Hashire! Bicycle

"Hashire! Bicycle" (Japanese: 走れ! Bicycle, "Run! Bicycle") is the third single by Japanese girl group Nogizaka46,[1] released on August 22, 2012. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3] The coupling song "Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka?" was used as an official theme song for 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4]

"Hashire! Bicycle"
Regular edition cover
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
B-side	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri" "Namida ga Mada Kanashimi Datta Koro" (Type-A) "Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka?" (Type-B) "Oto ga Denai Guitar" (Type-C) "Kairyuu no Shimayo" (Regular)
Released	August 22, 2012
Genre	J-pop
Length	3:42
Label	N46Div.
Songwriter(s)	Shusui Katsuhiko Yamamoto Akira Sunset
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Oide Shampoo" (2012) "Hashire! Bicycle" (2012) "Seifuku no Mannequin" (2012)

Release

This single was released in 4 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Rina Ikoma.[5]

Track listing

Type-A

CD[6][7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hashire! Bicycle" (走れ! Bicycle)	3:42
2.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri" (せっかちなかたつむり)	5:07
3.	"Namida ga Mada Kanashimi Datta Koro" (涙がまだ悲しみだった頃)	4:20
4.	"Hashire! Bicycle off vocal ver." (走れ! Bicycle off vocal ver.)	3:42
5.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri off vocal ver." (せっかちなかたつむり off vocal ver.)	5:07
6.	"Namida ga Mada Kanashimi Datta Koro off vocal ver." (涙がまだ悲しみだった頃 off vocal ver.)	4:19

DVD[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hashire! Bicycle Music Video"
2.	"Namida ga Mada Kanashimi Datta Koro Music Video"
3.	"Rina Ikoma × Yūka Katsuki"
4.	"Nene Itō × Yūichirō Satō"
5.	"Sayuri Inoue × Maywa Denki"
6.	"Yumiko Iwase × Takeju Kitajima"
7.	"Hina Kawago × Atsushi Yamada"
8.	"Yūri Saitō × Kenji Shimada"
9.	"Seira Nagashima × Kazuya Murayama"
10.	"Hina Higuchi × Hiroshū"
11.	"Minami Hoshino × Izuru Kumasaka"
12.	"Sayuri Matsumura × Takuya Tada"
13.	"Yumi Wakatsuki × Yūki Aoyama"

Type-B

CD[8][9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hashire! Bicycle" (走れ! Bicycle)	3:42
2.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri" (せっかちなかたつむり)	5:06
3.	"Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka?" (人はなぜ走るのか?)	5:05
4.	"Hashire! Bicycle off vocal ver." (走れ! Bicycle off vocal ver.)	3:42
5.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri off vocal ver." (せっかちなかたつむり off vocal ver.)	5:06
6.	"Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka? off vocal ver." (人はなぜ走るのか? off vocal ver.)	4:51

DVD[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hashire! Bicycle Music Video"
2.	"Hito wa Naze Hashiru no ka? Music Video"
3.	"Mikumo Andō × Norihito Nakayashiki"
4.	"Rena Ichiki × Keiichirō Hirano"
5.	"Yukina Kashiwa × Asao Inoue"
6.	"Asuka Saitō × Kenji Hiroike"
7.	"Kazumi Takayama × Ryō Morita"
8.	"Nanase Nishino × Taikō Nakamura"
9.	"Nanami Hashimoto × Shigeki Kaneko"
10.	"Seira Hatanaka × Yutaka Mizuochi"
11.	"Mai Fukagawa × JA Kitasorachi"
12.	"Rina Yamato × Taishi Mizumoto"
13.	"Maaya Wada × Sayuki Inoue"

Type-C

CD[10][11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hashire! Bicycle" (走れ! Bicycle)	3:42
2.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri" (せっかちなかたつむり)	5:06
3.	"Oto ga Denai Guitar" (音が出ないギター)	5:05
4.	"Hashire! Bicycle off vocal ver." (走れ! Bicycle off vocal ver.)	3:42
5.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri off vocal ver." (せっかちなかたつむり off vocal ver.)	5:06
6.	"Oto ga Denai Guitar off vocal ver." (音が出ないギター off vocal ver.)	4:51

