Give Me a Chance (Lay song)

"Give Me a Chance"
Single by Lay
from the album Namanana
Released	October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded	2018
Studio	Zhang Yixing Studio
Genre	Urban pop R&B
Length	3:43
Label	SM
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Bazzi Kevin White Mike Woods
Producer(s)	Lay Andrew Bazzi Kevin White Mike Woods MZMC
Lay singles chronology
"Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)" (2018) "Give Me a Chance" (2018) "Namanana" (2018)
Music video
"Give Me a Chance" on YouTube

"Give Me a Chance" is a single recorded by Chinese rapper Lay for his solo album Namanana . The song was pre-released on October 5, 2018, by SM Entertainment and Zhang Yixing Studio.

Background and release

On September 28, it was announced that Lay would pre-release his song "Give Me a Chance" on October 5, the lyrics and composing of which were co-written and co-composed by Bazzi, and would release the music video of the song on October 7. ^[1] On October 5, the track was released. ^[2]

Written and composed by Lay, Bazzi and others, "Give Me a Chance" is described as having a trap beat over a dreamy melody with lyrics about a former lover. ^[3]

Music video

On October 5, a teaser of the music video of "Give Me a Chance" was released. ^[4] On October 7, the music video was officially released. ^[5]

The music video shows Lay dancing along with backup dancers in an industrial setting and on a rooftop. ^[3]

Reception

"Give Me a Chance" topped the iTunes charts in 16 countries including Hong Kong, Argentina, Finland, and the United Arab Emirates. ^[6] The single reached the top three on China's music streaming chart QQ Music.

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
China (China Top 100) [7]	2
China (QQ Music) [8]	3
Philippines (Music Weekly) [9]	28
Vietnam (Music Weekly) [10]	22

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	October 5, 2018	Digital download streaming	SM Zhang Yixing Studio
China
South Korea
Various

References

1. Kim, Jee-min (Sep 28, 2018). "EXO Lay prerelease slated for Oct. 5". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
2. "Give Me A Chance – Single by LAY" . Retrieved October 7, 2018.
3. Herman, Tamar (2018-10-08). "Lay Surprises Fans With 'Give Me A Chance' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
4. SMTOWN (October 5, 2018). "LAY 레이 'Give Me A Chance' MV Teaser" . Retrieved October 7, 2018.
5. SMTOWN (October 6, 2018). "LAY 레이 'Give Me A Chance' MV" . Retrieved October 7, 2018.
6. "엑소 레이, 美 데뷔곡 'Give Me A Chance'…아이튠즈 16개 지역 1위" (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2018.
7. "Give Me A Chance on China Top 100 (The Week of January 25, 2019)". Billboard China. January 25, 2019. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
8. "Give Me A Chance on QQ Music". QQ Music. October 4–10, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
9. "Top 30 Singles Chart Philippines". Musicweekly.asia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
10. "Top 30 Singles Chart Vietnam". Musicweekly.asia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.