Way to Heaven

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"Way to Heaven"
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Single by Aya Ueto
from the album Happy Magic: Smile Project
ReleasedMarch 14, 2007
Genre Pop
Length4:35
Label Flight Master
Songwriter(s) Shoko, Shōichirō Hirata
Producer(s) Hirata
Aya Ueto singles chronology
"Egao no Mama de"
(2006)		"Way to Heaven"
(2007)		"Namida no Niji/Save Me"
(2007)

"Way to Heaven" is the fourteenth single by Japanese recording artist Aya Ueto. It was released on March 14, 2007. "Way to Heaven" was included on the standard edition of Ueto's fifth studio album Happy Magic: Smile Project . The single was released in two formats: the limited edition, which includes an A4-sized 92-page photo book and a bonus DVD featuring music videos, TV spots, and footage of Ueto's past release events, and standard CD-only edition. [1]

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Chart performance

"Way to Heaven" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 17 on March 13, 2007 and peaked at number 20 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 7,554 copies sold in its first week. [2] [3] The single charted for five weeks and has sold a total of 12,144 copies. [4] [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Way to Heaven"ShokoShōichirō HirataHirata4:35
2."Owari ni Shiyō" (終わりにしよう "Let's End It")Miyu YuzukiSeiichi OhnukiSin5:24
3."Shimokita Ijō, Harajuku Miman (French Bossa Version)" (下北以上 原宿未満 "Beyond Shimokita, Before Harajuku") Fumiya Fujii Fujii, Yoshiyuki Sahashi Gota Yashiki 4:34
4."Way to Heaven (Instrumental)" HirataHirata4:35
Total length:19:19
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Pureness (Music Clip)" 
2."Kizuna (Music Clip)" 
3."Hello (Music Clip)" 
4."Message (Music Clip)" 
5."Kanshō (Music Clip)" 
6."Binetsu (Music Clip)" 
7."Ai no Tame ni. (Music Clip)" 
8."Kaze (Music Clip)" 
9."Afuresō na Ai, Daite (Music Clip)" 
10."Usotsuki (Music Clip)" 
11."Yume no Chikara (Music Clip)" 
12."Kaze o Ukete (Music Clip)" 
13."Egao no Mama de (Music Clip)" 
14."Shimokita Ijō, Harajuku Miman (Music Clip)" 
15."Pureness (TV Spot)" 
16."Kizuna (TV Spot)" 
17." Ayaueto (TV Spot)" 
18."Message/Personal (TV Spot)" 
19."Kanshō/Mermaid (TV Spot)" 
20."Binetsu (TV Spot)" 
21."Ai no Tame ni. (TV Spot)" 
22." Message (TV Spot)" 
23."Kaze/Okuru Kotoba (TV Spot)" 
24."Afuresō na Ai, Daite/Namida o Fuite (TV Spot)" 
25."Usotsuki (TV Spot)" 
26." Re. (TV Spot)" 
27."Yume no Chikara (TV Spot)" 
28."Kaze o Ukete (TV Spot)" 
29."Ueto Aya Live Tour 2005: Genki Hatsu Ratsū? (TV Spot)" 
30."Egao no Mama de (TV Spot)" 
31." License (TV Spot)" 
32." Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection (TV Spot)" 
33."Pureness Aya Ueto Debut Live Event" 
34."Aya Ueto Special Live Event" 
35."Aya Ueto Special 1st Debut Anniversary and "Kanshō/Mermaid" Release Event" 
36."Aya Ueto "Binetsu" Release Event" 
37."Aya Ueto Message Release Event" 
38."Aya Ueto "Usotsuki" Release Event" 
39."Aya Ueto Re. Release Event" 
40."Aya Ueto "Yume no Chikara" Release Event" 

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Oricon Daily Singles [2] 17
Oricon Weekly Singles [3] 20

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Japan [6] [7] March 14, 2007 CD, CD+DVD, digital download Pony Canyon
Taiwan [8] [9] March 16, 2007CD, CD+DVD

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