Namanana

Namanana
Studio album by Lay
Released October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
Recorded 2018
Studio Lay Zhang Studios, Beijing, China
Language
Label SM Entertainment
Producer Lay
Lay chronology
Winter Special Gift
(2017)		 Namanana
(2018)
Singles from Namanana
  1. "Give Me a Chance"
    Released: October 5, 2018
  2. "Namanana"
    Released: October 19, 2018

Namanana (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by Chinese singer Lay. It will be released on October 19, 2018 by SM Entertainment. The album features 22 tracks in total, 11 of which are in Chinese language with English counterparts for each, including the two singles "Give Me a Chance" and "Namanana". The album marks the singer's US debut under the name Lay Zhang.[1][2]

Background and release

On September 21, Lay announced his US debut with a full-length album, set to be released on October 19.[3] The artist participated in producing each track of the album.[4] On September 28, it was announced that Lay would pre-release his song "Give Me a Chance" on October 5, the lyrics of which were co-written by Bazzi, and would release the music video of the song on October 7.[5]

On October 5, the track "Give Me a Chance" was released along with a teaser of the music video.[6][7] On October 7, the music video of "Give Me a Chance" was released.[8]

Singles

"Give Me a Chance", released on October 5, topped the iTunes charts in 16 countries including Hong Kong, Argentina, Finland, and the United Arab Emirates.[9]

Track listing

CD1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Assembly Call"    
2."Namanana"    
3."Give Me a Chance"
  • Lay
  • Andrew Bazzi
  • Kevin White
  • Mike Woods
  • MZMC
Lay3:44
4."Lay U Down"    
5."Save You"    
6."Hold On"    
7."Thing for You"    
8."Mapu Tofu"    
9."Flavour"    
10."Don't Let Me Go"    
11."Tattoo"    

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States October 19, 2018 CD, digital download SM Entertainment
China
South Korea
Various Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Lay Announces Stateside Album 'Namanana'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. ↑ "EXO Lay to enter US music market". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. ↑ 우재연 (2018-09-21). "EXO's Lay to release debut solo album in U.S. next month". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  4. ↑ "[공식입장] 엑소 레이, 정규앨범 'NAMANANA'로 미국 정식데뷔" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  5. ↑ "EXO Lay prerelease slated for Oct. 5". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Give Me A Chance - Single by LAY". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  7. ↑ SMTOWN (2018-10-05). "LAY 레이 'Give Me A Chance' MV Teaser". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  8. ↑ SMTOWN (2018-10-06). "LAY 레이 'Give Me A Chance' MV". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  9. ↑ "엑소 레이, 美 데뷔곡 'Give Me A Chance'…아이튠즈 16개 지역 1위" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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