Blockbuster (album)

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Blockbuster
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2012 (2012-10-19)
Recorded2012
Genre K-pop, hip hop
Length46:20
LanguageKorean
Label Stardom/LOEN
L100004578 (Special Limited Edition)
L100004577 (Student Edition)
Block B chronology
Welcome to the Block
(2012)
Blockbuster
(2012)
Singles from 닐리리맘보 (Nillili Mambo)
  1. "닐리리맘보 (Nillili Mambo)"
    Released: October 16, 2012

Blockbuster is the first studio album by South Korean boy band Block B. [1] The music video Nillili Mambo was released on October 16, 2012. [2]

Contents

Release

Blockbuster was released on October 19, 2012. They released two different versions of the album: one was limited edition, and the other was the normal edition. [3] The album reached number ten on the Billboard World Album Chart. [4]

Track listing

The album's tracks are as follows: [5] [6] [7]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."11:30"Kyung, Zico HARANHN, Ricky3:35
2."Interlude"- 0:26
3."닐리리맘보 (Nillili Mambo)"ZicoZico, Pop Time3:25
4."Mental Breaker"ZicoZico, Marcos Ubeda, Kevin Borg3:28
5."장난없다 (No Joke)" (Zico, Kyung & P.O.)Zico, KyungDelly Boi3:17
6."Movie's Over"ZicoZico, Jiyoung, and Bumjoo3:43
7."넌 어디에 (Where You At?)" (Taeil Solo)TaeilTaeil3:46
8."로맨틱하게 (Dreams Come True)" (Romantic)Cho PD, Zico, P.OAvian, Cho PD3:54
9."했어 안했어 (Did You or Did You Not?)"Kyung, ZicoKyung, Zico3:58
10."Halo"Zico, KyungZico3:51
11."닐리리맘보" (Instrumental)-Zico, Pop Time3:25
12."Mental Breaker" (Instrumental)-Zico, Marcos Ubeda, Kevin Borg3:28
13."닐리리맘보" (Acappella Version*)ZicoZico and Pop Time3:25
14."Mental Breaker" (Acappella Version*)ZicoZico, Marcos Ubeda, Kevin Borg3:28
Total length:46:20

Chart rankings

The chart rankings are as follows: [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Singles chartPeak position
Billboard Korea 10
Gaon Album Chart 10

Sales and certifications

ChartAmount
Gaon physical sales [13]
  • 39,130 (2012)
  • 3,289 (2013)
  • 5,417 (2014)

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