Released in the United Kingdom on October 17, 1975, Hug And Squeeze Me was issued by Jet Records under catalogue numbers JET 763 / 2001 606. Written and produced by Lynsey De Paul, the single was connected with her 1975 album Love Bomb, her fourth album and second album for Jet Records in the UK. While Hug And Squeeze Me appeared on Love Bomb, the single was backed with the non-album composition You Made Me Write This Song, making the UK 7" particularly interesting as a stand