"Dice" is the third single by Japanese musician hide, released on January 21, 1994. It reached number 6 on the

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chart. The B-side is a remix of his previous single "

Eyes Love You "Eyes Love You" is the debut single by Japanese musician hide, released on August 5, 1993. It reached number 3 on the Oricon chart. His second single " 50% & 50%" was released on the same day. Both singles' covers are identical except; "Eyes Love ...

". The single was certified Gold by the

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in February 1994, and Platinum in February 2020 for sales over 250,000. The single was re-released on December 12, 2007, with a new cover. On April 28, 2010, it was re-released again as part of the first releases in "The Devolution Project", which was a release of hide's original eleven singles on

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vinyl.

Track listing

Personnel

* hide –

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* T.M. Stevens – bass *

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–

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:Personnel for "Dice" per ''

Hide Your Face ''Hide Your Face'' is the debut album by Japanese musician hide, released on February 23, 1994. It reached number 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 500,000 copies. It was named one of the ...

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Cover versions

"Dice" was covered live by

Mucc is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. The classic line up of Tatsuro on vocals, Miya on guitar, Yukke on bass, and Satochi on drums was solidified in 1999 following the departure of original bassist Hiro. A ...

, with Tal from the Underneath, at the hide memorial summit on May 4, 2008. The title track was covered by

Matenrou Opera is a Japanese visual kei power metal band. The band was formed in 2007 by Sono and Yuu who were previously the vocalist and drummer of Jeniva.

on the ''Tribute II -Visual Spirits-'' tribute album and by

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on ''Tribute III -Visual Spirits-'', both albums were released on July 3, 2013. For ''Tribute VII -Rock Spirits-'', released on December 18, 2013, it was covered by Kinniku Shōjo Tai.

References

External links

* Hide (musician) songs 1994 singles 1994 songs Songs written by hide (musician) {{1990s-single-stub