Boss (NCT U song)
Appearance
"Boss" | ||||
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SinglebyNCT U | ||||
from the albumNCT 2018 Empathy | ||||
Released | February 18, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
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Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | SM | |||
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"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
[edit]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
[edit]Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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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
[edit]Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[6]
Studio
[edit]- SM Booming System –recording
- SM Blue Cup Studio – recording,mixing
- Doobdoob Studio – recording
- SM LVYIN Studio –digital editing
- Sterling Sound –mastering
Personnel
[edit]- SM Entertainment– executive producer
- Lee Soo-man– producer
- NCT U– vocals
- Taeyong– lyrics,background vocals
- Mark– lyrics
- 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
[edit]Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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South Korea (Gaon)[7] | 97 |
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[8] | 80 |
USWorld Digital Songs(Billboard)[9] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^"NCT U Shows the World Who Is 'Boss' in Charismatic New Video".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-03-16.Retrieved2020-11-23.
- ^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.
- ^"Южнокорейская группа сняла клип в Киеве".kiev.segodnya.ua(in Russian).Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-30.Retrieved2020-11-23.
- ^Han, Sarah."30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018".BuzzFeed.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-12-01.Retrieved2020-11-23.
- ^"Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far)".SBS PopAsia.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-30.Retrieved2020-11-23.
- ^NCT(2018).NCT 2018 Empathy(photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.
- ^"국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!".Gaon Chart.Archivedfrom the original on 2010-02-25.Retrieved2020-11-23.
- ^"Billboard Korea K-Pop 100: Page 1 | Billboard".2018-05-06. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-05-06.Retrieved2020-11-23.
- ^"NCT U".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-30.Retrieved2020-11-23.