Bear Hug Explained

Bear Hug
Cover:	BearHug.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	The 2 Bears
Album:	Be Strong
Released:	29 May 2011
Genre:	Tech house
Label:	Southern Fried
Next Title:	Work
Next Year:	2012

"Bear Hug" is the debut single by British musical duo the 2 Bears. It was released on 29 May 2011 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The song peaked to number 187 on the UK Singles Chart. The song features on the duo's 2011 Extended Play Bearhug and their album Be Strong.^{[1] [2]}

Rolling Stone named the song the 42nd best song of 2012.^[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bear Hug" was uploaded to YouTube on 20 June 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds.^[4] The video was recorded at the same beach house as Armand Van Helden's "My My My" video.

Chart performance

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Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[5]	187

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	29 May 2011^[6]	Digital download	Southern Fried

Notes and References

1. Web site: Be Strong by the 2 Bears. iTunes. 29 January 2012.
2. La start-up digitale. Guida pratica step by step. Dall'idea al ... - Page 264 8856870541Cheryl Rickman - 2013Non avevo idea di che cosa si trattasse, ma mi sono iscritta per ricevere anch'io il mio forte e stretto abbraccio (ho poi scoperto che si trattava del download gratuito del singolo “Bear Hug” della band The 2 Bears). Investire nei primi clienti Come Hugh Chappell di TrustedReviews.com ha concesso ai suoi primi inserzionisti una "tariffa preferenziale" per averlo sostenuto fin dall'inizio, così Rowan Gormley ha ideato una tattica altrettanto persuasiva per convincere i clienti a impegnarsi a ...
3. 50 Best Songs of 2012. Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012.
4. Web site: The 2 Bears: Bear Hug (Official Video). YouTube.
5. Web site: Chart Log. TXT. Zobbel.de. 1 June 2023.
6. Web site: Bear Hug - EP by The 2 Bears. 29 May 2011. itunes.apple.com.