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]

  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. ^ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. September 6, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ignite | 藍井エイル" [Ignite | Eir Aoi]. Oricon (in Japanese). September 1, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ignite Cert. was invoked but never defined (see the help page).