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Rocket Dive

"Rocket Dive" is the eighth single by Japanese musician hide, the first to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name, released on January 28, 1998. It reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 33rd best-selling single of the year. It has been certified double platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 500,000 copies. The song's name and intro are a homage to Kiss' "Rocket Ride". Its music video was directed by Shūichi Tan, who went on to direct the video for hide's next single, "Pink Spider". On May 2, 2007, the single was re-released with a slightly different cover. On December 8, 2010, it was re-released again as part of the third releases in "The Devolution Project", which was a release of hide's original eleven singles on picture disc vinyl. "Rocket Dive" is the last single to be released in hide's lifetime, as it was released four months before his death on May 2, 1998.

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"Rocket Dive" is the eighth single by Japanese musician hide, the first to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name, released on January 28, 1998. It reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 33rd best-selling single of the year. It has been certified double platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 500,000 copies. The song's name and intro are a homage to Kiss' "Rocket Ride". Its music video was directed by Shūichi Tan, who went on to direct the video for hide's next single, "Pink Spider". On May 2, 2007, the single was re-released with a slightly different cover. On December 8, 2010, it was re-released again as part of the third releases in "The Devolution Project", which was a release of hide's original eleven singles on picture disc vinyl. "Rocket Dive" is the last single to be released in hide's lifetime, as it was released four months before his death on May 2, 1998.

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  1. release date: 1998-01-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1998-05-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2011-11-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2012-05-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2013-07-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2013-12-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1998-01-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1998-05-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2011-11-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2012-05-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2013-07-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2013-12-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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