| Five by Five | ||||
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| Released | July 19, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Shibuya-kei | |||
| Length | 18:05 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Pizzicato Five | |||
| Pizzicato Five US chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Five by Five is an EP by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. It was released in the United States on July 19, 1994, by Matador Records, [2] serving as the band's debut American release for the label. [1] Five by Five was voted the best EP of 1994 in The Village Voice 's year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pizzicatomania" | Yasuharu Konishi | Expo 2001 | 0:36 |
| 2. | "Baby Love Child" (LA English Mix version) |
| This Year's Girl | 3:32 |
| 3. | "This Year's Girl #2" | Konishi | This Year's Model (as "This Year's Girl #1") | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Twiggy Twiggy / Twiggy vs. James Bond" | Nanako Sato | This Year's Girl | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Me, Japanese Boy" | A Television's Workshop | 4:42 | |
| Total length: | 18:05 | |||
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