Al1

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Al1
Seventeen - Al1.png
EP by
Seventeen
ReleasedMay 22, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length26:24
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Seventeen chronology
Going Seventeen
(2016)		Al1
(2017)		 Teen, Age
(2017)
Singles from Al1
  1. "Don't Wanna Cry"
    Released: May 22, 2017

Al1 (pronounced Alone) is the fourth extended play by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on May 22, 2017, by Pledis Entertainment. The album contains eight tracks, including the lead single "Don't Wanna Cry".

Contents

Background and release

On May 11, 2017, Pledis Entertainment released a video teaser on Seventeen's Instagram page in preparation for Al1. [1] The video features member Vernon wandering around a deserted road with a compass in his hand. Over the next five days, twelve similar trailers, one for each member, were released on Seventeen's social media accounts. [2] While revealing teasers, Seventeen announced the tour that would accompany the album titled 'Diamond Edge', due to start in July. [3] On May 17, they revealed the tracklist for the album. [4]

Promotions

On May 26, 2017, Seventeen made their comeback on MBC's Show! Music Core music program. This was followed by promotions on SBS MTV's The Show , MBC Music's Show Champion , Mnet's M Countdown and KBS's Music Bank , with Seventeen collecting six wins in total for their lead single "Don't Wanna Cry". [5]

Commercial performance

After a month of its release, Al1 sold over 250,000 copies and topped both the weekly Gaon Album Chart for the chart issued on May 27, 2017, and the monthly chart recorded for May. [6] [7] The album also debuted and peaked at number two on the World Albums chart for the week ending on May 25, having sold 2,000 units in the United States. [8] The album peaked at number three on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart, the group's highest entry until then. [9]

Track listing

Al1 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Don't Wanna Cry" (Korean : 울고 싶지 않아; RR : Ulgo Sipji Ana)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
Bumzu3:23
2."Habit" (Korean : 입버릇; RR : Ipbeoreut) (Vocal Team)Woozi
Petrén4:13
3."IF I" (Hip-hop Team)
BumzuBumzu3:09
4."Swimming Fool" (Performance Team)
  • Woozi
  • Vernon
  • Dino
  • Bumzu
  • Woozi
  • Hoshi
  • Bumzu
Bumzu3:07
5."My I" (Jun & The8)
  • Jun
  • The8
  • Bumzu
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
Bumzu3:04
6."Crazy in Love"
  • Woozi
  • Vernon
  • S.Coups
  • Mingyu
  • Bumzu
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Anchor
  • Bumzu
  • Anchor
3:35
Total length:20:37
Physical Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."Who" (Performance Team)
  • Hoshi
  • Dino
  • Woozi
  • Dong Ne-hyeong
  • Won Yeong-heon
  • Dong
  • Won
3:20
8."Check-In" (Remastering) (Hip-hop Team)
  • S.Coups
  • Vernon
  • Mingyu
  • Wonwoo
  • Bumzu
BumzuBumzu2:33
Total length:26:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Al1
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Japan Albums (Oricon) [10] 3
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [6] 1
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 10
US World Albums (Billboard) [12] 2

Monthly Charts

Monthly chart performance for Al1
Chart (2017)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [7] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
South KoreaMay 22, 2017 [13]
VariousDigital download [14]
TaiwanJuly 5, 2017CD Warner Music Taiwan [15]

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