Bear Hug

"Bear Hug"
Single by The 2 Bears
from the album Be Strong
Released	29 May 2011
Format	Digital download
Genre	Deep house
Length	2:33
Label	Southern Fried
Writer(s)	Joe Goddard, Raf Rundell
The 2 Bears singles chronology
"Bear Hug" (2011) "Work" (2012)

"Bear Hug" is the debut single by British musical duo The 2 Bears. It was released on 29 May 2011 as a Digital download in the United Kingdom. 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.^[1]

Rolling Stone's named the song the 42nd best song of 2012.^[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bear Hug" and was uploaded to YouTube on 20 June 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds.^[3] The video was recorded at the same beach house as Armand Van Helden's My My My video.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bear Hug" (Radio Edit)	2:33

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[4]	26
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[5]	13
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[6]	187

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	29 May 2011[7]	Digital Download	Southern Fried Records

References

1. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/be-strong/id482128355
2. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2012-20121205/the-2-bears-bear-hug-19691231.
3. "The 2 Bears: Bear Hug (Official Video)". YouTube.
4. "Archive Chart: 2011-08-20" UK Dance Chart.
5. "Archive Chart: 2011-08-20" UK Indie Chart.
6. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110730cluk.txt
7. "Bear Hug - EP by The 2 Bears". itunes.apple.com.