Exodus (Exo album)

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EXODUS
EXODUS-EXO.png
Digital album cover for Exodus
Studio album by EXO
Released March 30, 2015
(see release history)
Recorded 2014-15; S.M. Studios, Seoul
Genre
Length 37:14
53:03 (Repackaged album)
Language
Label
Producer Lee Soo-man
EXO chronology
Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
(2014)Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet2014		 Exodus
(2015)		 Sing for You
(2015)
Singles from Exodus
  1. "Call Me Baby"
    Released: March 30, 2015
Singles from Love Me Right
  1. "Love Me Right"
    Released: June 3, 2015
Repackaged album cover
Digital album cover for Love Me Right
Digital album cover for Love Me Right

Sing for You2015

Exodus (stylized as EXODUS) is the second studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO, released on March 30, 2015 by S.M. Entertainment and distributed by KT Music.[1] It is the band's first full-length release since XOXO (2013), and also the first release from the band after the lawsuits of Kris and Luhan, now promoting with only ten members.[2] Exodus is the final release to include member Tao before he left the group and filed a lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment requesting contract termination. The lead single for the album, "Call Me Baby", was revealed two days prior to the album's release, and its music videos were released on March 31, 2015.

On June 3, the album was re-released as Love Me Right with four new songs, including the lead single of the same name. With both versions of the album, EXO had the largest sales volume in the shortest amount of time for any K-pop artist, selling more than one million copies in two months.[3][upper-alpha 1]

Background

Before the album's release, S.M. Entertainment held a press conference, in which all the members were present except Lay, who was in China focusing on his new upcoming film. Although he could not be there to attend the press conference, he later apologized through a video call, stating "I'm really sorry. I really wanted to see everybody. I miss the members, too. We will show a perfect image for this comeback. Please anticipate it."[5]

Suho also stated that he had never thought about the sales numbers after the release of the album, and just wanted to bring new music to fans of the band.[6] He said that the only thing in the members' mind whilst making the album was for the listeners to enjoy it. He also concluded by saying that it would be a new start for EXO, after the lawsuits of former band members Luhan and Kris, and that the members would show a brighter, fresher side to their fans.

The album features the lyrics from the likes of Teddy Riley and also SHINee's Jonghyun who wrote the lyrics of the song "Playboy". There are 10 songs that span a number of genres including dance, R&B, and ballad.[7]

Release

EXO stated that 20 different covers of the album would be released, both online and in physical copies. Each member would be featured on their own cover on the album, in both a Korean and Chinese version. The Korean versions were colored gold while the Chinese versions were silver. When aligned, the spines of all the albums together would create their new logo.[8]

According to S.M. Entertainment, pre-orders for Exodus reached 502,440 copies (321,200 in Korean and 181,240 in Chinese), already passing the half million mark.[9]

Domestically, the Korean version of the album topped the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks, while its Chinese counterpart reached the runner-up position. Both versions occupied the first two spots until their third week of release.[10] Later, the Korean version of its repackaged edition Love Me Right slayed atop the chart for two straight weeks.[11] Exodus became the best-selling album in the first quarter of 2015, only two days after its release on March 30.[12]

In Japan, both albums entered the top 10 of the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, peaking at numbers four (Korean) and seven (Chinese), respectively.[13]

The combined version of the album sold over 6,000 copies in the United States, and charted at number 95 on the Billboard 200 in its initial week of release.[14] In doing so, Exodus became the best-selling K-pop album in the region, beating the record previously held by 2NE1's Crush (5,000+ copies).[15] The album also topped Billboard's World Albums Chart on the issue date of April 18, 2015, and stayed in the top 10 for six consecutive weeks.[16]

Exodus was the weekly best-selling album worldwide, with a total of 303,000 copies sold in its initial week.[17] With the pre-order sales figures for Love Me Right combined, the album's total sales surpassed one million units globally.[18][19]

Singles

S.M. Entertainment released the song "First Love" on YouTube to give the fans a sneak peek. According to the members, it was a present for the fans after waiting patiently and bearing with the problems and struggles faced by the band, while still supporting them with their activities. The song was uploaded onto music sharing websites, but was then made private after 10 hours of uploading it.

The lead single for the album, "Call Me Baby", was released online on March 28, 2015, while the accompanying music videos of two versions (both in Korean and Chinese, respectively) came out three days later through a number of media.[20] The Korean version of the single peaked at number two on the Gaon Singles Chart, while its Chinese counterpart reached number 36.[21][22] It also entered the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of April 25, 2015, debuting and peaking at number 98.[23] Since its release, "Call Me Baby" has sold nearly 826,000 digital copies in South Korea,[upper-alpha 2] and 831,000 worldwide.[25]

The Korean version of "Love Me Right", the title track for the album's repackaged edition later topped the Gaon Singles Chart, becoming the band's second number-one hit in their native country following "December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)" (see EXO discography).[26] It has sold about 625,000 digital copies in South Korea.[upper-alpha 3]

The songs "El Dorado" and "Beautiful" from the album, were previously used three years ago when S.M. Entertainment released the teasers for the band members. The songs used then were only short drafts and clips from the songs and had no lyrics. "El Dorado" was used in Chanyeol's teaser, whilst the teaser for "Beautiful" starred the members Lay, Baekhyun and Chen.[28][29]

Promotion

EXO held their comeback stage for "Call Me Baby" on M! Countdown (Mnet) where they co-operated their energetic choreography in various different stage locations. Along with the lead single, the band performed "My Answer" both on M! Countdown and Music Bank (KBS), and the title track both on Show! Music Core (MBC) and The Music Trend (SBS).[30][31][32][33] EXO won their first award on The Music Trend aired on April 5, 2015.[34]

Promotions for the album was wrapped up by the band's performances on The Show (SBS MTV) aired on April 28, 2015.[35] EXO has received a total of 18 music show trophies for "Call Me Baby", breaking their own record previously held for "Growl" (14 trophies).[36]

Track listing

※ Bolded tracks identify singles from the album.

