Fatal Love (album)

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Fatal Love
Fatal Love by Monsta X.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2020
Genre K-pop
Length32:57
LanguageKorean
Label
Monsta X chronology
Fantasia X
(2020)
Fatal Love
(2020)
Flavors of Love
(2021)
Singles from Fatal Love
  1. "Love Killa"
    Released: November 2, 2020

Fatal Love is the seventh and the third Korean-language studio album by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on November 2, 2020. [1]

Contents

Background and release

The album was announced on October 5, 2020. [2] [3] The title track for the album is "Love Killa". The group collaborated with labelmates Brother Su and Jooyoung, as well as singer Eric Nam and DJ Justin Oh, for the production of the album. [4] Additionally, the album includes Hyungwon's first song, which he is credited in all aspects of the production, including writing, composing, and arranging, for the song "Nobody Else". [4]

The physical album was released in four versions.

Critical reception

According to Faith Jung of SCMP , the album can be summed up in two words: "power" and "charisma", adding that it is a record "packed with bops perfect for dancing". This album proves that they can "come back harder and better with each new release", and each song exemplifies their "distinct style", while complementing the album's "deadly concept". [5]

The album received praise for "showcasing all facets of their songwriting and each members' distinct artistry". [6] The song "Nobody Else" gained praise, for its showcasing of group member Hyungwon's musical range in composition, [7] and the album overall was praised for its "diverse musicality to satisfy any palette". [6]

Listicles

Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work and rank
Critic/PublicationListWorkRankRef.
Album
South China Morning Post The 15 Best K-pop Albums of 2020Fatal Love3 [6]
Song
BuzzFeed 35 Songs That Helped Define K-pop in 2020"Love Killa"20 [8]
Refinery29 The 29 Best Songs of the YearPlaced [lower-alpha 1] [9]

Commercial performance

Fatal Love became Monsta X's third certified platinum album through the Gaon Music Chart and sold over 280,000 albums as of January 2021. [10]

"Love Killa" debuted on the weekly Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart at number fourteen upon release, [11] while "Nobody Else" and "Night View" placed at number ten and at number thirteen, respectively in 2021. [12] [13] "Love Killa" peaked at number 135 on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart, [14] while the other tracks did not appear on the main chart but still debuted on its component chart, the Gaon Download Chart, with "Sorry I'm Not Sorry" debuting at 170, "Beastmode" at 173, "Gasoline" at 176, "Thriller" at 180, "Night View" at 181, "Nobody Else" at 188, "Stand Together" at 189, "Last Carnival" at 191, and "Guess Who" at 199. [15] It won two music show awards on The Show and Show Champion . [16] [17]

Track listing

Fatal Love track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Love Killa"
Willie Weeks3:02
2."Gasoline" (갈증)
  • FlyingLab
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Andreas Oberg
Albin Nordqvist3:58
3."Thriller"
  • Lee Su-ran
  • danke
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Andy Love
  • Joony
Joony3:39
4."Guess Who"
  • danke
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Daniel Kim
  • Willie Weeks
  • Mr Danny
Willie Weeks3:25
5."Nobody Else"
  • Hyungwon
  • Jantine Annika Heij
  • I.M
  • Justin Oh
  • Hyungwon
  • Jantine Annika Heij
  • Hyungwon
  • Jantine Annika Heij
3:02
6."Beastmode"
  • Joohoney
  • 9F
  • Eric Nam
  • Joohoney
  • 9F
3:15
7."Stand Together" (대동단결)
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
  • I.M
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Laser
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
3:03
8."Night View"
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
3:09
9."Last Carnival"FlyingLab
LDN Noise2:54
10."Sorry I'm Not Sorry"
  • Bottle God
  • Jooyoung
Bottle God3:27
Total length:33:04

Charts

Album

Songs

Weekly charts

Certification and sales

Certification and sales for Fatal Love
RegionCertification Certified units/Sales
South Korea (KMCA) [10] Platinum321,100 [27]
Japan4,306 [28]

Accolades

Music program award for "Love Killa"
ProgramDate (2 total)Ref.
Show Champion November 11, 2020 [17]
The Show November 10, 2020 [16]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Golden Disc Awards 2021 Disc BonsangFatal LoveNominated [29]

Release history

Release history and formats for Fatal Love
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaNovember 2, 2020
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

See also

Notes

  1. All the albums and songs listed are either unranked or just alphabetically ranked.

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