"Lucky One" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on June 9, 2016, as the first single from their third studio album Ex'Act. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment.[1]

"Lucky One"
Single by Exo
from the album Ex'Act
Language
ReleasedJune 9, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:47
LabelSM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)LDN Noise
EXO singles chronology
"Unfair"
(2015)
"Lucky One"
(2016)
"Monster"
(2016)
Music video
"Lucky One" (Korean Ver.) on YouTube
"Lucky One" (Chinese Ver.) on YouTube

Background and release edit

"Lucky One" was produced by LDN Noise and tells the story of a man finding true love. It was inspired off of pop, RnB, and disco music.[2]

Music video edit

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Lucky One" were released on June 9, 2016. The music video tells the story of EXO members suddenly losing their superpowers and get captured by other planet. While the nurses try to experiment on them, their powers awaken and they try to escape.[3]

Promotion edit

EXO began performing "Lucky One" on South Korean music television programs on June 9, 2016.[4]

Chart performance edit

"Lucky One" peaked at number three on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart,[5] number three on the Chinese Billboard Chart, and at five on the Gaon weekly digital chart.[6]

Charts edit

Sales edit

Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 433,399
United States (RIAA) 3,000+

References edit

  1. ^ "EXO, 정규 3집 EX'ACT로 컴백… 더블 타이틀로 승부수 : 스포츠동아". sports.donga.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ^ K, J. (2016-06-08). "Update: EXO Makes Much-Anticipated Comeback With "Lucky One" And "Monster" MVs". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ^ KBSEntertain (2016-06-14), 뮤비뱅크 스타더스트2 – 컴백토크, 이번주 컴백 스타, 몬스터와 럭키원으로 돌아온 EXO! – 포인트 안무. 20160614, archived from the original on 2017-04-06, retrieved 2017-03-12
  4. ^ Kim Soo-min (May 9, 2016). "'엠카' 엑소, 방송 최초 컴백 무대 예고…더블 타이틀 선보인다". Sports Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (June 14, 2016). "EXO Earns First No. 1 on World Digital Songs With 'Monster'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart, Week 24, 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 24". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  8. ^ "Chine V Chart: "Lucky One"". Billboard. Billboard. June 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  9. ^ "World Digital Songs: "Lucky One"". Billboard. Billboard. June 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  10. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart – June, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  11. ^ Cumulative sales for "Lucky One":