Universe (Exo song)

"Universe"
Single by EXO
from the album Universe
Released December 26, 2017
Format
Recorded 2017
Genre
Length 4:24
Label S.M. Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • Yoon Sa-ra
  • So Han
Producer(s)
  • Shin Hyuk
  • MRey
EXO singles chronology
"Power"
(2017)		 "Universe"
(2017)		 "Electric Kiss"
(2018)

"Power"
(2017)		 "Universe"
(2017)		 "Electric Kiss"
(2018)
Music video
"Universe" (Korean Ver.) on YouTube
"Universe" (Chinese Ver.) on YouTube

"Universe" is a song recorded recorded by South Korean boy group Exo for their sixth extended play Universe. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by S.M Entertainment on December 26, 2017.

Background and release

Produced by Shin Hyuk and MRey, "Universe" is described as a soft pop-rock ballad, with lyrics about how a person will search the universe just to find their lover. The song was released on December 26 with the album.[1]

Music video

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Universe" were released on December 26, 2017. It features Exo "melancholically reflecting on the caffeinated beverage and performing different activities that serve as metaphors for the tightly-wound, messy emotions described in the lyrics".[2]

The Korean music video currently has 29 million views on YouTube.

Promotion

Exo performing "Universe" at the 2018 Incheon Airport Sky Festival

Exo performed "Universe" for the first time on December 31 on MBC's year-end show, MBC Gayo Daejejeon.[3] The song was also performed during Nature Republic's Green Nature Exo Fan Festival on February 3, 2018.

Commercial performance

"Universe" debuted at number two on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart. It also topped the Billboard Korea Kpop Hot 100 for the first week of 2018.

Charts

Sales

Downloads

Region Sales
South Korean Downloads Chart (Gaon)[9] 140,698+

Gaon Heating Index

Chart (2018) Gaon Heating Index
South Korean Digital Chart (Gaon)[10] 315,625,264+

Accolades

Year Award Category Result
2017 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – December Nominated

Music program awards

Program Date
Music Bank (KBS) January 5, 2018
January 12, 2018
Show! Music Core (MBC) January 6, 2018

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea December 26, 2017
Worldwide S.M. Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ "엑소, 새 앨범 발매 21일→26일로 연기…故 종현 애도[공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ↑ "EXO Delivers Up Winter Album 'Universe'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ↑ "엑소, MBC '가요대제전'서 신곡 무대 최초 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ↑ "China V Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  5. ↑ "BillboardPH Hot 100 - January 15 - Billboard Philippines". Billboard Philippines. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Kpop Hot 100". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  7. ↑ "2017 Gaon Digital Chart - Week 52". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart - January, 2018". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  9. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - December, 2017". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  10. ↑ Cumulative Heating Index for "Universe":
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – January 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – February 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – March 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – April 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – May 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – June 24-30 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – July 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – August 2018". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – 2018년 39주차 Digital Chart(Week 36)". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – 2018년 39주차 Digital Chart(Week 37)". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – 2018년 38주차 Digital Chart(Week 38)". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
    • "Gaon Digital Chart – 2018년 39주차 Digital Chart(Week 39)". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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