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== Promotion ==
== Promotion ==
On October 7, Lay performed a flash mob of "Sheep" in [[Sanlitun]], [[Beijing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/10/09/lay-surprises-crowd-street-performance-sheep|title=Lay surprises crowd with street performance of 'Sheep'|website=SBS PopAsia|language=en|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref> The album premiere, "[[2017 Zhang Yixing Showcase]]" was held at the [[Beijing National Aquatics Center]] on October 12.<ref name=":0" /> On October 21, he kickstarted the first stop of his "Lay 02 Sheep Signing Promo" at Hongqiao Art Centre, Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mobile.qudong.com/article/441737.shtml|title=张艺兴《SHEEP》签售会将袭 华为nova 2系列顶级HiFi助阵_驱动中国|website=mobile.qudong.com|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
On October 7, Lay performed a flash mob of "Sheep" in [[Sanlitun]], [[Beijing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/10/09/lay-surprises-crowd-street-performance-sheep|title=Lay surprises crowd with street performance of 'Sheep'|website=SBS PopAsia|language=en|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref> The album premiere, "[[2017 Zhang Yixing Showcase]]" was held at the [[Beijing National Aquatics Center]] on October 12.<ref name=":0" /> On October 21, Lay kickstarted the first stop of his "Lay 02 Sheep Signing Promo" at Hongqiao Art Centre, Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mobile.qudong.com/article/441737.shtml|title=张艺兴《SHEEP》签售会将袭 华为nova 2系列顶级HiFi助阵_驱动中国|website=mobile.qudong.com|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>


== Commercial performance ==
== Commercial performance ==

Revision as of 19:17, 25 October 2017

Lay 02 Sheep
Studio album by
Lay
ReleasedOctober 7, 2017
Recorded2017
StudioZhang Yixing Studio, China
Genre
Length32:09
Language
LabelS.M. Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio
ProducerZhang Yixing
Lay chronology
Lose Control
(2016) 		Lay 02 Sheep
(2017)
Singles from Lay 02 Sheep
  1. "I Need U"
    Released: September 25, 2017
  2. "Sheep"
    Released: October 7, 2017

Lay 02 Sheep is the first studio album by Chinese singer and actor Lay (Zhang Yixing). It was released on October 7, 2017 in South Korea and China by S.M. Entertainment. The album features ten tracks in total, including the two singles "I Need U" and "Sheep".

Background and release

On September 21, Lay and S.M. Entertainment released teaser images for the album on different social media plattforms. On September 25, the single "I Need U" was released as Lay's gift to his grandparents' on their 50th wedding anniversary.[1]

On September 27, it was confirmed by S.M. Entertainment that Lay will be releasing his second album Lay 02 Sheep on October 7, 2017.[2] Lay was a producer and personally executed the composition, arrangement and lyrics writing of all the songs as well as the directing of the music videos. On October 6, 2017 S.M. Entertainment released a teaser for the music video of "Sheep".[3] Lay 02 Sheep was officially released on October 7 through online stores.

Singles

The music video for "I Need U" ranked #1 on Billboard's China Weibo Live Chart. In 12 hours, it hit more than 26 million views online, consecutively being the major 3 music chart's winner.[4][5] "I Need U" charted in 17 countries and ranked #1 on iTunes in 12 countries, including the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Portugal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Hong Kong, China and more.[6][7]

Promotion

On October 7, Lay performed a flash mob of "Sheep" in Sanlitun, Beijing.[8] The album premiere, "2017 Zhang Yixing Showcase" was held at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on October 12.[2] On October 21, Lay kickstarted the first stop of his "Lay 02 Sheep Signing Promo" at Hongqiao Art Centre, Shanghai.[9]

Commercial performance

On its first day of digital sales, the album broke 5 records on QQ Music: Gold (¥250k in 30 seconds), Double Gold (¥500k in 45 seconds), Triple Gold (¥750k in 52 seconds), Platinum (¥1 million in 1 minute 10 seconds) and Diamond Record (¥5 million in 9 hours 11 minutes).[10]

