is the 13th single by Japanese singer

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, released on the

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label. It is also her third and final single released in 2006. The ballad was used as the theme song of the movie '' Tada, Kimi o Aishiteru''. The title of the movie was originally ''Heavenly Forest'', but was changed to a phrase from the song's lyrics after the director listened to the song. The b-side, "Hanikami Jane", an upbeat song, was used in a

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for Look: a la mode chocolate. The third track is a live version of "Haneari Tamago", a song originally on Otsuka's 3rd album ''

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''. The single debuted at number 2 during its first week, selling 77,570 copies and making it Otsuka's highest debut sales of the year. "Ren'ai Shashin" was second only to

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's " Seaside Byebye". It sold a total of 129,855 copies in 2006, making it the 75th best-selling single of the year.

Track listing

Live performances

*25 September 2006 –

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Special *20 October 2006 –

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*20 October 2006 – PopJam *26 October 2006 – Utaban *22 November 2006 – Best Hit Kyodai *29 November 2006 – Best Artist *7 December 2006 –

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*22 December 2006 – Music Station Super Live 2006 *29 December 2006 – Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - " Frienger" + "Ren'ai Shashin" *30 December 2006 – 48th Japan Record Awards *31 December 2006 – Kouhaku Uta Gassen

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References

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