Aishiteru (Ken Hirai song)

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"Aishiteru"
Aishiteru cover.jpg
Single by Ken Hirai
from the album Japanese Singer
ReleasedNovember 10, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Pop, R&B
Length23:13
Label Defstar Records
Songwriter(s) Ken Hirai, Hy Zaret, Alex North
Producer(s) Seiji Kameda
Ken Hirai singles chronology
"Sing Forever"
(2010)		"Aishiteru"
(2010)		"Itoshiki Hibi yo"
(2011)
Music video
"Aishiteru" on YouTube

"Aishiteru" (アイシテル, lit. "I Love You") is the thirty-third single by Japanese recording artist Ken Hirai. [1] The song was written and composed by Hirai and production was handled by Seiji Kameda. [1] It was released on November 10, 2010, as the fourth single from Hirai's eighth studio album Japanese Singer . [2] "Aishiteru" serves as theme song for the film Ghost: In Your Arms Again , a Japanese remake of the 1990 American film Ghost . [1] The single includes two B-sides: "Air Cameraman," written and composed by Hirai, and "Unchained Melody," a cover of the 1965 The Righteous Brothers song, which was featured in the original Ghost.

Contents

The single was issued in both standard and limited editions. The limited edition was released in Enhanced CD format and includes live footage from Hirai's Ken's Bar concert in New York and the music video of "Sing Forever." [3]

The single debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart on November 9, 2010, and climbed to number 7 on November 11, 2010. [4] [5] It peaked at number 9 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 18,137 copies sold. [6] The single ranked at number 24 on the Oricon Monthly Singles Chart for the month of November 2010 with 28,056 copies sold. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Aishiteru" (アイシテルI Love You) Ken Hirai Hirai5:15
2."Air Cameraman"HiraiHirai4:06
3."Unchained Melody" Hy Zaret Alex North 3:59
4."Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru (Rei Harakami Remix)"HiraiHirai4:48
5."Aishiteru (Less Vocal)" Hirai4:48
Total length:23:13
Limited edition CD-Extra
No.TitleLength
1."Live Movie: Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary Special!! Vol. 3 Ken's Bar in N.Y." 
2."Sing Forever (Music Video)" 

Charts and sales

Chart (2010)Peak
position		Sales
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [8] 1233,063 [9]
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay [10] 18
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay [11] 20
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales [12] 10
Oricon Daily Singles [5] 7
Oricon Weekly Singles [6] 9
Oricon Monthly Singles [7] 24
Oricon Yearly Singles [9] 210
SoundScan Japan Weekly Singles [13] 7

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