Itsumademo Suki de Itakute

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"Itsumademo Suki de Itakute"
Single by Wink
from the album Overture!
LanguageJapanese
English titleI Want to Love You Forever
B-side"Ai wo Ubatte Kokoro Shibatte"
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1994 (1994-02-23)
Recorded1993
GenreJ-pop
Length4:43
LabelPolystar
Composer(s)Kazuhiko Katō
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Haruo Mizuhashi
Wink singles chronology
"Sakihokore Itoshisa yo"
(1993)
"Itsumademo Suki de Itakute"
(1994)
"Twinkle Twinkle"
(1994)
Music video
"Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" on YouTube

"Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" (いつまでも好きでいたくて, lit. "I Want to Love You Forever") is the 20th single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Yasushi Akimoto and Kazuhiko Katō, the single was released on February 23, 1994, by Polystar Records.[1][2]

Background and release[edit]

"Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" was used by Shimadaya for their Teppan Noodles commercial. The B-side, "Ai wo Ubatte Kokoro Shibatte", was used as an image song for NTT Kyushu.

"Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" peaked at No. 19 on the Oricon's weekly charts and sold over 79,000 copies.[3][4]

Track listing[edit]

All music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" ((いつまでも好きでいたくて, "I Want to Love You Forever"))Yasushi AkimotoKazuhiko Katō4:43
2."Ai wo Ubatte Kokoro Shibatte" ((愛を奪って心縛って, "Take Away Love and Bind Your Heart"))Yumi YoshimotoDaisuke Inoue4:29
3."Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" (Original Karaoke)   
4."Ai wo Ubatte Kokoro Shibatte" (Original Karaoke)   

Chart positions[edit]

Weekly charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] 19
Year-end charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] 257

References[edit]

  1. ^ "いつまでも好きでいたくて | Wink". Mora. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "WINK / いつまでも好きでいたくて". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ^ a b c "いつまでも好きでいたくて | Wink". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

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