Switch On!

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All lyrics are written by Shoko Fujibayashi; all music is composed by tatsuo

"Switch On!"
Switch On! DVD.jpg
Cover for the CD+DVD combo pack featuring singer Anna Tsuchiya
Single by Anna Tsuchiya
ReleasedNovember 23, 2011 (2011-11-23)
Genre J-Pop
Length3:23
Label Avex Trax
Songwriter(s) Shoko Fujibayashi, tatsuo
Anna Tsuchiya singles chronology
"Unchained Girl"
(2011)
"Switch On!"
(2011)
"Voyagers"
(2012)
Kamen Rider Series theme songsingles chronology
"Anything Goes!"
(2010)
"Switch On!"
(2011)
"Life Is Show Time"
(2012)
CD
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Switch On!"tatsuo3:23
2."Switch On!" (Rock'n Roll States edit.)Nao Harada3:13
3."Switch On!" (Space Techno States edit.)ikutaMachine3:55
4."Switch On!" (instrumental)tatsuo3:21
Total length:13:54
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Switch On!" (Music Clip) 

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