Ignite (Eir Aoi song)

"Ignite"
Single by Eir Aoi
from the album D'azur
ReleasedAugust 20, 2014 (2014-08-20) (Japan)
Studio
  • Studio Fine
  • "Smash" Studio
  • Sony Music Rokubancho Studio
  • Maruni Studio
GenreJ-pop
Length4:04
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Eir Aoi
  • Tomoyuki Ogawa (Lyrics)
    Tomoyuki Ogawa (Music)
Producer(s)
  • Daisuke Katsurada
  • Shunsuke Muramatsu
Eir Aoi singles chronology
"Niji no Oto"
(2014) 		"Ignite"
(2014) 		"Tsunagaru Omoi"
(2014)
Music video
"Ignite" on YouTube

"Ignite" (stylized as "IGNITE") is a single by Japanese singer Eir Aoi. It was released under SME Records on August 20, 2014. It was used as the first opening theme of the Sword Art Online II anime television series.[1] It reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100,[2] and also reached the ninth place on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[3] It also received a digital download song certification of Platinum from the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 250,000.[4]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ignite"
Tomoyuki Ogawa4:04
2."Brainwash"
  • Eir Aoi
  • Takahiro Yasuda
Takahiro Yasuda3:18
3."Utakata" (泡沫 Foam)Eir AoiEir Aoi5:00
4."Ignite" (instrumental)  4:01
Total length:16:23

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
positions
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[3] 9
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[2] 1
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[5] 1
World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan August 20, 2014 SME Records CD SECL-1554
CD+DVD SECL-1552
CD+DVD SECL-1555

References

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  1. ^ Ressler, Karen (April 18, 2014). "Eir Aoi Returns to Perform 'Sword Art Online II' Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. September 6, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Ignite | 藍井エイル" [Ignite | Eir Aoi]. Oricon (in Japanese). September 1, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese digital single certifications – IGNITE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2019年1月 on the drop-down menu
  5. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 1, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. September 6, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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