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

"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.	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
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

Charts

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

References

↑ 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.

External links

Pikanchi product information (in Japanese)
Pikanchi Oricon profile (in Japanese)

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[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.