Number 46: Pink Spider
Cover by: Rize
Covering: Hide with Spread Beaver
(24 points on 1 of 17 lists. Top Vote #2 by Gandalf Lundgren)
"Pink Spider" (ピンク•スパイダー Pinku Supaidā?) is the ninth single by Japanese musician hide, the second to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name, released on May 13, 1998, eleven days after his death. It debuted at number 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts and was the 11th best-selling single of the year, being certified Million by the RIAJ. It was also named "Song of the Year" at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Nu metal band Rize covered this song and released it as their single, "Pink Spider", in 2006. Rize performed their cover live at the hide memorial summit on May 3, 2008, the following day X Japan covered it live with Sugizo and Shinya of Luna Sea.
Rize (stylized as RIZE) was formed in 1997, debuting in 2000 and currently signed with Warner Music Japan. Rize music style is a mix of nu metal, alternative metal, alternative rock, punk rock, hard rock and even some reggae flavor, cultivated & created via their real international music DNA. Their natural, overwhelming enthusiasm to music has been inspiring lots of music fans not only Japan, but also Asia, USA, and other countries.