Aishiteru (Ken Hirai song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Aishiteru

| cover = Aishiteru cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ken Hirai

| album = Japanese Singer

| released = November 10, 2010

| recorded = 2010

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop, R&B

| length = 23:13

| label = Defstar Records

| writer = Ken Hirai, Hy Zaret, Alex North

| producer = Seiji Kameda

| prev_title = Sing Forever

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Itoshiki Hibi yo

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|7z1dYHFqsTo|"Aishiteru"|link=no}}}}

}}

{{nihongo|"Aishiteru"|アイシテル||lit. "I Love You"}} is the thirty-third single by Japanese recording artist Ken Hirai.{{cite news|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/37004 |script-title=ja:平井堅11月シングルは「ゴースト」リメイク版主題歌 |publisher=Natalie |accessdate=2011-06-12 |date=2010-09-01 |language=Japanese}} The song was written and composed by Hirai and production was handled by Seiji Kameda. It was released on November 10, 2010, as the fourth single from Hirai's eighth studio album Japanese Singer.{{cite news|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/49126 |script-title=ja:生まれてこのかた純国産、平井堅3年ぶりアルバム完成 |publisher=Natalie |accessdate=2011-06-12 |date=2011-05-10 |language=Japanese}} "Aishiteru" serves as theme song for the film Ghost: In Your Arms Again, a Japanese remake of the 1990 American film Ghost. The single includes two B-sides: "Air Cameraman," written and composed by Hirai, and "Unchained Melody," a cover of the 1965 The Righteous Brothers song, which was featured in the original Ghost.

The single was issued in both standard and limited editions. The limited edition was released in Enhanced CD format and includes live footage from Hirai's Ken's Bar concert in New York and the music video of "Sing Forever."{{cite news|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/39609 |title=歌バカここに眠る……平井堅「アイシテル」衝撃PV完成 |publisher=Natalie |accessdate=2011-06-12 |date=2010-10-26 |language=Japanese}}

The single debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart on November 9, 2010, and climbed to number 7 on November 11, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/4443/0 |title=嵐が前作初日を2万、Perfumeが4000上回る好スタート☆11/9付 シングルデイリー |work=Oricon |accessdate=2011-06-12 |date=2010-11-10 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214017/http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/4443/0 |archivedate=2012-03-22 }}{{cite web|url=http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/4448/0 |script-title=ja:嵐、発売3日で45万突破・依然自己最高ペースに☆11/11付 シングルデイリー |work=Oricon |accessdate=2011-06-12 |date=2011-11-12 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214242/http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/4448/0 |archivedate=2012-03-22 }} It peaked at number 9 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 18,137 copies sold.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2010&month=11&week=4&submit5.x=34&submit5.y=6 |script-title=ja:2010年11月第4週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 |publisher=Oricon |accessdate=2011-06-12 |language=Japanese}} The single ranked at number 24 on the Oricon Monthly Singles Chart for the month of November 2010 with 28,056 copies sold.{{cite web|url=http://oricon.innori.com/7306 |title=2010. 11. Monthly Single |work=Oricon |accessdate=2011-06-12 |date=2010-12-01 |language=Korean}}