Exodus (Korean version)[37]
No. Title Lyrics Music Translated title Length
1. "Call Me Baby"   Jo Yoon-kyung, January 8th (Jam Factory), Kim Dong-hyun Teddy Riley, DOM, Lee Hyun-seung, J.SOL, Dantae Johnson   3:31
2. "Transformer"   Kenzie Kenzie, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Ray McCullough   3:47
3. "시선 둘, 시선 하나 (What If…)" (Siseon Dul, Siseon Hana) Seo Ji-eum The Underdogs, Patrick "J. Que" Smith, Dewain Whitmore, Adonis Shropshire Two Gazes, One Gaze (What If…) 4:18
4. "My Answer" (sung by Baekhyun, D.O., and Suho) Lee Joo-hyung Lee Joo-hyung   3:33
5. "Exodus"   Jo Yoon-kyung Albi Albertsson, Yuka Otsuki, Fabian Strangl   3:19
6. "El Dorado"   Seo Ji-eum, Lee Yoo-jin Lim Kwang-wook, Mage, Chase   3:59
7. "Playboy"   Jonghyun Jonghyun, Wefreaky   3:32
8. "Hurt"   Seo-jung Albi Albertsson   3:39
9. "유성우 (Lady Luck)" (Yuseong-u) Jo Yoon-kyung Command Freaks, Andreas Stone Johansson Meteor Shower (Lady Luck) 3:33
10. "Beautiful"   Lee Chae-yoon (Jam Factory) Teddy Riley, DOM, Richard Garcia, Dantae Johnson, Labyron Walton   4:03
Total length:
 37:14
Notes
  • "Call Me Baby", "Love Me Right", "Tender Love", and "Promise (EXO 2014)" are sung by all members, with the rest being sung by EXO-K and EXO-M members in their respective Korean and Chinese versions except where individual members are indicated.
  • Tao does not participate in "Love Me Right", "Tender Love", and "Promise (EXO 2014)" due to his disengagement. His voice is heard in "First Love", even though he does not appear in the artwork of the repackage album.

Charts

Korean and Chinese versions

Chart Peak position Sales
Exodus
(Korean)		 Exodus
(Chinese)		 Love Me
Right
(Korean)		 Love Me
Right
(Chinese)
South Korean Gaon Weekly Albums Chart 1[41] 2[41] 1[42] 2[42]
South Korean Gaon Monthly Albums Chart 1[45] 2[45] 1[46] 2[46]
South Korea Gaon 2015 Yearly Albums Chart 1 4 3 11
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 4[13] 7[13] 9 14
Japanese Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 23[47] 46[47] — —

Combined version

Chart (2015) Peak position Sales
Exodus
(Combined)		 Love Me
Right
(Combined)
US Billboard 200 95[48] —
US Billboard Independent Albums Chart 15[49] —
US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart 70[50] —
US Billboard World Albums Chart 1[51] 2[52]

Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo
Award Nominated work Category Result
Golden Disk Awards EXODUS Disk Bonsang Won
Disk Daesang Won
Call Me Baby Digital Bonsang Nominated
MelOn Music Awards EXODUS Album of the Year Won
Call Me Baby Song of the Year Nominated
Mnet Asian Music Awards Call Me Baby UnionPay Song of the Year Nominated
EXODUS UnionPay Album of the Year Won
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards EXODUS Artist of the Year (Album) - 1st Quarter Won
Love Me Right Artist of the Year (Album) - 2nd Quarter Won
Seoul Music Awards EXODUS Record of the Year in Album Release Nominated

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Call Me Baby" The Music Trend (SBS) April 5, 2015[34]
April 12, 2015[53]
April 19, 2015[54]
Show Champion (MBC Music) April 8, 2015[55]
April 15, 2015[56]
April 22, 2015[57]
M! Countdown (Mnet) April 9, 2015[58]
April 17, 2015[59]
April 30, 2015[60]
Music Bank (KBS) April 10, 2015[61]
April 17, 2015[62]
April 24, 2015[63]
May 1, 2015[64]
Show! Music Core (MBC) April 11, 2015[65]
April 18, 2015[66]
April 25, 2015[67]
May 2, 2015[68]
The Show (SBS MTV) April 28, 2015[36]
"Love Me Right" Show Champion (MBC Music) June 10, 2015[69]
June 17, 2015[70]
June 24, 2015[71]
Music Bank (KBS) June 12, 2015[72]
June 19, 2015[73]
Show! Music Core (MBC) June 13, 2015[74]
June 20, 2015[75]
June 27, 2015[76]
The Show (SBS MTV) June 16, 2015[77]
M! Countdown (Mnet) June 18, 2015[78]
The Music Trend (SBS) June 21, 2015[79]

Release history

Edition Region Date Format Label
Exodus South Korea March 30, 2015 CD, digital download S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide[37][38] Digital download S.M. Entertainment
Love Me Right South Korea June 3, 2015 CD, digital download S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide[39][40] Digital download S.M. Entertainment

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ This record was set after the Gaon Music Chart began tracking album sales since 2010. In September 2000, Jo Sung-mo's third studio album Let Me Love sold more than 1.7 million copies during its initial month of release.[4]
  2. ↑ Sales for both versions are combined.[24]
  3. ↑ Sales for both versions are combined.[27]
  4. ↑ Sales for both Exodus and Love Me Right are combined.[43]
  5. ↑ Sales for Exodus only.[44]
  6. ↑ Sales for Exodus only.[14]

References

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