The album entered iTunes Worldwide at #9, being the first Chinese singer to enter iTunes Worldwide Top 10 Albums list.[11] Within 2 hours, the album ranked #1 on iTunes in 10 countries including Japan, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and more.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sheep (羊)"
  • Dom.T
  • Lay
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
  • JDODD
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
3:25
2."I Need U (需要你)"
  • Zhou Wei Jie
  • Lay
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
3:39
3."Peach (桃)"
  • Devine Channel
  • J Skillz
  • JDODD
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
  • J Skillz
  • JDODD
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
3:26
4."Hand (匕首)"
  • Liu Yuan
  • Lay
  • Lay
  • Julien Maurice Moore
  • MZMC
Lay3:23
5."Boss (老大)"
  • Maxx Song
  • Jenesis
  • Lay
  • Command Freaks
  • Lay
  • Command Freaks
2:59
6."Shake (摇摆)"
  • Dom.T
  • Lay
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
Lay3:07
7."Too Much (太多)"
  • Dom.T
  • Lay
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
Lay3:02
8."Mask (面罩)"
  • Dom.T
  • Lay
  • Lay
  • Julien Maurice Moore
  • MZMC
  • Andrew Bazzi
Lay3:06
9."Director (导演)"Lay
  • Lay
  • Devine Channel
  • TONY
  • Casper
  • Devine Channel
  • Lay
3:25
10."X Back (兴迷)"
  • Wang YaJun
  • Lay
  • The Stereotypes
  • Lay
  • The Stereotypes
  • Lay
3:22
Total length:32:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Chinese Albums (YinYueTai)[13] 1
Japanese Album (Oricon)[14] 87
US World Albums (Billboard)[15] 4

Sales

Region Sales
China (DL)[16] 542,298+
Japan (Oricon)[17] 757+

Release history

Region Date Format Label Producer
South Korea October 7, 2017 Digital download S.M. Entertainment Zhang Yixing
China
Worldwide
South Korea October 18, 2017 CD
China

References

  1. ^ "EXO's Lay proposes in Paris for his new "I NEED U" music video". Scout Magazine. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. ^ a b "SMTOWN: LAY's 2nd Album To Be Released Oct 7". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-09-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ SMTOWN (2017-10-06), LAY 레이 'SHEEP (羊)' MV Teaser, retrieved 2017-10-06
  4. ^ "Yixing Studio Weibo: 'I NEED U' 26M Views Online, 1.2 Youtube". Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-09-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "EXO's Lay Joins 1 Million Views Club In Less Than 24 Hours Since "What U Need" Release | Soompi". www.soompi.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  6. ^ "Yixing Studio Weibo: MV "I NEED U" iTunes". Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-09-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "EXO's Lay Sees International Success On Charts With "What U Need" | Soompi". www.soompi.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  8. ^ "Lay surprises crowd with street performance of 'Sheep'". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  9. ^ "张艺兴《SHEEP》签售会将袭 华为nova 2系列顶级HiFi助阵_驱动中国". mobile.qudong.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  10. ^ "QQ Music Weibo: "Lay 02 Sheep" Breaking Records". Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-10-07. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "SHEEP 跻身世界专辑Top 10". Weibo (in Chinese). 张艺兴工作室 (Zhang Yixing Studio). 2017-10-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "张艺兴《SHEEP》上线爆屏 破最快钻石唱片记录". 网易娱乐 (iFeng Entertainment News) (in Chinese). 2017-10-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ "YinYueTai Album Charts - October, 2017". October 9–15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  14. ^ "2017 Oricon Weekly Chart" (in Korean). October 24, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  15. ^ "Billboard's Wolrd Albums". Billboard. October 28, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  16. ^ Lay 02 Sheep sales in China's three major music platforms:
  17. ^ "2017 Oricon Weekly Chart (See #87)" (in Korean). October 24, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
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