Cosmetic (song)

"Cosmetic"
Single by SID
from the album Dead Stock
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2010
Genre
Length12:16
LabelKi/oon Records
Songwriter(s)Mao, Aki, Shinji
SID singles chronology
"Rain"
(2010) 		"Cosmetic"
(2010) 		"Ranbu no Melody"
(2010)

"Cosmetic" (stylized as cosmetic) is a single by Japanese rock band SID, released on September 29, 2010, by Ki/oon Records. The song was included on the Dead Stock album and SID All Singles Best compilation.[2]

Promotion and release

Details of the single, such as cover art, composers and tracks, were revealed in early September 2010.[3] A part of the song began to be distributed on the Recochoku Chaku-Uta (R) smartphone app on September 4, and ranked first in the daily rankings, being the band's third consecutive single to do so. A day earlier, the app had released the song's lyrics.[4] On September 22, they published the entire version, at the same time DAM Karaoke also published it.[5] Downloading on DAM also included a free gift.[6]

"Cosmetic" was officially released on September 29 in three editions: regular edition and limited editions A and B. The regular edition comes with the CD with three tracks ("Cosmetic", side B "Sugu Hata de" and a live version of "Memai") only, and limited editions include a bonus DVD, different for edition A or B.[3] On the day of release, they announced the follow-up single: "Ranbu no Melody"[7] and a few days later, a performance in the Tokyo Dome stadium.[3]

Musical style and themes

The title track was composed by guitarist Shinji and the B-side "Sugu Hata de" by bassist Aki.[3] The song is about complicated love relationships between adults.[1][4] Vocalist Mao told What's In? magazine that the theme is "curveball" (an expression). Guitarist Shinji added that the key word "poison" is also part of the theme.[8] CD Journal website described it as a pop song with a touch of funk.[1]

Commercial performance

"Cosmetic" reached third place on weekly Oricon Albums Chart and stayed on chart for eight weeks.[9] On Tower Records' Japanese Rock & Pop Singles chart, it ranked second place.[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mao.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Cosmetic"Shinji3:22
2."Sugu Hata de" (すぐ傍で)Aki4:24
3."Memai" (Live from 『Ichiban Suki na Basho 2010』)Aki4:29
Total length:12:16

Personnel

  • Mao – vocals
  • Shinji – guitar
  • Aki – bass
  • Yūya – drums

References

  1. ^ a b c d "シド / cosmetic". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ "シド、新曲「夢心地」を含むシングルベストを1月にリリース". OK Music (in Japanese). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. ^ a b c d "シド、ニューシングルに「眩暈」ライブバージョン収録". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ^ a b "シド、3作連続で着うた(R)1位獲得". BARKS (in Japanese). 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  5. ^ "ケータイ世代が選ぶ「神だと思うV系バンド」1位はシド". BARKS (in Japanese). 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. ^ "シド、新曲「cosmetic」着うたフル（R）先行配信開始". BARKS (in Japanese). 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  7. ^ "シド早くも新シングル「乱舞のメロディ」リリース決定". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  8. ^ What's In? magazine, October 2010 (in Japanese).
  9. ^ "cosmetic(初回生産限定盤A)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-09.