Misery (hide song) explained

Misery
Type:single
Artist:hide
Album:Psyence
Released:June 24, 1996
Recorded:A&M Studio
Genre:Alternative rock
Label:MCA Victor
Prev Title:Tell Me
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Beauty & Stupid
Next Year: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

All songs written by hide.

Personnel

Personnel per the single's liner notes.[5]

Cover versions

"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]

Notes and References

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