For the Moment (song)

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"For the Moment"
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Single by Every Little Thing
from the album Time to Destination
ReleasedJune 4, 1997
Genre J-pop
Length4:32 (For the moment only)
Label avex trax
Songwriter(s) Mitsuru Igarashi
Every Little Thing singles chronology
"Dear My Friend"
(1997)
"For the Moment"
(1997)
"Deatta Koro no Yō ni"
(1997)

"For the Moment" is a song by the Japanese J-pop group Every Little Thing, released as their fourth single on June 4, 1997. It was their first single to top the Oricon chart. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. For the Moment (Words & music - Mitsuru Igarashi)
  2. For the Moment (remix 7.00)
  3. For the Moment (instrumental)

Charts and sales

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Sales
Japan Oricon 1688,270

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References

  1. "What does For The Moment mean?". www.definitions.net. Retrieved 2022-07-15.