Hashire! Bicycle Explained

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]

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

Regular Edition

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[6]	186,613
	Monthly Chart	4[7]	205,407
	Yearly Chart	26[8]

Certifications

Further reading

• Book: Nogizaka46. 22 August 2012a. Hashire! Bicycle. Type-A. Sony Music Entertainment. B008CQCBO2. co.jp. SRCL-8058/8059.
• Book: Nogizaka46. 22 August 2012b. Hashire! Bicycle. Type-B. Sony Music Entertainment. B008CQCAUC. co.jp. SRCL-8060/8061.
• Book: Nogizaka46. 22 August 2012c. Hashire! Bicycle. Type-C. Sony Music Entertainment. B008CQCA6Q. co.jp. SRCL-8062/8063.
• Book: Nogizaka46. 22 August 2012r. Hashire! Bicycle. Regular. Sony Music Entertainment. B008CQCCGO. co.jp. SRCL-8064.

External links

• Discography on Nogizaka46 Official Website
  • Nogizaka46 Movie Digest on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: More info on Nogizaka46's 3rd single "Hashire! Bicycle". Sujin. 30 July 2012. 21 August 2012. tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC..
2. Web site: 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）. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902211111/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2012-09-03/. 2012-09-02. ORICON STYLE. Oricon ME. 11 September 2016. Japanese.
3. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2012/09/03. Billboard Japan. Japanese. 11 September 2016.
4. Web site: http://natalie.mu/music/news/74013. ja:乃木坂46新曲がU-20女子W杯オフィシャルソング起用. 2012-08-02. 2016-09-11. Natasha,Inc. Japanese.
5. Web site: http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2016/02/01/037/. ja: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」. 2016-09-11. mynavi.jp. February 2016 . Japanese.
6. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2016180/full/ . ja:【オリコン】乃木坂46、自己最高18.7万枚で首位 . 28 August 2012. 11 December 2012. ORICON STYLE. Oricon ME. Japanese.
7. Web site: 2012年08月のCDシングル月間ランキング（2012年08月度） . August 2012. 11 December 2012. ORICON STYLE. Oricon ME. Japanese.
8. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2012/p/3/. ja:オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2012年度. 2016-09-11. oricon ME. Japanese.