What a Life (Exo-SC song)
| "What a Life" | ||||
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| Single by Exo-SC | ||||
| from the EP What a Life | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | July 22, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
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| "What a Life" on YouTube | ||||
"What a Life" is a song recorded by South Korean hip hop duo Exo-SC, the second official sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on July 22, 2019, by SM Entertainment as one of the three title tracks of their debut extended play What a Life.[1] The song resulted in Exo-SC first music show win on KBS's Music Bank on August 2, 2019.[2]
Background and release
[edit]"What a Life" is described as a hip hop track with a unique pluck sound and an addictive chorus, and the lyrics contains a pleasant message of "Let's all work and play happily".[3]
On July 31, a cam video of the two members separately of their performance of "What a Life" on their showcase were released.[4][5]
Music video
[edit]On July 18, a teaser of "What a Life" was released along with the other two title tracks of What a Life EP.[6] On July 21, "What a Life" music video teaser was released.[7] On July 22, the official music video of "What a Life" was released.[8]
Live performance
[edit]Exo-SC performed "What a Life" for the first time on Exo's 5th concert EXO Planet #5 - EXplOration on July 19, and will continue to do so for all the concerts in the tour.[9]
On July 22, EXO-SC performed "What a Life" at their two showcases for the press and for the fans.[10]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[11]
Studio
- SM Big Shot Studio – recording
- Doobdoob Studio – digital editing
- SM LVYIN Studio – engineered for mix
- SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing
- 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Lee Sung-soo – production director
- Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Exo-SC – vocals
- Gaeko – lyrics, composition, vocal directing, background vocals
- Devine-Channel – producer, composition, arrangement
- Lim Kwang-wook – bass, synthesizer
- Aris Maggiani – producer, composition, arrangement, bass, synthesizer
- Ryan Kim – electric piano
- Lee Min-kyu – recording
- Jang Woo-young – digital editing
- Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix
- Jung Eui-seok – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea (Circle)[12] | 83 |
| South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[13] | 1 |
Accolades
[edit]| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| PopCrush | Best Songs Of 2019 | 24 | [14] |
| Refinery29 | The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019 | 29 | [15] |
Music program awards
[edit]| Program | Network | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Bank | KBS | August 2, 2019 | [16] |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | July 22, 2019 | ||
| Various | SM Entertainment |
References
[edit]- ^ "엑소 세훈X찬열, 데뷔 앨범 '트리플 타이틀곡'…개코 프로듀싱 [공식입장]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "'뮤직뱅크' 엑소 세훈&찬열, 장혜진 윤민수 꺾고 출연없이 1위". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ "엑소 세훈&찬열, 데뷔 앨범 작사 참여+자작곡 수록…긍정 에너지 선사". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ CHANYEOL CAM | 'What a life' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE, retrieved 2019-07-31
- ^ SEHUN CAM | 'What a life' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE, retrieved 2019-07-31
- ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-18), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 "What a life" Triple Title MV Trailer, retrieved 2019-07-18
- ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-20), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 'What a life' MV Teaser, retrieved 2019-07-20
- ^ SMTOWN (2019-07-21), EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 'What a life' MV, retrieved 2019-07-21
- ^ "세훈&찬열, 첸백시 이어 '엑소 新 유닛' 출격 준비 완료 [스타이슈]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "엑소 新유닛 세훈&찬열, 데뷔 소감부터 수술 고백까지…"음악 매개체로 하나 돼" [V라이브 종합]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Exo-SC (2019). What a Life (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus. Credits.
- ^ "Digital Chart – Week 30 of 2019". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ ""Just Us 2" on K-pop Hot 100". Billboard. July 27, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ "Best Songs Of 2019". PopCrush. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Lee, U-in (August 2, 2019). "엑소 세훈·찬열, 출연없이 '뮤직뱅크' 1위…ITZY 컴백·D1CE 데뷔 [종합]". TV Report via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.