"Bear Hug" is the debut single by British musical duo
the 2 Bears
The 2 Bears are a British musical duo formed in 2009 composed of Joe Goddard (of electronic band Hot Chip) and Raf Rundell (previously of 1965 Records). The duo produces original material amalgamating various styles including , house and soul ...
. It was released on 29 May 2011 as a
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in the
United Kingdom
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. The song peaked to number 187 on the
UK Singles Chart. The song features on the duo's 2011 Extended Play ''Bearhug'' and their album ''
Be Strong''.
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Rolling Stone
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'' named the song the 42nd best song of 2012.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Bear Hug" was uploaded to
YouTube
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on 20 June 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds.
The video was recorded at the same beach house as
Armand Van Helden's "
My My My" video.
Chart performance
Release history
References
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2011 songs
2011 debut singles
The 2 Bears songs