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Up & Down (EXID song)

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"Up & Down"
Single by EXID
from the album Ah Yeah and Trouble
Released
  • August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27) (Korean)
  • August 22, 2018 (2018-08-22) (Japanese)
Genre
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beomi
  • LE
  • Nyangi
Producer(s)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beomi
  • LE
  • Nyangi
EXID singles chronology
"Every Night"
(2012)
"Up & Down"
(2014)
"Ah Yeah"
(2015)
EXID singles chronology
"Lady"
(2018)
"Up & Down"
(2018)
"Trouble"
(2019)
Alternative cover
Japan Special Edition
Japan Special Edition

"Up & Down" (Korean위아래; RRWiarae) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group EXID. It was released on August 27, 2014 by Yedang Company as a digital single, serving as the lead single for the group's second extended play Ah Yeah, which was released on April 13, 2015. Initially failing to chart, the song eventually became a commercial success in South Korea, peaking at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart 4 months after its initial release, and went on to sell more than 1.4 million digital units by the end of 2015.

A Japanese-language version of "Up & Down" was released in Japan on August 22, 2018 through Tokuma Japan. The song served as the group's debut in the country for their Japanese studio album, Trouble, which was released on April 7, 2019.

Background and release

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"Up & Down" was released in South Korea on August 27, 2014 through Yedang Company via digital download and streaming.[1] In Japan, the song was released as a single album titled Up & Down Special Edition on August 22, 2018, as the group's debut Japanese single.[2] The song was written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger, who had previously worked with a variety of groups such as T-ara, Beast and 4Minute, along with Beomi and members LE and Nyangi.[3]

The song slowly gained popularity beginning in October 2014 after a fan-recorded video of member Hani performing the song went viral on South Korean social networking websites.[4] As a result, the song eventually reached into the top 10 on the real-time charts and garnered newfound popularity for the group.[5] Due to the success of the fancam—which has received over 30 million views on YouTube—EXID was once again invited to promote "Up & Down" in January 2015, despite the song's promotions ending months prior.[6]

Commercial performance

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"Up & Down" was initially met with poor reception, failing to chart following its initial release. Following the viral fancam in October 2014, the song made its debut onto Gaon Digital Chart on the week ending November 22, 2014, placing at number 34.[7] In its second week, the song placed at number 7, and was followed by three consecutive weeks of charting at number 5. In the song's sixth week, "Up & Down" placed at number 3, and subsequently topped the chart in the week ending January 3, 2015, effectively becoming a commercial success.[8]

The song sold a total of 525,183 digital units by the end of 2014, and ranked at number 77 on the year-end Gaon Digital Chart.[9][10][11] The song maintained its popularity over the course of the following year, selling an additional 971,632 digital units by the end of 2015, and ranked at a high of number 28 on the year-end Gaon Digital Chart.[12][13]

In Japan, "Up & Down" debuted at number 18 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold 7,710 copies.[14] Its respective single album landed at number 15 on Oricon Singles Chart, and subsequently peaked at number 7 on its seventh day.[15][16]

Critical reception

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"Up & Down" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Dazed ranked the song number 15 in their list of 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2014, complimenting its musical production and catchiness.[17] In their November 2019 list of "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s", Billboard magazine ranked the song at number 48, writing that the "trip-hop, trumpet-infused extravaganza was the perfect prelude to the new version of the quintet."[18]

Accolades

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Music program wins for "Up & Down"
Program Date Ref.
M Countdown (Mnet) January 8, 2015 [19]
January 15, 2015 [20]
Music Bank (KBS) January 9, 2015 [21]
January 16, 2015 [22]
Inkigayo (SBS) January 11, 2015 [23]
The Show (SBS M) January 13, 2015 [24]

Track listing

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Korean version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Up & Down" (위아래)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beomi
  • LE
  • Nyangi
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beomi
  • LE
  • Nyangi
3:09
2."Up & Down" (Inst.) 
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beomi
  • Nyangi
3:09
Total length:6:18
Japanese single album
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Up & Down" (Japanese version)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beomi
  • LE
  • Nyangi
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beomi
  • LE
  • Nyangi
3:13
2."Cream" (Japanese version)  3:16
3."Vaporize Yourself!"  3:31
4."Up & Down" (DJ moe remix)  3:15
Total length:13:15

Chart performance

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Sales

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Country Sales
South Korea (digital) 1,496,815
Japan (Oricon)[14][25] 9,213

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
South Korea August 27, 2014 Yedang Company [1]
Japan August 22, 2018 Tokuma Japan [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "위아래 by EXID. MelOn". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b EXIDの「UP & DOWN [JAPANESE VERSION] SPECIAL EDITION - EP」 (in Japanese), August 22, 2018, retrieved August 28, 2018
  3. ^ "Song Information. Up & Down by EXID". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Lee, Seung-mi (November 23, 2014). '제2의 빠빠빠'탄생?…EXID '위아래'광속 차트 역주행. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Ha, Yeong-heon (November 23, 2014). 걸그룹 EXID '위아래', 음원차트 역주행 기현상 '벌써 10위권'. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  6. ^ EXID '위아래'의 놀라운 역주행. Osen (in Korean). Chosun.com. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "48th Week of 2014 - Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "2nd Week of 2015 - Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "2014 Year-end chart - Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "November 2014 - Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "December 2014 - Download chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "2015 Year-end chart - Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "2015 Year-end chart - Download chard". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "2018年08月20日~2018年08月26日 オリコン週間 シングルランキング 11~20位". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "オリコンデイリー シングルランキング 2018年08月21日付 11~20位 | ORICON NEWS". August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  16. ^ "オリコンデイリー シングルランキング 2018年08月27日付 | ORICON NEWS". August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  17. ^ Glasby, Taylor (December 16, 2014). "The top 20 K-pop tracks of 2014". Dazed.
  18. ^ "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. November 25, 2019.
  19. ^ Choi, Ji-hyun (January 8, 2015). EXID, 데뷔 3년만에 첫 1위 기념 인증샷 공개 “평생 잊지 못할 날” (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  20. ^ Kim, Min-jung (January 15, 2015). "EXID, '엠카' 2주 연속 1위 등극 "팬미팅 하겠다"". Star News (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  21. ^ Song, Soo-Bin (January 9, 2015). "'뮤직뱅크' EXID 지상파 첫 1위, 앵콜무대서 연지곤지 탈춤 공약 이행" (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  22. ^ Choe, Sin-hye (January 16, 2015). "'뮤직뱅크' 에이핑크 누른 EXID 또 1위 차지하나" (in Korean). Hankooki. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  23. ^ Yun, Sang-geun (January 11, 2015). "EXID '위아래', '인기가요'마저 1위..역주행 계속된다" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  24. ^ "'EXID', "매일 행복에 빠져 지내고 있습니다"" (in Korean). YTN. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  25. ^ "オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2018年08月27日~2018年09月02日 41~50位 | ORICON NEWS". September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.