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"Love Shot"
Single by EXO
from the album Love Shot
ReleasedDecember 13, 2018
Recorded2018
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rice N' Peas
EXO singles chronology
"Tempo"
(2018) 		"Love Shot"
(2018)
Music video
"Love Shot (Korean ver.)" on YouTube
"Love Shot (Chinese ver.)" on YouTube

"Love Shot" is a song by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, released on December 13, 2018 for the repackaged edition of the group's fifth studio album Love Shot. The music video was released on the same date.

Background and composition

Produced by Rice N' Peas, "Love Shot" is described as a pop dance track that features a memorably addictive chorus and heavy 808 bass. Members Chen and Chanyeol participated in writing the lyrics that talk about hoping to be together and rediscover the meaning of true love, which seems to be disappearing more and more from a dreary world.[1]

Talking to Billboard about co-composing the song, Mike Woods stated that the song was created back in January, 2017, and stated that him and the other composers MZMC, Bazzi, Kevin White and Anthony Russo, "wanted something that was very, very performance-driven, very dance-driven -- something that would sound good loud and in an arena. We like the fact that it's kind of in a different time signature -- it's in 6/8, so that's not like a generic pop song.", Woods also stated that the original title of the song is "Love Shop".[2]

Music video

On December 6, the first teaser of "Love Shot" music video was released.[3] On December 11, the second teaser of "Love Shot" music video was released.[4] The official Korean music video of "Love Shot" was released on December 13. The Chinese version of the music video was released on December 14.

The music video shows the members switching places between the gritty locale of a gas station and luxurious trappings, before participating in a shoot-out with unexpected enemies. The video also shows the group's sensual choreography.[5]

On March 4, 2019, the Korean music video surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, becoming their fastest music video to do so.

Promotion

EXO began promoting "Love Shot" without member Lay on South Korean music show starting from December 14.[6]

Reception

"Love Shot" topped Billboard's World Digital Songs for three consecutive weeks, making EXO the second K-pop act to do so.[7]

Charts

Sales

Downloads
Region Sales
China[17] 2,079
United States[18] 4,000

Awards and nominations

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2019 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – December — [19]
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
JawaPos 9 K-Pop Songs Popular Throughout 2018 9 [20]
KultScene 25 Best K-pop Songs Of 2018 5 [21]
i-D everything that happened to k-pop in 2018 7 [22]
SBS PopAsia 25 best K-pop dances of 2018 18 [23]
Music program awards
Program Date
Music Bank (KBS) December 21, 2018
Show! Music Core (MBC) December 22, 2018
Music Bank (KBS) December 28, 2018
Melon Popularity Award
Award Date Ref.
Weekly Popularity Award December 24, 2018 [24]
December 31, 2018
January 7, 2019
January 14, 2019
January 21, 2019

References

  1. ^ "'K팝의 왕' 엑소, 신곡 'Love Shot'으로 연말 가요계 정조준 예고". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  2. ^ "EXO's 'Love Shot' Album: The Producers & Songwriters Break Down Every Song". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  3. ^ SMTOWN, EXO 엑소 'Love Shot' MV Teaser #1, retrieved 2018-12-08
  4. ^ "EXO 엑소 'Love Shot' MV Teaser #2". 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  5. ^ "EXO Take Aim With New Single 'Love Shot': Watch the Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  6. ^ "엑소, 오는 14일 뮤뱅서 컴백 첫 무대 공개…금일 자정 'Love Shot' 뮤비티저 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  7. ^ "EXO's 'Love Shot' tops Billboard chart for third week". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  8. ^ "EXO Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  9. ^ "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart – Week 51" (PDF). Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 50 of 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kpop Hot 100". Billboard. December 10–16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  14. ^ "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 20". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "Exo Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  16. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart - December, 2018". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  17. ^ Love Shot's Cumulative Sales in China:
  18. ^ "EXO's 'Love Shot' Scores Second Week Atop World Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. December 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  19. ^ "Winners Of 8th Gaon Chart Music Awards". soompi. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "9 Lagu K-pop Ini Populer Sepanjang Tahun 2018". JawaPos (in Indonesian). December 26, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  21. ^ "25 BEST K-POP SONGS OF 2018". KultScene. December 25, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  22. ^ "everything that happened to k-pop in 2018". Vice. December 17, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  23. ^ "25 best K-pop dances of 2018". SBS PopAsia. December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  24. ^ "Melon Weekly Award". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
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