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Everybody (EP)

Everybody
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EP by Shinee
Released October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)
Recorded 2013 at S.M. Studios, Seoul.
Genre Electropop, R&B
Length 26:50
Language Korean
Label S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Producer Lee Soo Man (executive)
Shinee chronology
The Misconceptions of Us
(2013)
Everybody
(2013)
I'm Your Boy
(2014)
Singles from Everybody
  1. "Everybody"
    Released: October 14, 2013

Everybody is the fifth EP recorded and performed by the South Korean contemporary R&B idol group Shinee. The EP consists of seven tracks and it incorporates complextro and R&B-slow jam music genres. It was released for physical purchase domestically and for digital download globally on October 14, 2013 by SM Entertainment. The tracks "Everybody" and "Symptoms" were chosen as the lead singles for the promotional cycle. To promote the album, Shinee appeared on several South Korean music programs including M Countdown and Inkigayo.

Everybody received positive reviews from music critics—Jakob Dorof of Tiny Mix Tapes praised the album for showcasing the experimental and versatile nature of Shinee's music and Billboard's Jeff Benjamin positively viewed the group's attempt at EDM stating the group found the balance of hyperactive EDM and pop stylings. The EP was commercially successful in South Korea and topped the Gaon Album Chart and sold more than 140,000 copies.

On October 4, 2013 S.M. Entertainment released a lyric video of a new song, "Symptoms", which was written by Kim Jonghyun himself. Also, the music was composed by The Underdogs, who previously worked on Shinee's songs "Juliette," "Spoiler," and "Selene 6.23". Shinee released Everybody digitally and physically on October 14. The group began their promotions for the title song "Everybody" on October 10 starting with Mnet's M! Countdown and ended their promotions on November 17, 2013 on Inkigayo. After the release, the album charted high in Taiwan and entered at #1 of the Gaon Music Chart. Shinee performed the title track "Everybody" for the first time during the 2013 Gangnam Hallyu Festival.


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