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"Hide & Seek" is a song recorded by [[Amuro Namie]], first released in 2007 on her ''[[Play (Amuro Namie)|PLAY]]'' album. It was used a promotional song for the album.  
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"Hide & Seek" is a [[Wikipedia:Hip-hop music|hip-hop]] song recorded by [[Amuro Namie]], and produced by [[Nao'ymt]]. The song was recorded for her seventh studio record, the [[Wikipedia:Urban contemporary|Urban contemporary]] influenced ''[[Play (Amuro Namie)|PLAY]]''. "The album opens with an intriguing cascade of marching band and synths in "Hide & Seek" that sounds incredible on its own.<small><ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/play-mw0001544412 Allmusic: ''PLAY'' Review]</ref></small> The song is a mixture of elements from both hip-hop and electronic music. It was used as a [[:Category:Radio Single|radio single]] for the album and received a [[PV|music video]], along with "[[Hello (Amuro Namie)|HELLO]]".  
  
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The song contains backing vocals by [[Hiromi]], who at the time was working as a [[Wikipedia:Session musician|studio musician]] and part of Nao'ymt's production team (she had also release a couple digital singles). She was featured on several of the Nao'ymt productions on ''PLAY''. In 2008 she released her debut mini-album, the [[Wikipedia:Rhythm and blues|R&B]] styled ''[[True Colors (Hiromi)|True Colors]]''.
* [2007.09.16] MTV Student Voice Awards
 
* [2010.05.19] World Music Awards 2010
 
  
==Disambiguation==
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"Hide & Seek" was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] for over 100,000 digital downloads. It was also certified Double Platinum for over 500,000 cellphone downloads.
There are currently four versions of "Hide & Seek" to be found on [[Amuro Namie]]'s discography. These include:
 
; Hide & Seek
 
: Found on the album ''[[Play (Amuro Namie)|PLAY]]'' as track #1.
 
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: Found on the ''[[Namie Amuro Play Tour 2007|NAMIE AMURO PLAY TOUR 2007]]'' DVD as track #1. The arrangement is similar to the main version.
 
; Hide & Seek (BEST FICTION TOUR Live)
 
: Found on the ''[[Namie Amuro Best Fiction Tour 2008-2009|namie amuro BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009]]'' DVD as track #21. The arrangement is similar to the main version.
 
; Hide & Seek (LIVE STYLE 2011)
 
: Found on the ''[[Namie Amuro Live Style 2011|namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2011]]'' DVD as track #18. The arrangement is similar to the main version.
 
  
 
==Music Video==
 
==Music Video==
The [[PV]] for "Hide & Seek" was directed by [[Kawamura Kensuke]]. It features Amuro in an outfit similar to what she wears on the CD+DVD cover of ''PLAY''.
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[[File:HIDE & SEEK PV.jpg|thumb|350px|A shot from the music video]]
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The [[PV|music video]] for "Hide & Seek" was directed by [[Kawamura Kensuke]]. The video features Amuro in a similar outfit to the cover of the CD+DVD cover for ''PLAY''.
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The video won the "Best R&B Video" award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008.<small><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080801201042/http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/news/2008/05/mtv_video_music_awards_2008.html MTV Video Music Awards Japan]</ref></small>
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*[2007.06.27] ''[[Play (Amuro Namie)|PLAY]]'' DVD (#1)
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==Performances==
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===Concerts===
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*[2008.02.27] ''[[Namie Amuro Play Tour 2007|NAMIE AMURO PLAY TOUR 2007]]'' (#1)
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*[2009.09.09] ''[[Namie Amuro Best Fiction Tour 2008-2009|namie amuro BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009]]'' (#21)
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*[2011.12.21] ''[[Namie Amuro Live Style 2011|namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2011]]'' (#18)
  
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===Television===
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* [2007.09.16] MTV Student Voice Awards
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* [2010.05.19] World Music Awards 2010
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==References==
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==External links==
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*Lyrics: [http://www.uta-net.com/song/54941/ Kana] | [http://www.kiwi-musume.com/lyrics/amunami/play/hideandseek.html Romaji and English translation]
 
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[[Category:Double Platinum Cellphone]]
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[[Category:Gold Downloads]]

Latest revision as of 18:49, 14 November 2016

PLAY Cover
Artist
Amuro Namie
Song
Hide & Seek
Lyrics
Nao'ymt
Music
Nao'ymt
Other Information
Production, All instruments: Nao'ymt
Additional vocals: Hiromi, Nao'ymt



Information

"Hide & Seek" is a hip-hop song recorded by Amuro Namie, and produced by Nao'ymt. The song was recorded for her seventh studio record, the Urban contemporary influenced PLAY. "The album opens with an intriguing cascade of marching band and synths in "Hide & Seek" that sounds incredible on its own.[1] The song is a mixture of elements from both hip-hop and electronic music. It was used as a radio single for the album and received a music video, along with "HELLO".

The song contains backing vocals by Hiromi, who at the time was working as a studio musician and part of Nao'ymt's production team (she had also release a couple digital singles). She was featured on several of the Nao'ymt productions on PLAY. In 2008 she released her debut mini-album, the R&B styled True Colors.

"Hide & Seek" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for over 100,000 digital downloads. It was also certified Double Platinum for over 500,000 cellphone downloads.

Music Video

A shot from the music video

The music video for "Hide & Seek" was directed by Kawamura Kensuke. The video features Amuro in a similar outfit to the cover of the CD+DVD cover for PLAY.

The video won the "Best R&B Video" award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008.[2]

Discography
  • [2007.06.27] PLAY DVD (#1)

Performances

Concerts

Television

  • [2007.09.16] MTV Student Voice Awards
  • [2010.05.19] World Music Awards 2010

References

External links