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Overdose (Exo song)

"Overdose"
Single by EXO
from the album Overdose
Released May 7, 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 03:25
Label S.M. Entertainment
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Underdogs
EXO singles chronology
"Miracles in December"
(2013)
"Overdose"
(2014)
"December, 2014 (The Winter’s Tale)"
(2014)

"Overdose" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group EXO for their second extended play Overdose. It was released in Korean and Chinese versions by S.M. Entertainment on May 7, 2014.

Produced by The Underdogs, "Overdose" described as a heavy-hitting, urban-pop banger with hard rhythms of hip-hop, R&B hooks and electronic beats with the lyrics of the feeling of overdosing on a sweet drug as a metaphor to describe a man's intense addiction to love. The song was released on May 7, 2014 together with the EP.

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Overdose" were released on May 6, 2014. The music video shows that the members in a maze like setting while they perform their choreography. The music video reached 100 million views on May 5, 2016, nearly two years after its release.

EXO-K began performing the song on South Korean music television programs on April 11, 2014 and EXO-M began performing the song on the Chinese weekly music program, "Global Chinese Music "on April 19.

"Overdose" debuted at number two on the Gaon weekly digital chart and at number two at the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. The Korean version of the song went on to win first place eight time while the Chinese version won first place two times.

The song sold more than 1 million copies in less than a year from its release.


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