Pikanchi

"Pikanchi"
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)
Label J Storm
JADA-5004 (Limited Edition)
JACA-5005 (Normal Edition)
Arashi singles chronology
"Nice na Kokoroiki"
(2002)		 "Pikanchi"
(2002)		 "Tomadoi Nagara"
(2003)

"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.

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.

Track list

Regular Edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Pikanchi"  Takeshi Aida (相田 毅 Aida Takeshi)Shin Tanimoto (谷本 新 Tanimoto Shin) 4:50
2. "Pikanchi" (Karaoke)AidaTanimoto 4:50
3. "Secret Talk" (Hidden track)   5:36
Limited Edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Pikanchi"  AidaTanimoto 4:41
2. "Michi"  Masahiko Kawahara (河原雅彦 Kawahara Masahiko)Yo Tsuji (辻 陽 Yo Tsuji) 0:56
3. "Pikanchi" (Karaoke)AidaTanimoto 4:41
4. "Michi" (Karaoke)KawaharaTsuji 0:56

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[2] 75

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

References

  1. ↑ 2002年05月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  2. ↑ "Pikanchi" (in Japanese). Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved 2009-12-18.

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