Pikanchi

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“Pikanchi”
“Pikanchi” cover
Single by Arashi
from the album How's It Going?
A-side Pikanchi
Released Flag of Japan October 17, 2002
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label J Storm
JADA-5004 (Limited Edition)
JACA-5005 (Normal Edition)
Arashi singles chronology
"Nice na Kokoroiki"
(2002)
"Pika☆nchi"
(2002)
"Tomadoi Nagara"
(2003)
Limited Edition Cover
Limited Edition Cover

"Pikanchi" (officially, PIKA☆NCHI) is the ninth single of the Japanese boy band, Arashi. The single was released in two editions; a normal edition, and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art and a bonus track. Pikanchi is the theme song of the movie of the group, Pika☆nchi: Life is Hard Dakedo Happy. It considered as a prequel to Pikanchi Double. Debuting at the top of the charts in 2002, the single was re-released in 2008, along with Nice na Kokoroiki, and re-entered Oricon charts with latest sales numbers at 184,388 copies.

Contents

[edit] Single Information

[edit] "Pikanchi"

  • Lyrics: Atsushi Aida
  • Composed by: Shin Tanimoto
  • Arranged by: CHOKKAKU

[edit] "Michi"

  • Lyrics: Masahiko Kawahara
  • Composed by: Yo Tsuji
  • "Michi" was a song used throughout the movie, Pika☆nchi: Life is Hard Dakedo Happy, and is available only on the Limited Edition release. It is one of the shortest songs in the Arashi discography.

[edit] Track listing

  • Normal Edition Track listing
Track # Track Title Length
1 "Pikanchi"
("PIKA☆NCHI")
4:50
2 "Pikanchi" (Karaoke)
("PIKA☆NCHI"カラオケ)
4:50
  • Limited Edition Track listing
Track # Track Title Length
1 "Pikanchi"
("PIKA☆NCHI")
4:41
2 "Michi"
("道"カラオケ)
0:56
3 "Pikanchi" (Karaoke)
("PIKA☆NCHI"カラオケ)
4:41
4 "Michi"
("道"カラオケ)
0:56

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