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"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]

"Misery"
Single by hide
from the album Psyence
Released	June 24, 1996
Recorded	A&M Studio
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	MCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	hide
Hide singles chronology
"Tell Me" (1994) "Misery" (1996) "Beauty & Stupid" (1996)

Track listing

All songs written by hide.

Personnel

• hide – vocals, 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

"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

External links

• "Misery" Official Music Video on YouTube

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