Pikanchi
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| Single by Arashi | ||||||||
| from the album How's It Going? | ||||||||
| B-side | Michi (Limited edition) | |||||||
| Released | October 17, 2002 (Japan) | |||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||||||
| Length | 5:50 (Limited edition) 17:08 (Regular edition) |
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| Label | J Storm JADA-5004 (Limited Edition) JACA-5005 (Normal Edition) |
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"Pikanchi" (stylized as PIKA☆NCHI) is the ninth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition with the song and its instrumental and a limited edition with "Michi" (道 Road), the insert song used throughout the movie, and a deluxe cover.
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[edit] Single information
Debuting at the top of the charts in 2002, the single was re-released in 2008, along with "Nice na Kokoroiki", and re-entered the Oricon charts. "Pikanchi" was used as the theme song for the movie Pikanchi: Life is Hard Dakedo Happy starring Arashi in their first movie together.
[edit] Track list
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Pikanchi" | Takeshi Aida (相田 毅 Aida Takeshi) | Shin Tanimoto (谷本 新 Tanimoto Shin) | 4:50 | |||||
| 2. | "Pikanchi" (Karaoke) | Aida | Tanimoto | 4:50 | |||||
| 3. | "Secret Talk" (Hidden track) | 5:36 | |||||||
| Limited Edition | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Pikanchi" | Aida | Tanimoto | 4:41 | |||||
| 2. | "Michi" | Masahiko Kawahara (河原雅彦 Kawahara Masahiko) | Yo Tsuji (辻 陽 Yo Tsuji) | 0:56 | |||||
| 3. | "Pikanchi" (Karaoke) | Aida | Tanimoto | 4:41 | |||||
| 4. | "Michi" (Karaoke) | Kawahara | Tsuji | 0:56 | |||||
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[2] | 75 |
[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Voyage" by Ayumi Hamasaki |
Oricon Weekly number one single October 28, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Solitude: Hontō no Sayonara" by KinKi Kids |
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) "2002年05月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2002&month=10&week=4&submit4.x=19&submit4.y=10. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ (Japanese) "Pikanchi". Japanese Wikipedia. http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIKA%E2%98%86NCHI. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
[edit] External links
- Pikanchi product information (Japanese)
- Pikanchi Oricon profile (Japanese)
