| Kaze o Ukete | |
| Cover: | Kazewoukete.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Aya Ueto |
| Album: | License |
| Released: | August 3, 2005 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 5:08 |
| Label: | Flight Master |
| Producer: | Ryoji |
| Prev Title: | Yume no Chikara |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Egao no Mama de |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
is the twelfth single by Japanese recording artist Aya Ueto. It was released on August 3, 2005 as the second single from Ueto's fourth studio album License. "Kaze o Ukete" served as theme song for the animation film .[1]
The title track and the B-side, "Yakusoku no Basho," were written and produced by Ryoji from Ketsumeishi.[2] The collaboration came about as Ueto's record label was looking for new songs Ueto could record for her next album. Being a big fan of Ketsumeishi, her team offered Ryoji to produce a few songs for her, which he readily accepted. Ryoji also remixed Ueto's "Yume no Chikara" for the single, which features a verse by Ryoji himself.
Ueto commented on the collaboration, "When I received the demo, I couldn't believe it. I was touched to tears." "I did my very best," she added, explaining that during the recording, Ryoji advised her to not worry about being pitch-perfect and to just have fun with the song.
"Kaze o Ukete" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 15 on August 2, 2005 and climbed to number 12 the following day.[3] It peaked at number 17 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 13,938 copies sold in its first week.[4] The single charted for six weeks and has sold a total of 12,888 copies.[5] [6]
| Chart (2005) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon Daily Singles | 12 | |
| Oricon Weekly Singles | 17 | |
| SoundScan Japan Weekly Singles[7] | 20 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan[8] | August 3, 2005 | CD, digital download | Pony Canyon |
| Taiwan[9] | August 12, 2005 | CD |