Re: I Am
"Re: I Am" is the fifth single by Japanese singer Aimer, released on March 20, 2013 under Defstar Records. Written by Hiroyuki Sawano, the song was used as the theme song of episode 6 of the mecha anime OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, as well as the opening theme of episode 18 of the OVA's TV edit version Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096. The single peaked at No. 6 on the Oricon Singles Chart and No. 27 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
| "Re: I Am" | ||||
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| Single by Aimer | ||||
| from the album Midnight Sun | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Hoshi no Kieta Yoru ni / Kyō kara Omoide" | |||
| Released | March 20, 2013 | |||
| Studio | Studio Sound Valley • Bunkamura Studio • Splash Sound Studio • Studio Device | |||
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| Length | 28:20 | |||
| Label | Defstar | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hiroyuki Sawano | |||
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| RE:I AM on YouTube | ||||
According to Sawano, he selected Aimer among a list of vocal candidates to record the song, as he was drawn by her husky voice. At the same time, he was concerned with her voice, which she injured in a vocal accident when she was 15. This was Aimer's first foray into rock-based music, as her prior releases were ballads. The song's title is an anagram of Aimer's name.
The song was written in English by Benjamin Anderson and mpi and re-recorded by Aimer in the 2014 SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer collaboration album UnChild.