"Pikanchi Double" (stylized as PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE) is the twelfth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released on 18 February 2004 in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art and a bonus track.

"Pikanchi Double"
Single by Arashi
from the album Iza, Now!
B-side"Gori Muchū"
Released18 February 2004 (2004-02-18)
Genre
Length31:10[3]
LabelJ Storm
Songwriter(s)
Arashi singles chronology
"Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono"
(2003)
"Pikanchi Double"
(2004)
"Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero"
(2004)

Single information

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"Pikanchi Double" was used as the theme song for the direct-to-video movie Pikanchi: Life is Hard Dakara Happy, the sequel to the group's first movie together. The single's typography is also modified to denote it as a sequel, with two glyphs filling a void, instead of a single glyph with a void in the middle as seen in the typography of "Pikanchi".

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Pikanchi Double"Kōsuke MorimotoTomoki Ishizuka5:07
2."Gori Muchū" (五里霧中, "At a Loss")
  • Sakurai
  • Yōji Kubota
Hirō ŌyagiHa-j3:35
3."Pikanchi Double" (instrumental)
  • Sakurai
  • Spin
MorimotoIshizuka5:08
4."Gori Muchū" (instrumental, includes hidden talk track)
  • Sakurai
  • Kubota
ŌyagiHa-j18:20
Total length:32:10
Limited edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Pikanchi Double"
  • Sakurai
  • Spin
MorimotoIshizuka5:07
2."Gori Muchū"
  • Sakurai
  • Kubota
ŌyagiHa-j3:35
3."Michi Double Ver."Masahiko KawaharaYō TsujiTsuji0:56
4."Pikanchi Double" (instrumental)
  • Sakurai
  • Spin
MorimotoIshizuka5:08
5."Gori Muchū" (instrumental)
  • Sakurai
  • Kubota
ŌyagiHa-j3:35

Charts and certifications

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Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[5] 67

Sales and certifications

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Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 89,106[4] Gold[6]

References

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  1. ^ "PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ "ARASHI 5×10 All the BEST! 1999-2009 [2CD]" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. ^ "PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE<通常盤>" (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  4. ^ a b 2004年03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.
  5. ^ ja:PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE
  6. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年2月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-18.
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