"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]
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| Single by Eir Aoi | ||||
| from the album D'azur | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2014 (Japan) | |||
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| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | SME Records | |||
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| Eir Aoi singles chronology | ||||
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| "Ignite" on YouTube | ||||
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Ignite" |
| Tomoyuki Ogawa | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Brainwash" |
| Takahiro Yasuda | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Utakata" (泡沫 Foam) | Eir Aoi | Eir Aoi | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Ignite" (instrumental) | 4:01 | ||
| Total length: | 16:23 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak positions |
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| 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
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Platinum | 250,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | August 20, 2014 | SME Records | CD | SECL-1554 |
| CD+DVD | SECL-1552 | |||
| CD+DVD | SECL-1555 |
References
edit- ^ Ressler, Karen (April 18, 2014). "Eir Aoi Returns to Perform 'Sword Art Online II' Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. September 6, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Ignite | 藍井エイル" [Ignite | Eir Aoi]. Oricon (in Japanese). September 1, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Japanese digital single certifications – IGNITE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2019年1月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 1, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. September 6, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
External links
edit- "Ignite" at Discogs
- "Ignite" at MusicBrainz
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