The single served as the conclusion to the 8 Uppers story introduction, the movie that also came with the album's release.

It was also used as the theme song for the Tokyo Broadcast Systems drama, GM: General Medicine ~Odore Doctor~.

The song utilizes all sorts of instruments such as rhythm percussion, a keyboard, drums, guitars, and an electric bass.

[7] Shota Yasuda remarked with, "Kanjani8 has not performed this type of song like this before, but we're still able to do such a thing, and I'm happy that everyone will be able to see this face of ours!

Ohkura suggested to combine the two and the band agreed for the song's title to be, "Life (Me no Mae no Mukō e).

For majority of the song, the verses are split into harmonies between Subaru Shibutani, Ryuhei Maruyama, and Shota Yasuda covering one section and Ryo Nishikido, Yuu Yokoyama, and Shingo Murakami in another.

The band sings in the chorus, " Today I've cried/ I've cried / " Some day I'm going to smile again " / Look up at the sky / Open my hands / And prepare myself for tomorrow / Then once more / Once more / I want to laugh with the smile you gave me / Because it's still / Not over yet ", bringing the message of the song full circle.

The appreciation that the band has for the person is also known, " I want to continue walking forward / without looking back / because I am not alone. "

Sharp, shaking, camera filming techniques are used; with fast zooms and cuts on each member.

They went to Aero Tech for research on what an aircraft hangar looked like and managed to find a location.

Set props were provided by Daifuku Plus More, Tuff Gong, and Tokyo Aviation Vocational School.

[15][17] Life debuted at number one for the Oricon Daily Single Charts with a total of 124,153 units sold.

[25] Because of the song's association with GM: General Medicine ~Odore Doctor~, the single's packaging did not use any cross promotion for the 8 Uppers movie that came with the album of the same name.

Instead, the Limited Edition B featured a DVD titled, Prologue of Pachi #5 ~ 8, that concluded the introduction of the movie.