Ignite (Eir Aoi song)

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"Ignite"
Ignite Eir Aoi.jpg
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
Genre J-pop
Length4:04
Label SME 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]

Contents

Track listing

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

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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [4] Platinum250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
JapanAugust 20, 2014 SME Records CDSECL-1554
CD+DVDSECL-1552
CD+DVDSECL-1555

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