DVD[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hashire! Bicycle Music Video"
2.	"Oto ga Denai Guitar Music Video"
3.	"Erika Ikuta × Eiki Takahashi"
4.	"Marika Itō × Kenji Maruyama"
5.	"Misa Etō × Ban Kugimiya"
6.	"Mahiro Kawamura × Tomokazu Yamada"
7.	"Chiharu Saitō × Keita Ikeda"
8.	"Reika Sakurai × Akira Okimura"
9.	"Mai Shiraishi × Hiroyuki Uchimura"
10.	"Kana Nakada × Hideaki Fukui"
11.	"Himeka Nakamoto × Dankan"
12.	"Ami Nōjō × Ritsu Wada"
13.	"Seira Miyazawa × Kimika Onai"

Regular Edition

CD[12][13]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Hashire! Bicycle" (走れ! Bicycle)	Yasushi Akimoto	Shusui, Ryo ito, Atsushi Kimura, her0ism	Rina Ikoma, et cetera	3:42
2.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri" (せっかちなかたつむり)	Yasushi Akimoto	Katsuhiko Yamamoto	Sayuri Matsumura, et cetera	5:06
3.	"Kairyuu no Shimayo" (海流の島よ)	Yasushi Akimoto	Akira Sunset	Asuka Saitō, et cetera	4:02
4.	"Hashire! Bicycle off vocal ver." (走れ! Bicycle off vocal ver.)		Shusui, Ryo ito, Atsushi Kimura, her0ism		3:42
5.	"Sekkachi na Katatsumuri off vocal ver." (せっかちなかたつむり off vocal ver.)		Katsuhiko Yamamoto		5:06
6.	"Kairyuu no Shimayo off vocal ver." (海流の島よ off vocal ver.)		Akira Sunset		4:01

Chart and certifications

Oricon Charts Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies) August 22, 2012 Daily Chart 1 150,056 240,696 Weekly Chart 1[14] 186,613 Monthly Chart 4[15] 205,407 Yearly Chart 26[16]

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Japan (RIAJ)[17] Gold 100,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Sujin (30 July 2012). "More info on Nogizaka46's 3rd single "Hashire! Bicycle"". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
2. "2012年08月20日～2012年08月26日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2012年09月03日付）". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
3. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2012/09/03". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
4. 乃木坂46新曲がU-20女子W杯オフィシャルソング起用 (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
5. 乃木坂46･生駒里奈、5作連続センター時代は「バッシングの嵐」「傷ついた」. mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-11.
6. Nogizaka46 2012a.
7. 走れ!bicycle type-A (Sony Music Records): 2012 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
8. Nogizaka46 2012b.
9. 走れ!bicycle type-B (Sony Music Records): 2012 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
10. Nogizaka46 2012c.
11. 走れ!bicycle type-C (Sony Music Records): 2012 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
12. Nogizaka46 2012r.
13. 走れ!bicycle (Sony Music Records): 2012 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
14. 【オリコン】乃木坂46、自己最高18.7万枚で首位. ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
15. "2012年08月のCDシングル月間ランキング（2012年08月度）". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
16. オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2012年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
17. ゴールドディスク認定 2012年8月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

Further reading

• Nogizaka46 (22 August 2012a). Hashire! Bicycle (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B008CQCBO2. SRCL-8058/8059.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Nogizaka46 (22 August 2012b). Hashire! Bicycle (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B008CQCAUC. SRCL-8060/8061.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Nogizaka46 (22 August 2012c). Hashire! Bicycle (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B008CQCA6Q. SRCL-8062/8063.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Nogizaka46 (22 August 2012r). Hashire! Bicycle (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B008CQCCGO. SRCL-8064.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Discography on Nogizaka46 Official Website
• Nogizaka46 "Hashire! Bicycle" Short Ver. on YouTube
• Nogizaka46 Movie Digest on YouTube