is the eleventh single by Japanese recording artist Aya Ueto

Aya Ueto

is a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize...

. It was released on June 8, 2005 as the first single from Ueto's fourth studio album License.

Overview

The title track and the B-side, "Get Fight," were written and produced by Toshihiko Takamizawa from The Alfee

The Alfee

The Alfee is a popular Japanese musical group composed of Masaru Sakurai , Kōnosuke Sakazaki and Toshihiko Takamizawa...

. "Yume no Chikara" served as theme song for the TV Asahi

TV Asahi

, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....

 drama Attack No. 1

Attack No. 1

is a Japanese manga series by Chikako Urano. It also became the first televised female sports anime series in the shōjo category.The anime is an adaptation of Chikako Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Maragaret Magazine under the same name. Chikako was considered one of the...

, starring Ueto herself. CDJournal described "Yume no Chikara" as a "positive, relatable, and passionate song that gradually builds up emotion as it progresses."

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."

Chart performance

"Yume no Chikara" debuted on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Daily Singles chart at number 6 on June 7, 2005 and climbed to number 5 on June 11, 2005. It peaked at number 7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 30,307 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for thirteen weeks and has sold a total of 85,095 copies.

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...  Daily Singles	5
Oricon Weekly Singles	7
Oricon Monthly Singles	16
Oricon Yearly Singles	123
SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...  Japan Weekly Singles	8
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart	12

Certifications and sales

Country	Certifications	Sales
Japan Recording Industry Association of Japan The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...	Gold	85,095

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan	June 8, 2005	CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...	Pony Canyon Pony Canyon is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
Taiwan	June 17, 2005