Stronger (Ai song)

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"Stronger"
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Single by Ai featuring Miliyah Kato
from the album The Last Ai
B-side "Let It Go"
ReleasedOctober 27, 2010 (2010-10-27)
Genre
Length5:03
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
  • Ai Uemura
  • Miliyah Kato
  • T. Kura
Producer(s) T. Kura
Ai singles chronology
"Nemurenai Machi"
(2010)		"Stronger"
(2010)		"Letter in the Sky" / "Happiness"
(2011)
Miliyah Kato singles chronology
"Last Love"
(2010)		"Stronger"
(2010)		"Yūsha Tachi"
(2011)
"Stronger" track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stronger" (featuring Miliyah Kato)
  • Uemura
  • Miho Katō
  • T. Kura
T. Kura5:03
2."Let It Go" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Uemura
  • Cordell Broadus
  • DJ2High
  • Uta
  • Tynice Hinton
  • DJ 2 High
  • Uta
3:37
3."Stronger" (featuring Milyah Kato) (Instrumental)  5:03
4."Let It Go" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Instrumental)  3:36
Total length:17:19
"Stronger" – Limited edition
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Stronger" (featuring Miliyah Kato) (music video)Tatsuaki5:13

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Adult Contemporary Radio ( Billboard Japan ) [15] 42
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100 [16] 4
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan) [17] 30
Japan Singles Chart (Oricon) [18] 26

Reported sales

ChartAmount
Oricon physical sales [19] 7,000

Release history

RegionDateFormat
JapanOctober 13, 2010 [20] Ringtone
October 27, 2010 [9] [21] CD single, CD+DVD single, digital download, rental CD

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