Way to Heaven

"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]

This article is about the song by Aya Ueto. For the stage play, see Way to Heaven (play).

"Way to Heaven"
Single by Aya Ueto
from the album Happy Magic: Smile Project
Released	March 14, 2007
Genre	Pop
Length	4:35
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)

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Way to Heaven"	Shoko	Shōichirō Hirata	Hirata	4:35
2.	"Owari ni Shiyō" (終わりにしよう "Let's End It")	Miyu Yuzuki	Seiichi Ohnuki	Sin	5:24
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)"		Hirata	Hirata	4:35
Total length:					19:19

Limited edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
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

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

References

1. "上戸彩 新シングル初回盤にW豪華特典！". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
2. "2007. 03. 13. Daily Single" (in Korean). 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
3. "【音楽・新譜】ＣＤチャート速報／売上議論・予想スレッド【ORICON指数】3/20 a Boy～ずっと忘れない～" (in Japanese). 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
4. ｗａｙ　ｔｏ　ｈｅａｖｅｎ. Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Research. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
5. ポニーキャニオン＠売上データ補完スレ (in Japanese). 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
6. ｗａｙ　ｔｏ　ｈｅａｖｅｎ【通常盤】 (in Japanese). JBooks Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
7. ｗａｙ　ｔｏ　ｈｅａｖｅｎ【初回限定盤／ＤＶＤ付】 (in Japanese). JBooks Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
8. "way to heaven" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
9. "Way To Heaven(進口初回版/CD＋DVD＋寫真集)" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 2011-07-23.

External links

• Official website