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.	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

Chart procession and succession

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.

External links

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