| Ignite | |
| Cover: | Ignite Eir Aoi.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Eir Aoi |
| Album: | D'azur |
| Released: | (Japan) |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 4:04 |
| Label: | SME Records |
| Prev Title: | Niji no Oto |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Tsunagaru Omoi |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
"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.
| Chart (2014) | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon) | 9 | |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard) | 1 | |
| Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[4] | 1 | |
| World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] | 5 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | August 20, 2014 | SME Records | CD | SECL-1554 |
| CD+DVD | SECL-1552 | |||
| CD+DVD | SECL-1555 |