Fly High (EP)

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Fly High
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ReleasedJanuary 11, 2013
Recorded Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, Hip Hop, R&B
Label Woollim Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
Infinite H (Infinite) chronology
Fly High
(2013)
Fly Again
(2015)
Singles from Fly High
  1. "Special Girl"
    Released: January 10, 2013
  2. "Without You"
    Released: January 28, 2013

Fly High is the debut EP by South Korean boy group Infinite's sub-unit Infinite H. The EP was released on January 11 and immediately topped the charts upon release.

Contents

Background

After a series of image and video teasers, the music video for promotional track "Special Girl" was released on January 10, 2013 on Woollim Entertainment's official YouTube channel and following the music video's release, the duo also performed the song and their follow-up track "Without You" on M! Countdown on the same day. [1] [2] Following the release of the music video, the EP was officially released on January 11, 2013.

Composition

Focusing mainly on the genre hip hop, Infinite H (Dongwoo and Hoya) collaborated with many different artists, including various well-known hip hop composers and rappers such as Primary, Zion.T, Bumkey, Paloalto, Vida Loca, and more. The album's title track, "Fly High," features labelmate Baby Soul, who was featured on the sub-unit's first ever track "Crying" as well. [3]

Music video

The music video for "Special Girl" was uploaded onto Woollim Entertainment's official YouTube channel on January 10, 2013 and on January 28, 2013, the music video for the follow-up track, "Without You" was also uploaded onto YouTube. [4]

Promotion

Infinite H began their promotions by performing their title track and their follow-up song, "Without You" on January 10, 2013 episode of Mnet's M! Countdown on the same day when the music video for "Special Girl" was released. [1] [2] The duo also performed on Music Bank and Show! Music Core on January 11 and 12 respectively. [5] [6] They continued to perform on various music programs to promote the EP.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Victorious Way"Dead'pVida LocaVida Loca2:39
2."Special Girl (Feat. Bumkey)" Beenzino, Bumkey Primary Primary4:08
3."니가 없을 때 (Feat. Zion.T)" (Without You (Feat. Zion.T))Zion.T, Lil Boi, LouieZion.TZion.T, Primary, Gray3:25
4."못해 (feat. 개코 of Dynamic Duo)" (Can't Do It (feat. Gaeko of Dynamic Duo))개코Primary, 개코Primary4:09
5."Fly High (Feat. Baby Soul of Lovelyz)"PaloaltoPrimaryPrimary3:41
Total length:18:06

Charts

Album

ChartPeak
position
South Korea Weekly Album Chart (Gaon) [7] 5
South Korea Yearly Album Chart (Gaon)23
US World Albums (Billboard)8

Sales

Gaon Album Chart [8] Amount
2013 Yearly Total93,884 [9]

Release history

CountryDateDistributing labelFormat
South Korea January 11, 2013 Woollim Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Digital download
CD

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