Hug (Sid song)
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| "Hug" | ||||
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 Regular edition cover | ||||
| Single by SID | ||||
| from the album Outsider | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Released | February 12, 2014 | |||
| Length | 9:36 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
| Composer | Aki | |||
| Lyricist | Mao | |||
| SID singles chronology | ||||
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"Hug" is a single by Japanese rock band SID, released on February 12, 2014, by Ki/oon and included on the album Outsider. It was theme song of February on TV Asahi's television program Onegai! Ranking.[1] "Hug" is a love song, released in celebration of Valentine's Day.[2][1]
The single was announced in late November 2013 and that would be released in five editions, one specific to each member.[3] The song was first performed on December 27th at the Visual BANG! ～SID 10th Anniversary FINAL PARTY event, held at Nippon Budokan, marking the closing of the band's tenth-anniversary celebrations. The event also revealed the single's content and announced the new album Outsider.[4][5]
It was released as SID's first single of 2014. The five editions consisted in: a regular edition and four limited editions with special cover art and photos focused on each of the band members (A for Mao, B for Shinji, C for Aki, and D for Yūya). Additionally, the limited editions also came with a ticket to a promotional raffle and early access to tickets for the band's subsequent tour, named Outsider. The tracks do not differ between the editions, containing only "Hug" and its instrumental version.[4]
Commercial performance and reception
"Hug" reached the sixth position on weekly Oricon Singles Chart and remained on chart for five weeks.[6] On Tower Records' Japanese pop and rock singles chart, it reached the third position.[1] It reached number 21 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[7] It is the band's 19th best-selling single, according to the Oricon ranking.[6]
CD Journal reviewed "Hug" as "a satisfying release" and "a mature love song."[1]