"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]