Lose Control (Lay song)

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"Lose Control"
Single by Lay
from the album Lose Control
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016
Recorded2016
Studio Zhang Yixing Studio
Genre
Length3:31
Label S.M. Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Lay, CC
Producer(s) Devine Channel, Lay
Lay singles chronology
"what U need?"
(2016)
"Lose Control"
(2016)
"I Need U"
(2017)
Music video
"Lose Control" on YouTube

"Lose Control" is a single recorded by Chinese singer Lay for his debut extended play Lose Control. The song was released on October 28, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment.

Contents

Background and release

Produced by Devine Channel and Lay, "Lose Control" is described as a "Pop-R&B" song that has a distinct guitar melody. The lyrics tells a story about a guy giving everything to a girl and as a result he loses his self-control. The song was released officially along with EP on October 28, 2016. [1] [2]

Live performance

Lay performed "Lose Control" for the first time on the South Korean music program The Show on November 15, 2016. [3] He also performed "Lose Control" along with "what U Need" at the SMG New Year's Eve Gala 2017 in Baoshan Sports Centre, Shanghai on December 31, 2016. [4]

Reception

"Lose Control" stayed at #1 on Billboard's China V Chart for 6 weeks in a row. The song topped "Alibaba Top 100 Weekly Songs" for 14 weeks in a row and was ranked #1 on YinYueTai's "TOP 100 Songs of 2016". [5]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak

position

Chinese Singles (Billboard) [6] 1
South Korean singles (Gaon) [upper-alpha 1]
US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [8] 18

Notes

  1. "Lose Control" charted at number 52 on the Gaon International Digital Chart. [7]

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea (Gaon) [9] 6,691

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  9. Cumulative sales for "Lose Control":