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Unfair (song)

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"Unfair"
Single by Exo
from the album Sing for You
Language
ReleasedDecember 10, 2015
Recorded2015
Studio
  • SM Blue Ocean (Seoul)
  • Doobdoob (Seoul)
  • In Grid (Seoul)
GenrePop[1]
Length3:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Beat&Keys
Exo singles chronology
"Sing for You"
(2015)
"Unfair"
(2015)
"Lucky One"
(2016)

"Unfair" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on December 10, 2015, as a single from their fourth extended play Sing for You. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment.[2]

Background and release

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Produced by Beat&Keys, "Unfair" described as a "pop" song with a trendy and bright melody with lyrics about a guy speaking his feelings to the girl he loves and describing her as "unfair".[3]

Promotion

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Exo began performing the song "Unfair" on Korean music shows from December 18.[4][5]

Reception

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"Unfair" debuted as number ten on Gaon Digital Chart,[6] and at number nine at Billboard's US World Digital songs. The song is the first K-pop song to be ranked in the Best of the Week curation playlist of US's Apple Music.[7]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[8]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

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Sales

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Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 515,703

Release history

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Release history for "Unfair"
Region Date Format Label
Various December 10, 2015

References

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  1. ^ "엑소 겨울 스페셜 앨범, 싱포유·불공평해 더블 타이틀…총 5곡 수록" [EXO Winter Special Album, Sing For You, It's Not Fair Double Title... A total of 5 songs]. Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). December 7, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "DEAN Is Known as a Composer and Lyricist for EXO's 'Unfair'". BNTNews UK. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. ^ "엑소, 더블 타이틀곡 '싱포유' '불공평해'로 컴백 확정…'기대만발'". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  4. ^ "KPOP NEWS - EXO to Perform ′Unfair′ for First Time on Broadcast This Week | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  5. ^ "EXO to Perform 'Unfair' Live on Upcoming Music Shows!". www.koogle.tv. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  6. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". www.gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  7. ^ "SMTOWN GLOBAL on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  8. ^ Exo (2015). Sing for You (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment. Credits.
  9. ^ "2015 Gaon Digital Chart - Week 51". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  10. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart - December, 2015". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  11. ^ Cumulative sales for "Unfair":