Gentleman (Psy song)
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| Released | April 12, 2013 | |||||||
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| Recorded | 2012-13 | |||||||
| Genre | K-pop | |||||||
| Length | 3:14 | |||||||
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| Producer(s) | Yoo Gun-hyung | |||||||
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"Gentleman" is a K-pop song by South Korean musician Psy released on April 12, 2013 (KST), serving as his 19th single. The song serves as the follow-up to his international hit single "Gangnam Style", which at the time of "Gentleman"'s release had been viewed on YouTube over 1.5 billion times. The first public performance of the song, with its associated dance, was unveiled at 6:30 pm on April 13 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul. A poster and Twitter message was released containing the main line of the song "I'm a mother f••••• gentleman"; The obscured word was later revealed to be "father".
As of January 2017, the video has been viewed more than 1 billion times. It has set YouTube records for most views in its first 24 hours, most views in any 24 hours, fastest music video to reach 100 million views, fastest overall video to reach 200 million views, and 300 million views. The song has reached number one on charts in three countries and has topped iTunes charts in 40 countries.
Psy first announced a new single would be forthcoming by Twitter on March 8. He originally intended to follow up "Gangnam Style" with a song called "Assarabia", which is Korean slang for "Oh Yeah!", but changed course upon realizing that the title might be offensive to Arab listeners.
For the April 13 debut of the dance, Psy instructed fans to attend in white attire. 50,000 people attended the April 13 World Cup Stadium performance. The 6:30 pm Seoul time/ 2:30 am U.S. ET performance was broadcast live on YouTube.
Although his previous song's associated widely imitated horse-riding dance had brought him notoriety, the "Harlem Shake" had recently challenged Psy and "Gangnam Style" for the top position in pop culture. Psy felt a lot of pressure to satisfy his growing fanbase, saying "Of course I feel more burden than before, because lots of people are watching." The new dance is characterized by fast, hip-swinging movements in Stuff.
When the song was being introduced, Adam Sherwin of the The Independent reported that "A trailer posted on PSY's Twitter links to a thudding beat with a repeated lyric of 'I'm a mother, father, gentleman'. Or 'motherf***er [sic]' depending on the interpretation of PSY's accent." A poster was also released containing the main line of the song "I'm a mother fxxxxx [sic] gentleman". At a press conference for the "Happening" concert, PSY mentioned that he chose the phrase because it was easy to pronounce. He also chose 'alangamola' (I don't know if you know) as a common lyric in the song as it was easy to sing along to.
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