Magic (Super Junior song)

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"Magic"
Single by Super Junior
from the album Magic
Language
A-side "Devil" (JP)
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
January 6, 2016 (Japan)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Super Junior singles chronology
"Devil"
(2015)
"Magic"
(2015)
"One More Chance"
(2017)
Music video
"Magic" (Music video)" on YouTube

"Magic" is a single released by South Korean boy band Super Junior on September 16, 2015. It is the lead single of the repackage album of the same name. The single is the last single to feature the vocals of Kangin before his hiatus in 2017 and eventual departure from the group in 2019. [1] Additionally, this single was the group's last release before the majority of its members are undergoing their mandatory military service.

Contents

The single was then released in Japanese on January 6, 2016, alongside "Devil", and both tracks were later featured on the band's Japanese compilation album, Star . [2] [3]

Composition

"Magic" has the same love-related themes as the four new tracks on the repackaged album. The single has groovy sounds with funky guitars and bass. [4]

Music video

The music video for "Magic" was released on the same day as the single's release on September 16, 2015.

The music video shows the members trying to outdo one another to impress and grab a girl's attention. Eventually, Kangin won in the end. [5]

Live performances

"Magic" has been performed on the group's concerts — Super Show 7, and Super Show 9: Road [6] [7]

Track listing

Japanese CD single
  1. "Devil" – 3:37
  2. "Magic" – 3:36
  3. "Devil" (Instrumental) – 3:37
  4. "Magic" (Instrumental) – 3:36

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Magic"
Chart (2015–16)Peak
positions
Japan (Oricon) [8] 2
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 13

Release history

Release dates and formats
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionDistributor
VariousSeptember 16, 2015 Korean version SM Entertainment
JapanJanuary 6, 2016
Japanese version Avex Trax

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