"StarRingChild"
Single by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer
from the album Midnight Sun
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Even Heaven /
Mine"
ReleasedMay 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
Studio
  • LAB Recorders
  • Studio Sound Valley
  • Studio Device
  • Tune Studio
Genre
Length34:57
LabelDefstar Records
Songwriter(s)Hiroyuki Sawano
Producer(s)
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Kenji Tamai
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer singles chronology
"Re: I Am"
(2013)		 "StarRingChild"
(2014)		 "Broken Night"
(2014)
Music video
StarRingChild on YouTube

"StarRingChild" is the sixth single by Japanese singer Aimer, released on May 21, 2014 under Defstar Records. Written by Hiroyuki Sawano, the song was used as the theme song of episode 7 of the mecha anime OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn and the ending theme of episode 22 of the OVA's TV edit version Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096. The single peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's singles charts and No. 17 on Billboard Japan's Hot 100.[1][2]

In an interview, Aimer said the song is about one's struggle from childhood to maturity. Prior to recording the song, she watched previous Gundam titles to fully understand the world of the franchise.[1]

The song was written in English by cAnON. and re-recorded by Aimer in the 2014 SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer collaboration album UnChild.[3]

Track listing

CD

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."StarRingChild"Hiroyuki SawanoSawanoSawano5:27
2."Even Heaven"aimerrhythm
  • Shinsuke Tsuri
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Tsuri
  • Tamai
7:38
3."Mine"aimerrhythmChikara Morimoto
  • Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
5:06
4."StarRingChild (Movie Ver.)"SawanoSawanoSawano3:25
5."StarRingChild (Instrumental)"SawanoSawanoSawano5:27
6."Even Heaven (Instrumental)"aimerrhythm
  • Tsuri
  • Tamai
  • Tsuri
  • Tamai
7:38

DVD

  • "StarRingChild" (Music video) - 5:25

Music video

The music video takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where a trio of children roam around the ruins of a city and pick up old toys and photographs. They discover a glowing white orb before climbing one of the skyscrapers to watch the sun rise.

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 3
Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] 17
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales[6] 4
Billboard Japan Hot Animation[7] 5

References

  1. 1 2 "Aimer「StarRingChild」インタビュー" [Aimer (StarRingChild) Interview]. Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ↑ Loo, Egan (2014-04-11). "Last Gundam UC Volume's 2nd Full Trailer Dubbed in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. ↑ Narimatsu, Tetsu. "Aimer「Midnight Sun」「UnChild」特集" [Aimer (Midnight Sun) (UnChild) Special Feature]. Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. ↑ "StarRingChild EP / Aimer". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (2014-06-02)". Billboard Japan. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales (2014-06-02)". Billboard Japan. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation (2014-06-02)". Billboard Japan. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
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