"Yume no Chikara" (夢のチカラ, lit. "Power of Dreams") is the eleventh single by Japanese recording artist Aya Ueto. It was released on June 8, 2005 as the first single from Ueto's fourth studio album License.
The title track and the B-side, "Get Fight," were written and produced by Toshihiko Takamizawa from The Alfee.[1] "Yume no Chikara" served as theme song for the TV Asahi drama Attack No. 1, starring Ueto herself.[2][1] CDJournal described "Yume no Chikara" as a "positive, relatable, and passionate song that gradually builds up emotion as it progresses."[3]
The song was written to reflect the story of the drama's main character. At the single's release event, Ueto commented, "I sing this new song from the perspective of someone who is pursuing their dream."[4]
Chart performance
"Yume no Chikara" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 6 on June 7, 2005 and climbed to number 5 on June 11, 2005.[5] It peaked at number 7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 30,307 copies sold in its first week.[6] The single charted for thirteen weeks and has sold a total of 85,095 copies.[7][8]
Track listing
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Arranger(s)
Length
1.
"Yume no Chikara" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) "Power of Dreams")
^ ab"上戸彩、顔面にボール". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 2005-04-06. Archived from the original on 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2011-07-24. Cite error: The named reference "Sanspo" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).