"Dancing King" | ||||
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Single by Yoo Jae-suk and EXO | ||||
from the album S.M. Station Season 1 | ||||
Released | September 17, 2016 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Label | S.M. Entertainment, KT Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | JQ, Jang Yeo-jin | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Tambakis, Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis III | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Dancing King" on YouTube |
"Dancing King" is a song by South Korean comedian Yoo Jae-suk and South Korean boy group 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 S.M. Entertainment.
On September 12, 2016, it was revealed that the next SM Station single, titled "Dancing King" will feature Yoo Jae-suk and EXO, and it will be released on September 17. It was also revealed that all the profits of the single will be donated. The song is described to be a dance song based on brass sound and passionate samba rhythm. It was officially released on September 17.
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.
The artists performed the song at the Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok on September 11, 2016 before its release. The performance was aired on episode no. 498 of Infinite Challenge which featured the artists' rehearsal for the song.
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. The song ranked No.1 on China’s Xiami daily music chart for two days.