Ignite (Eir Aoi song)

"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

^ 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.