Fate Number For

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Fate Number For
Winner - Fate Number For.jpg
Single album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
Recorded2016–17
Genre
Length14:08
Label YG
Producer Winner
Winner chronology
Exit : E
(2016)
Fate Number For
(2017)
Our Twenty For
(2017)
Singles from Fate Number For
  1. "Really Really" / "Fool"
    Released: April 4, 2017

Fate Number For is the first single album by South Korean boy group Winner. It marks the first comeback for the group as four members, after the departure of Nam Tae-hyun in 2016. [1]

Contents

Background

In January 2017, the members started hinting at an upcoming comeback, and on February 16, it was reported that they'll be shooting music videos for two of their new songs in the United States. [2] [3] On March 17, it was confirmed by YG Entertainment that the group would be releasing new music on April 4, with under the title Fate Number For. [1] Throughout March they released several teasers, including the name of the two title tracks "Really Really" and "Fool". [4] [5] On March 31, the first teaser of the music video for "Really Really" was released, revealing the track's tropical house sound, and on the following day, the teaser for "Fool" was released. [6] [7]

Promotion

Winner held a celebratory party on April 1, with influential figures from the media and the fashion industry invited to the event to celebrate the album's release. From April 2 to 4, a showroom exhibiting the concept of the band's new album was revealed. They did a countdown live show on April 4 and told the behind stories of their comeback and future plans, revealing other events planned for their fan club. [8] Winner held their first comeback stage on MBC's Show! Music Core on April 8, it will be the band's first-ever appearance on the show since their debut. They also performed live on Inkigayo the following day. [9]

Commercial performance

"Fate Number For" entered and peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart, on the chart issue dated April 2–8, 2017. The single album stayed at number 2 in its second week. [10] [11] In its third week, the single album fell to number 8 and to number 18 in its fourth week. [12] [13]

The single album entered at number 2 on the chart for the month of April 2017, with 63,573 physical copies sold. [14] The single album has sold 66,494 physical copies in 2017. [15]

Track listing

Fate Number For [16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Really Really"
  • Yoon
  • Kang Uk-jin
  • Mino
Uk-jin3:23
2."Fool"Seung-yoon
  • Seung-yoon
  • Airplay
Airplay3:41
Total length:7:04

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart) [17] 2

"Really Really"

Chart (2017)Peak
position
China (QQ Music Weekly Chart) [18] 35
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) [19] 1
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 3

"Fool"

Chart (2017)Peak
position
China (QQ Music Weekly Chart) [18] 16
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) [19] 6
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 4
Really Really music programs wins
ProgramDate
M Countdown (Mnet)April 13, 2017
April 20, 2017
MBC's Show! Music Core April 22, 2017
SBS's Inkigayo April 16, 2017
April 23, 2017

Sales

Download

"Really Really"

RegionSales (2017)
South Korean Download Chart(Gaon)2,500,000+ [21]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef
South KoreaApril 4, 2017 digital download YG Entertainment [22] [23]
Worldwide
South KoreaApril 5, 2017 CD YG Entertainment, KT Music
JapanApril 7, 2017digital downloadYGEX [24]
May 31, 2017CD [25]

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