Written by Okamoto and Nakayama, the single was released on November 1, 1996, by King Records.

[1][2][3] "Mirai e no Present" was Nakayama's second collaboration single since "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" in 1992.

The song was used as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama series Oishī Kankei (おいしい関係, A Tasty Relationship), which also starred Nakayama.

The B-side, "Darlin", was used by Astel Tokyo on a commercial that also featured Nakayama.

It sold over 409,000 copies and was Nakayama's last single to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ.