promotion and began taking s ...

. It was released on February 4, 2004 as the fourth and final single from Ueto's second studio album ''

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''. The single was released in two formats: limited and standard editions, both issued with different covers.

Overview

"Ai no Tame ni." was written, composed and produced by

Tetsurō Oda is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda is the third best-selling composer in the history of the Japanese singles chart, with over 40 million units being sold. Biography Between years 1978-1979, he was member of th ...

, marking their first collaboration. The song served as theme song for the

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drama '' Ace o Nerae!'', starring Ueto herself. Unlike her previous singles, which were all based on a darker, edgier concept, "Ai no Tame ni." is Ueto' first light-hearted, cheerful single. CDJournal described the song as a "fresh, juvenescent ska-pop track," while Barks complemented Oda for composing a song that fit the modern take of the drama on the original ''Ace o Nerae!'' manga perfectly. The B-side, "Arigato," was also produced by Oda, and written by Oda protégé Akira Nakazawa. The single also includes a 1980s-inspired remix of " Binetsu."

Chart performance

"Ai no Tame ni." debuted on the

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Daily Singles chart at number 7 on February 3, 2004 and climbed to number 4 on February 7, 2004. It peaked at number 6 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 31,006 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for fifteen weeks and has sold a total of 99,470 copies.

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Charts, certifications and sales

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