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"Dancing King"
"Dancing King"
Single by Yoo Jae-suk and Exo
from the album SM Station Season 1
Released	September 17, 2016
Recorded	2016
Studio	SM Blue Ocean (Seoul); MonoTree (Seoul);
Genre	K-pop; dance; tropical house; moombahton; EDM;
Label	SM; Genie;
Composer(s)	Peter Tambakis; Sermstyle; Phil Cook; Otha "Vakseen" Davis III; MZMC;
Lyricist(s)	JQ; Jang Yeo-jin;
Producer(s)	Sermstyle; Phil Cook;
Exo singles chronology
Music video
	"Dancing King" on YouTube

"Dancing King" is a song by South Korean comedian Yoo Jae-suk and South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. The song is a part of SM Station and is a collaboration single for the variety show Infinite Challenge. It was released digitally on September 17, 2016, by SM Entertainment.^[1]^[2]

Background and release

On September 12, 2016, it was revealed that the next SM Station single, titled "Dancing King" would feature Yoo Jae-suk and Exo and be released on September 17. It was also revealed that all the profits of the single would be donated.^[3] The song has been described as "a dance song based on brass sound and passionate samba rhythm".^[4] It was officially released on September 17.

Music video

The music video was released following which featured Exo. It features shots of the dress rehearsal and the actual performance from Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok interspersed with more lighthearted clips of Yoo Jae-suk and EXO members jamming out.

Live performance

The artists performed the song at the ExoPlanet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok on September 11, 2016, before its release.^[3] The performance was aired on episode no. 498 of Infinite Challenge which featured the artists' rehearsal for the song.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dancing King"	JQ, Jang Yeo-jin	Peter Tambakis, Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis III	Sermstyle, Phil Cook	04:04
2.	"Dancing King" (Instrumental)		Peter Tambakis, Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis III	Sermstyle, Phil Cook	04:04
Total length:					08:08

Commercial performance

Upon release, "Dancing King" quickly reached the top on seven South Korean online music charts. The song debuted at No. 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and on Billboard's US World Digital Songs.^[6] The song ranked No.1 on China's Xiami daily music chart for two days.^[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the single's liner notes, according to Melon.^[8]

Studio

SM Blue Ocean Studio – recording
MonoTree Studio – recording, digital editing
doobdoob Studio – digital editing
SM Yellow Tail Studio – mixing
Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel

SM Entertainment – executive producer
Lee Soo-man – producer
Exo – vocals
Yoo Jae-suk – vocals
JQ – lyrics
Jang Yeo-jin – lyrics
Sermstyle – producer, composition, arrangement
Phil Cook – producer, composition, arrangement
Peter Tambakis – composition
Otha "Vakseen" Davis III – composition
MZMC – composition
G-High – vocal directing, recording, Pro Tools operating, digital editing
ESBEE – background vocals
Kye Bum-joo – background vocals
Kim Cheol-sun – recording
Jang Woo-young – digital editing
Koo Jong-pil – mixing
Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[9]	2
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[10]	2

Monthly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[11]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[12]	90

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)^[13]	648,506

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2017	Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards	Song of the Year (September)	Nominated

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	September 17, 2016	Digital download streaming	SM Genie
Various	September 17, 2016	Digital download streaming	SM Genie

References

^ "EXO And Yoo Jae Suk Collaboration: Most Popular K-Pop Group Today And 'MC Of Nation' Shows Off Sweet Dancing And Singing In 'Dancing King' [Music Video]". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ "EXO and Yoo Jae-suk to release collaborative single". 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ ^a ^b ""꿈의 콜라보" 유재석X엑소 댄스곡 '댄싱 킹' 17일 공개... 음원 수익금 전액 기부" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ "Yoo Jae Suk and EXO Collaborate for 'Dancing King'". Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ Hong, Hye-min (September 18, 2016). "['무한도전' 498회] 유재석x엑소, '댄싱킹'으로 하나되니 '히트다 히트~'" [['Infinite Challenge' Ep. 498] Yoo Jae Suk x EXO Becomes One in 'Dancing King' 'Hit Da Hit~']. NewsInside (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "'댄싱킹' 유재석X엑소, 7개 음원 차트 1위 '차트킹'…전액 기부 훈훈" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : [#STATION] #YUJAESEOK X #EXO '#DancingKing' ranks No.1 on China's Xiam". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ "Dancing King – Yoo Jae-suk & EXO/Single Information". Melon. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
^ "2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 39". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ "World Digital Songs: October 8, 2016 – Billboard Chart". Billboard. Billboard. October 8, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^ "2016 Yearly Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.
^
Cumulative sales for "Dancing King":
- "Gaon Download Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02."Gaon Download Chart – October, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- "Gaon Download Chart – November, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[1] "EXO And Yoo Jae Suk Collaboration: Most Popular K-Pop Group Today And 'MC Of Nation' Shows Off Sweet Dancing And Singing In 'Dancing King' [Music Video]". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[2] "EXO and Yoo Jae-suk to release collaborative single". 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[:0-3] ""꿈의 콜라보" 유재석X엑소 댄스곡 '댄싱 킹' 17일 공개... 음원 수익금 전액 기부" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[4] "Yoo Jae Suk and EXO Collaborate for 'Dancing King'". Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[5] Hong, Hye-min (September 18, 2016). "['무한도전' 498회] 유재석x엑소, '댄싱킹'으로 하나되니 '히트다 히트~'" [['Infinite Challenge' Ep. 498] Yoo Jae Suk x EXO Becomes One in 'Dancing King' 'Hit Da Hit~']. NewsInside (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[6] "'댄싱킹' 유재석X엑소, 7개 음원 차트 1위 '차트킹'…전액 기부 훈훈" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[7] SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : [#STATION] #YUJAESEOK X #EXO '#DancingKing' ranks No.1 on China's Xiam". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[8] "Dancing King – Yoo Jae-suk & EXO/Single Information". Melon. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

[gaondigitalweekly-9] "2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 39". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[10] "World Digital Songs: October 8, 2016 – Billboard Chart". Billboard. Billboard. October 8, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[gaondigitalmonthly-11] "Gaon Digital Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[12] "2016 Yearly Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-26.

[13] Cumulative sales for "Dancing King":
"Gaon Download Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02."Gaon Download Chart – October, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

"Gaon Download Chart – November, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[14] "Gaon Download Chart – September, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02."Gaon Download Chart – October, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

[15] "Gaon Download Chart – November, 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

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