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"Boss"
SinglebyNCT U
from the albumNCT 2018 Empathy
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2018(2018-02-18)
Recorded2018
Studio
  • SM Booming System
  • Doobdoob Studio
  • SM Blue Cup Studio
Genre
Length3:34
LabelSM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
NCT Usingles chronology
"Timeless"
(2018) 		"Boss"
(2018) 		"Baby Don't Stop"
(2018)
NCTsingles chronology
"Timeless"
(2018) 		"BOSS"
(2018) 		"Baby Don't Stop"
(2018)
Music video
"BOSS"onYouTube

"Boss"is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first unit ofNCTunder the management ofSM Entertainment,serving as thelead singleof NCT's debut studio albumNCT 2018 Empathy.Musically, "Boss" was described as a dynamic, electro-hip-hop track with paunchy, chanting chorus of the bass-heavy dance that ends with a heavy synth.[1]

Music video

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The music video for "Boss" was the first of the two music videos that was filmed inKyiv,Ukraine directed by South KoreandirectorOui Kim, the other being the coupling NCT U single "Baby Don't Stop".[2]The filming locations were the Ukrainian house, the abandoned bus park Number 7, and the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.[3]

Accolades

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Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
BuzzFeed 30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018 6 [4]
SBS PopAsia Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far) 7 [5]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[6]

Studio

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Personnel

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  • SM Entertainment– executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man– producer
  • NCT U– vocals
  • Yoo Young-jin– producer, lyrics,composition,arrangement,vocal directing, background vocals, recording, music and sound supervisor
  • Mike Daley – producer, composition, arrangement
  • Mitchell Owens – composition
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith – composition
  • Tiffany Fred– composition
  • Wutan – lyrics, vocal directing
  • Lee Joo-hyung – vocal directing,Pro Toolsoperating
  • Byun Jang-moon – background vocals
  • Jung Eui-seok – recording, mixing
  • Ahn Chang-gyu – recording
  • Lee Ji-hong – digital editing
  • Randy Merrill– mastering

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[7] 97
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[8] 80
USWorld Digital Songs(Billboard)[9] 3

References

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  1. ^"NCT U Shows the World Who Is 'Boss' in Charismatic New Video".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-03-16.Retrieved2020-11-23.
  2. ^장, 윤정 (2018-02-14)."'NCT 2018' 첫 주자 NCT U 출격···우크라이나 올로케이션 촬영 기대감 증폭 ".Aju Business Daily.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-12-01.Retrieved2020-11-23.
  3. ^"Южнокорейская группа сняла клип в Киеве".kiev.segodnya.ua(in Russian).Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-30.Retrieved2020-11-23.
  4. ^Han, Sarah."30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018".BuzzFeed.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-12-01.Retrieved2020-11-23.
  5. ^"Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far)".SBS PopAsia.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-30.Retrieved2020-11-23.
  6. ^NCT(2018).NCT 2018 Empathy(photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.
  7. ^"국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!".Gaon Chart.Archivedfrom the original on 2010-02-25.Retrieved2020-11-23.
  8. ^"Billboard Korea K-Pop 100: Page 1 | Billboard".2018-05-06. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-05-06.Retrieved2020-11-23.
  9. ^"NCT U".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-30.Retrieved2020-11-23.
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