Celebrate (EP)

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Celebrate
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ReleasedOctober 16, 2017
Recorded2017
LanguageKorean
Label
Highlight chronology
Can You Feel It?
(2017)
Celebrate
(2017)
Outro
(2018)
Singles from Celebrate
  1. "Can Be Better"
    Released: October 16, 2017

Celebrate is the tenth extended play by South Korean boy group Highlight. It was released on October 16, 2017 by Around Us Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment.

Contents

The album was released to commemorate and celebrate the eighth anniversary of the group's debut. [1] This marks the third time the group has released two albums in one year, following Shock of the New Era and Mastermind in 2010; and Good Luck and Time in 2014. According to Gaon Chart, as of the end of December 2017, the album has sold a cumulative total of 113,154 copies.

The album consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Can Be Better".

Track listing

Credits are adapted from Naver. [2]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Celebrate"
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
3:04
2."Can Be Better" (어쩔 수 없지 뭐;eojjeol su eobsji mwo)
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
2:59
3."Take On Me"
  • Yong Jun-hyung
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
  • Kim Tae-joo
3:26
4."Who Am I"
  • Yong Jun-hyung
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
  • Kim Tae-joo
3:30
5."Love Like This"
  • Secret Weapon
3:04
6."Can Be Better" (instrumental) 
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
  • Good Life (Yong Jun-hyung, Kim Tae-joo)
2:59
Total length:19:02

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Sales
Gaon Weekly album chart [3] 2
  • KOR: 113,154 [4]
Gaon Monthly album chart [5] 5
Gaon Yearly album chart [6] 31
Oricon Weekly album chart [7] 49

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References

  1. Kim, So-yeon (27 September 2017). "Highlight to 'Celebrate' 8th anniversary". Korean Herald. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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