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Misery (hide song)

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"Misery"
Single by hide
from the album Psyence
ReleasedJune 24, 1996
RecordedA&M Studio
GenreAlternative rock
LabelMCA Victor
Songwriter(s)hide
Hide singles chronology
"Tell Me"
(1994)
"Misery"
(1996)
"Beauty & Stupid"
(1996)

"Misery" is the fifth single by Japanese musician hide, released on June 24, 1996. It reached number 3 on the Oricon chart.[1] It was certified gold by RIAJ in July 1996.[2] On May 2, 2007, the single was re-released with a slightly different cover.[3] On August 4, 2010, it was re-released again as part of the second releases in "The Devolution Project", which was a release of hide's original eleven singles on picture disc vinyl.[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by hide.

No.TitleLength
1."Misery"5:01
2."LEMONed I Scream"2:49

Personnel

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  • hidevocals, guitar, bass, producer, arranger
  • Kazuhiko "I.N.A." Inada – co-producer, programming, recording engineer on "Misery", recording and mixing engineer on "LEMONed I Scream"
  • Eric Westfall – recording and mixing engineer on "Misery"
Personnel per the single's liner notes.[5]

Cover versions

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"Misery" and "LEMONed I Scream" were covered by Glay and Shame respectively on the 1999 hide tribute album Tribute Spirits.[6] Glay performed their cover live on July 31, 1999 at their first Glay Expo, entitled Glay Expo '99 Survival, it was recorded and used as a b-side on their 2000 single "Happiness: Winter Remix". "Misery" was covered live by Daizystripper at the hide memorial summit on May 3, 2008 and Hurdy Gurdy (Seizi Kimura of Zeppet Store) covered "LEMONed I Scream" later that same day.[7][8] A studio version of "Misery" by Daizystripper appears on the Tribute II -Visual Spirits- tribute album, which was released on July 3, 2013.[9] May's covered the title track for Tribute VI -Female Spirits-, while Glay's version was remixed by Spread Beaver member INA for Tribute VII -Rock Spirits-. Both albums were released on December 18, 2013.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "hideのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ^ "月次認定作品 認定年月:1996年 7月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ^ "hideの8cmシングル12cm化シリーズ第3弾、ついにリリース!". barks.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  4. ^ "hide singles on vinyl". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  5. ^ "Misery" liner notes, 1996-06-24. Retrieved 2018-01-27
  6. ^ "hide TRIBUTE SPIRITS". amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  7. ^ "hide Memorial Summit Day 1 - Part A". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  8. ^ "hide Memorial Summit Day 1 - Part B". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  9. ^ "Two hide Tribute Albums to be Released Simultaneously!". musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  10. ^ "hide Tribute VI -Female SPIRITS-". cdjapan.jp. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  11. ^ "hide Tribute VII -Rock SPIRITS-". cdjapan.jp. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
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