Chikai

Disambiguation: For the movie see Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai.

"Chikai"
Single by Eiko Shimamiya
B-side	OXISOLS
Released	April 8, 2009
Format	Maxi
Genre	J-Pop
Length	19:44
Label	Frontier Works
Producer	I've Sound
Eiko Shimamiya singles chronology
"Wheel of Fortune" (2007) "Chikai" (2009) "Super Scription of Data" (2009)

"Chikai" (誓い, Vow^?) is Eiko Shimamiya's fourth single produced by I've Sound and Geneon Entertainment label. It is set to be released on April 8, 2009, a year after releasing her third single "Wheel of Fortune". The title track is used as the opening theme for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai (ひぐらしのなく頃に誓^?), the live-action film sequel for the first Higurashi no Naku Koro ni live-action film.

The single's catalog number is FCCJ-0003 for the regular CD-only edition since it won't be having a limited CD+DVD edition. Overall, this will be Shimamiya's fourth tie-in with the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series.

Tracklisting

1. Chikai (誓い^?) -- 4:41

   Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa

   Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki

   Lyrics: Eiko Shimamiya

2. OXISOLS -- 5:15

   Composition/Arrangement: SORMA No.1

   Lyrics: Eiko Shimamiya

3. Chikai (誓い^?) -instrumental- -- 4:36
4. OXISOLS -instrumental- -- 5:12

Charts and sales

Chart (2009)	Peak position	Total sales
Oricon Daily Chart	19	3,582
Oricon Weekly Chart	39