Dancing King

"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]

"Dancing King"
Single by Yoo Jae-suk and Exo
from the album SM Station Season 1
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Tropical house Moombahton Electronic dance music
Label
Songwriter(s)Peter Tambakis, JQ, Jang Yeo-jin
Producer(s)Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis III
Exo singles chronology
"Lotto"
(2016)		 "Dancing King"
(2016)		 "For Life"
(2016)
Music video
"Dancing King" on YouTube

Background and release

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

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

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.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dancing King"JQ, Jang Yeo-jinPeter Tambakis, Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis IIISermstyle, Phil Cook04:04
2."Dancing King" (Instrumental) Peter Tambakis, Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis IIISermstyle, Phil Cook04:04
Total length:08:08

Commercial performance

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

Sales
Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 648,506

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result
2017 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Year (September) Nominated

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea September 17, 2016
SM Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide

References
  1. "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.
  2. Herald, The Korea (2016-09-12). "EXO and Yoo Jae-suk to release collaborative single". Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ""꿈의 콜라보" 유재석X엑소 댄스곡 '댄싱 킹' 17일 공개... 음원 수익금 전액 기부" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. "Yoo Jae Suk and EXO Collaborate for 'Dancing King'". Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. "'댄싱킹' 유재석X엑소, 7개 음원 차트 1위 '차트킹'…전액 기부 훈훈" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  6. SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : [#STATION] #YUJAESEOK X #EXO '#DancingKing' ranks No.1 on China's Xiam". Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  7. "2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 39". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  8. "World Digital Songs: October 8, 2016 – Billboard Chart". Billboard. Billboard. October 8, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  9. "Gaon Digital Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  10. "2016 Yearly Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  11. Cumulative sales for "Dancing King":
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