Ah Yeah (EP)

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For the song by Will Sparks, see Ah Yeah!
Ah Yeah
EXID Ah Yeah cover.jpeg
EP by EXID
Released 13 April 2015 (2015-04-13)
Recorded 2014-15
Genre K-pop
Length 28:46
Language Korean
Label
Producer Shinsadong Tiger
EXID chronology
Hippity Hop
(2012)Hippity Hop2012		 Ah Yeah
(2015)		 Street
(2016)Street2016
Singles from Ah Yeah
  1. "Up & Down"
    Released: 27 August 2014
  2. "Ah Yeah"
    Released: 13 April 2015

Ah Yeah (stylized as AH YEAH) is the second mini-album by South Korean girl group EXID, released on 13 April 2015 by Yedang Entertainment and distributed by Sony Music. "Up & Down" was released as the lead single while its title track served as the follow-up single from the album.

Background and release

On 4 March 2015, a representative from EXID's label spoke to Star News that the group is working on a new song, scheduled to be released in the second week of April. However at the time, it was undecided if the song would be released as a single or with a mini-album.[1][2] On 3 April, the album's cover art and tracklist were leaked online, prompting Yedang to issue a message the following day, stating that they would take legal action if the leak harms the group's comeback success.[3]

The group held a showcase at Noon Square in Myeongdong on 12 April in which they revealed and performed "Ah Yeah" to the public for the first time.[4][5]

As of October 2015, the album has sold close to 41,000 copies in South Korea and 7,000 copies in Japan.[6][7]

Composition

The album was composed by Shinsadong Tiger, who has been the group's producer since their debut.[8] Member LE also participated in the album's production, co-writing and composing all the songs on the album. The title track, "Ah Yeah", is a hip-hop style dance song with a repetitive hook. "Pat Pat" is described as an "urban R&B" song and "With Out U" as an "urban dance" song. The album also includes their previous single "Up & Down" as well as a new version of "Every Night."[9][10]

Singles

"Up & Down"

"Up & Down" (Hangul: 위아래; RR: Wiarae) was pre-released as a digital single on 27 August 2014, and is composed and produced by the group's long-time collaborator Shinsadong Tiger, Namking Nang and member LE.[11] It was the group's first release with Yedang Entertainment after signing with the company in June 2014.[12] The corresponding music video was released with the single, and directed by Digipedi.[11]

The single made headlines for its belated chart run — after initial mediocre success, the song started charting three months after its debut.[13] The late success of the single was attributed to a fan-cam video of member Hani performing the song, which went viral across Korean social media networks in late November.[14][15][16]

"Up & Down" debuted at number 94 on the Gaon Domestic Singles Chart, before falling off the chart the following week.[17] However in the week of 16 November 2014, the song entered the Gaon Overall Singles Chart at number 34 due to its belated popularity, remaining in top five for the following three weeks before topping the chart for the week of 28 December 2014.[18][19]

Since its release, the song has sold over 1.3 million digital copies in South Korea,[20] becoming the group's first million-selling hit single (see EXID discography).

Track listing

CD/digital download[10]
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Ah Yeah'" (아예; Aye) Shinsadong Tiger, Namking Nang, LE Shinsadong Tiger, Namking Nang, LE Shinsadong Tiger 3:19
2. "Thrilling" (아슬해; Aseulhae) Shinsadong Tiger, Polar Bear, LE Shinsadong Tiger, Polar Bear, LE Shinsadong Tiger, Polar Bear 3:32
3. "Pat Pat" (토닥토닥; Todaktodak) LE Shinsadong Tiger, LE Shinsadong Tiger, LE 3:51
4. "With Out U"   LE LE, S. Kim Shinsadong Tiger, S. Kim 3:31
5. "1M"   Shinsadong Tiger, Monster Factory, LE Shinsadong Tiger, Monster Factory Shinsadong Tiger, Monster Factory 3:51
6. "Up & Down" (위아래; Wiarae) Shinsadong Tiger, Namking Nang, LE Shinsadong Tiger, Namking Nang, LE Shinsadong Tiger 3:09
7. "Every Night (Version 2)" (매일 밤; Maeil Bam) LE Shinsadong Tiger, LE Shinsadong Tiger 4:14
8. "Ah Yeah" (Instrumental)   Shinsadong Tiger, Namking Nang, LE Shinsadong Tiger 3:19
Total length:
 28:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[21] 5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 272
US World Albums (Billboard)[23] 12

Monthly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[24] 10

Awards and nominations

Annual music awards

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 24th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Prize) EXID Won
High1/Mobile Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Discovery of the Year - 2014 Won

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Up & Down" M! Countdown (Mnet) 8 January 2015[25]
15 January 2015[26]
Music Bank (KBS) 9 January 2015[27]
16 January 2015[28]
Inkigayo (SBS) 11 January 2015[29]
The Show (SBS MTV) 13 January 2015[30]
"Ah Yeah" The Show (SBS MTV) 21 April 2015[31]
Inkigayo (SBS) 26 April 2015[32]
3 May 2015[33]
Show Champion (MBC Music) 29 April 2015[34]
6 May 2015[35]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea[10] 13 April 2015 CD, digital download
Worldwide[36] 14 April 2015 Digital download Yedang Entertainment

References

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