Sing for You (song)

"Sing for You" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on December 10, 2015, as the lead single of their fourth extended play Sing for You. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment.

This article is about the Exo song. For other songs, see Sing for You.
"Sing for You"
Single by Exo
from the album Sing for You
ReleasedDecember 10, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)Kenzie
Producer(s)Kenzie
Exo singles chronology
"Lightsaber"
(2015)		 "Sing for You"
(2015)		 "Unfair"
(2015)
Music video
"Sing for You (Korean ver.)" on YouTube
"Sing for You (Chinese ver.)" on YouTube

Background and release

Produced by Kenzie, "Sing for You" has been described as a "hushed, acoustic ballad".[1] A teaser music video was released on November 8.[2][3] The single, EP, and related music videos were released on December 10.

Music video

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Sing for You" were released on December 10, 2015. The Korean music video has over 34 million views on YouTube.[4][5]

Promotion

EXO began performing "Sing for You" on Korean music shows on December 12, 2015.[6][7][8]

Reception

"Sing for You" peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[9]

Charts

Sales
Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 710,424

Accolades
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo § Music program awards

Music program awards
Program Date
Music Bank December 18, 2015
December 25, 2015
January 1, 2016

References
  1. "EXO Deliver Hushed Winter Ballad "Sing for You": Watch". Fuse. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. "EXO 'Sing for You' in MV teaser!". allkpop. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  3. "EXO stand under snow to 'Sing for You' in new MVs!". allkpop. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  4. "EXO《Sing For You》MV 預告". Kpopn 韓娛最前線 X Niusnews 妞新聞. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. KpopStarz (2015-12-10). "EXO Get All Bruised Up In 'Sing For You' Music Video". KpopStarz. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  6. "EXO, Lovelyz come back + more on December 12th 'Show! Music Core'!". allkpop. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  7. "EXO to perform their other title track 'Unfair' on music shows!". allkpop. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  8. KpopStarz (2015-12-06). "EXO Plan 1st 'Sing For You' Performance For Next Weekend". KpopStarz. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  9. "2015년 51주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  10. "2015 Gaon Digital Chart - Week 51". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  11. "China V Chart: Dec 26, 2015". Billboard. Billboard. December 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  12. "Gaon Digital Chart - December, 2015". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  13. Cumulative sales for "Sing for You":
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