Never (Produce 101 song)

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"Never"
Song by Produce 101, Wanna One
from the album 35 Boys 5 Concepts, 1X1=1 (To Be One)
ReleasedJune 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)
Genre
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hui
  • Flow Blow

"Never" is a song by contestants of Produce 101 Season 2 . It was re-released by Wanna One, the winning group of Produce 101 Season 2 on their album 1X1=1 (To Be One) . [1]

Contents

Background and release

Produce 101 Season 2 was a South Korean survival show that aired on Mnet from April to June in 2017 where 101 male trainees from various entertainment companies competed to debut in an 11-member boy group which would promote until December 2018.

On the 8th and 9th episode, the 35 remaining trainees were split into five teams and given five new songs from different producers, with different genres. They were tasked to perform these songs live in front of total audience of 2000. "Never" eventually came second during the show's on-site voting, and received praise for its exceptional stage performance. [2] [3] It was sung by the following 7 contestants: Hwang Min-hyun, Kim Jong-hyun, Kim Jae-hwan, Ong Seong-wu, Park Woo-jin, Lee Dae-hwi and Lai Kuan-lin (collectively known as Nation's Son); all of them except Kim Jong-hyun eventually went on to debut in the winning group Wanna One.

Composition

"Never" is a deep house song produced by Pentagon members and Flow Blow. [4] [5]

Commercial performance

On June 3, 2017, "Never" by Nation's Sons achieved an all-kill on Instiz, charting at #1 on real-time charts of Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Soribada, and Naver. [6]

Critical reception

"Never" was chosen as one of the 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2017 by Billboard , with Tamar Herman commenting that the song was "one of the best sonic moments of K-pop in 2017" with its "layered vocals, powerful raps, and propulsive drops flowing into a blend of subtle, melodious instrumental elements and frenzied synths." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Never" (Nation's Sons (국민의 아들))Hui, E'Dawn, Wooseok PENTAGON Hui, Flow Blow (Jung Guk-yong, Yang Ha-yi) [8] Flow Blow3:21

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea874,890 [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
South Korean Gaon Digital Chart [10] 2

Monthly charts

Chart (2017)Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) [11] 3

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References

  1. ↑ "'Never' Is Set To Be Re-Recorded To Fit Wanna One's 11 Members!". Koogle. July 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Watch: "Produce 101 Season 2" Holds Concept Challenge With Original Songs + Rankings". Soompi. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "[Video] ′Produce 101 Season 2′ Completes Concept Challenge and Reveals Winners". Mwave. June 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "PRODUCE 101 - 35 Boys 5 Concepts". Melon. CJENMMUSIC Official. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "′Produce 101 Season 2′ to Release Concept Mission Soundtrack". Mwave. June 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ "[Video] ′Produce 101 Season 2′ Tops Music Charts with Concept Challenge Tracks". Mwave. June 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Best K-pop Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks". Billboard.
  8. ↑ Never's Credit from Co-Composer Flow Blow Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ "2017년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ "2017년 23주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 18, 2017.
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