Around the World (Got7 song)

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"Around the World"
Got7 aroundtheworld.jpg
Single by Got7
from the album Moriagatteyo
B-side "So Lucky"
ReleasedOctober 22, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre EDM, dancepop
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Burney, Jake K, Tadashi Komura (Komu), David Kim Tae-sung
Got7 singles chronology
"A"
(2014)		"Around the World"
(2014)		"'Stop Stop It'"
(2014)

Around the World is the debut Japanese single album recorded by South Korean boy group Got7, released on October 22, 2014 by Epic Records Japan. [1] Around the World debuted at number three on the weekly Oricon Daily Singles Chart, [2] staying in top 5 for five days before rising at number two, [3] while it entered the weekly chart at number three. [4] [5]

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It sold 40,431 copies in October 2014 [6] and was the best-selling debut single by a K-pop artist in Japan between 2013 and 2014. [7]

Background and release

The song "Around the World" was released on September 29, 2014 with a short music video, while the single album was published on October 22. [1] "Around the World" is a dance-EDM song, [8] while the B-side track "So Lucky" was written and composed by 2PM's Jun. K. [2] It was released in three physical versions: version A, a CD+DVD version with a music video and an off-shot video; version B, another CD+DVD version with the music video and dance practice behind-the-scenes; and version C, a CD only version.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Around the World"Komu
  • Kim Tae-sung
  • Jake K
  • Jimmy Burney
3:57
2."So Lucky"
  • Jun. K
  • LeL
4:08
3."Around the World" ((Inst.) 
  • Kim Tae-sung
  • Jake K
  • Jimmy Burney
3:57
4."So Lucky" ((Inst.) 
  • Jun. K
  • LeL
4:08

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Japanese Daily Singles (Oricon) [3] 2
Japanese Weekly Singles (Oricon) [4] [5] 3
Japan Hot 100 ( Billboard Japan ) [9] 4

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