Pikanchi Double

"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"
Released	18 February 2004 (2004-02-18)
Genre	Pop[1] rock[2]
Length	31:10[3]
Label	J Storm
Songwriter(s)	Spin Sho Sakurai Kōsuke Morimoto Tomoki Ishizuka
Arashi singles chronology
"Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" (2003) "Pikanchi Double" (2004) "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero" (2004)

Single information

"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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Pikanchi Double"	Sho Sakurai Spin	Kōsuke Morimoto	Tomoki Ishizuka	5:07
2.	"Gori Muchū" (五里霧中, "At a Loss")	Sakurai Yōji Kubota	Hirō Ōyagi	Ha-j	3:35
3.	"Pikanchi Double" (instrumental)	Sakurai Spin	Morimoto	Ishizuka	5:08
4.	"Gori Muchū" (instrumental, includes hidden talk track)	Sakurai Kubota	Ōyagi	Ha-j	18:20
Total length:					32:10

Limited edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Pikanchi Double"	Sakurai Spin	Morimoto	Ishizuka	5:07
2.	"Gori Muchū"	Sakurai Kubota	Ōyagi	Ha-j	3:35
3.	"Michi Double Ver."	Masahiko Kawahara	Yō Tsuji	Tsuji	0:56
4.	"Pikanchi Double" (instrumental)	Sakurai Spin	Morimoto	Ishizuka	5:08
5.	"Gori Muchū" (instrumental)	Sakurai Kubota	Ōyagi	Ha-j	3:35

Charts and certifications

Charts

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

Sales and certifications

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

References

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. 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.

External links

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