"Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~ / Shunkan Eternal" (愛のために ～for love, for a child～ / 瞬間エターナル; For Love ~for love, for a child~ / Eternal Moment) is a joint release of EXILE's 49th single ("Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~") and EXILE THE SECOND's 10th single ("Shunkan Eternal"). It was released on January 1, 2020 in two editions: CD+DVD and CD only. First presses of both editions comes packed in a sleeve case.
The single was the first release of the LDH PERFECT YEAR 2020.
"Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~" was used as theme song for EXILE PERFECT LIVE 2001▶︎2020 tour and was pre-released on December 11.[1] "Shunkan Eternal" was used as theme song for Yofuku no Aoyama's Suit & Court Basketball TV CM and was pre-released on December 20.[2]
As of March 2020, it is unknown if "Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child" will be included on EXILE's twelfth studio album.
Editions
- CD+DVD (RZCD-86984/B, ¥2,200)
- CD Only (RZCD-869845, ¥1,200)
Tracklist
CD+DVD
- CD
- Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~ - EXILE
- Shunkan Eternal - EXILE THE SECOND
- Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~ (Instrumental) - EXILE
- Shunkan Eternal (Instrumental) - EXILE THE SECOND
- DVD
- Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~ (Music Video) - EXILE
- Shunkan Eternal (Music Video) - EXILE THE SECOND
CD Only
- Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~ - EXILE
- Shunkan Eternal - EXILE THE SECOND
- Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~ (Instrumental) - EXILE
- Shunkan Eternal (Instrumental) - EXILE THE SECOND
Featured Members
EXILE promoting "Ai no Tame ni ~for love, for a child~"
EXILE THE SECOND promoting "Shunkan Eternal"
- EXILE THE SECOND
- Tachibana Kenchi
- Kuroki Keiji
- TETSUYA
- NESMITH
- SHOKICHI
- AKIRA
Charts
Oricon
- Physical
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2 | 38,617[3] |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2 | 6,007 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 18 | 1,960 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x |
Total Reported Sales: 46,584*
- Combined Chart
The combined chart compiles digital download sales, physical CD sales and digital streaming numbers.
| Week Rank | Points |
|---|---|
| 2 | 41,650 |
| 11 | 10.269 |
| 33 | 5,014 |
| x | - |
| x | - |
| x | - |
| x | - |
Total Points: 65,461*[4]
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales
| Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|
| 1 | 40,276 |
| 15 | 2,399 |
| x | - |
| x | - |
| x | - |
| x | - |
Total Reported Sales: 42,675*
Trivia
- This is EXILE's first CD single in 3 years and 5 months since the release of "Joy-ride ~Kanki no Drive~" in August 2016 and their third joint single, being first with EXILE THE SECOND.
References
- ↑ https://exile.lnk.to/AINOTAMENI
- ↑ https://exile.lnk.to/ETS_SYUNKANETERNAL
- ↑ The sales of the single started getting count by Oricon from December 25, 2019.
- ↑ The total also includes the points from the digital pre-release of both songs.
