StarRingChild Knowpia

"StarRingChild"
"StarRingChild"
Single by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer
from the album Midnight Sun
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Even Heaven /; Mine"
Released	May 21, 2014
Studio	LAB Recorders; Studio Sound Valley; Studio Device; Tune Studio;
Genre	J-pop; rock;
Length	34:57
Label	Defstar Records
Songwriter(s)	Hiroyuki Sawano
Producer(s)	Hiroyuki Sawano; Kenji Tamai;
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer singles chronology
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 edit

CD edit

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"StarRingChild"	Hiroyuki Sawano	Sawano	Sawano	5:27
2.	"Even Heaven"	aimerrhythm	Shinsuke Tsuri Kenji Tamai	Tsuri Tamai	7:38
3.	"Mine"	aimerrhythm	Chikara Morimoto	Tamai Shogo Ohnishi	5:06
4.	"StarRingChild (Movie Ver.)"	Sawano	Sawano	Sawano	3:25
5.	"StarRingChild (Instrumental)"	Sawano	Sawano	Sawano	5:27
6.	"Even Heaven (Instrumental)"	aimerrhythm	Tsuri Tamai	Tsuri Tamai	7:38

DVD edit

"StarRingChild" (Music video) - 5:25

Music video edit

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 edit

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 edit

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