Dancing King
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| Single by Yoo Jae-suk and Exo | ||||
| from the album SM Station Season 1 | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| "Dancing King" on YouTube | ||||
"Dancing King" is a song by South Korean comedian Yoo Jae-suk and South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. The song is a part of SM Station and is a collaboration single for the variety show Infinite Challenge. It was released digitally on September 17, 2016, by SM Entertainment.[1][2]
Background and release[edit]
On September 12, 2016, it was revealed that the next SM Station single, titled "Dancing King" would feature Yoo Jae-suk and Exo and be released on September 17. It was also revealed that all the profits of the single would be donated.[3] The song has been described as "a dance song based on brass sound and passionate samba rhythm".[4] It was officially released on September 17.
Music video[edit]
The music video was released following which featured Exo. It features shots of the dress rehearsal and the actual performance from Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok interspersed with more lighthearted clips of Yoo Jae-suk and EXO members jamming out.
Live performance[edit]
The artists performed the song at the ExoPlanet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok on September 11, 2016, before its release.[3] The performance was aired on episode no. 498 of Infinite Challenge which featured the artists' rehearsal for the song.[citation needed]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Dancing King" | JQ, Jang Yeo-jin | Peter Tambakis, Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis III | Sermstyle, Phil Cook | 04:04 |
| 2. | "Dancing King" (Instrumental) | Peter Tambakis, Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis III | Sermstyle, Phil Cook | 04:04 | |
| Total length: | 08:08 | ||||
Commercial performance[edit]
Upon release, "Dancing King" quickly reached the top on seven South Korean online music charts. The song debuted at No. 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and on Billboard's US World Digital Songs.[5] The song ranked No.1 on China's Xiami daily music chart for two days.[6]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Monthly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Sales[edit]
| Region | Sales |
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| South Korea (Gaon)[11] | 648,506 |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2017 | Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Song of the Year (September) | Nominated |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | September 17, 2016 | SM Entertainment, KT Music | |
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Credits[edit]
Credits adapted from the single's liner notes, according to Melon.[12]
Studio[edit]
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – recording
- MonoTree Studio – recording, digital editing
- doobdoob Studio – digital editing
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – mixing
- Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel[edit]
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Exo – vocals
- Yoo Jae-suk – vocals
- JQ – lyrics
- Jang Yeo-jin – lyrics
- Sermstyle – producer, composition, arrangement
- Phil Cook – producer, composition, arrangement
- Peter Tambakis – composition
- Otha "Vakseen" Davis III – composition
- MZMC – composition
- G-High – vocal directing, recording, Pro Tools operating, digital editing
- ESBEE – background vocals
- Kye Bum-joo – background vocals
- Kim Cheol-sun – recording
- Jang Woo-young – digital editing
- Koo Jong-pil – mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
References[edit]
- ^ "EXO And Yoo Jae Suk Collaboration: Most Popular K-Pop Group Today And 'MC Of Nation' Shows Off Sweet Dancing And Singing In 'Dancing King' [Music Video]". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "EXO and Yoo Jae-suk to release collaborative single". 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ a b ""꿈의 콜라보" 유재석X엑소 댄스곡 '댄싱 킹' 17일 공개... 음원 수익금 전액 기부" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "Yoo Jae Suk and EXO Collaborate for 'Dancing King'". Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "'댄싱킹' 유재석X엑소, 7개 음원 차트 1위 '차트킹'…전액 기부 훈훈" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : [#STATION] #YUJAESEOK X #EXO '#DancingKing' ranks No.1 on China's Xiam". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 39". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "World Digital Songs: October 8, 2016 – Billboard Chart". Billboard. Billboard. October 8, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "2016 Yearly Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Dancing King":
- "Gaon Download Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02."Gaon Download Chart – October, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- "Gaon Download Chart – November, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "Dancing King – Yoo Jae-suk & EXO/Single Information". Melon. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
