Korean version
The title track "Sexy, Free & Single", describes the sexy and free life of a single man in a soulful Eurohouse genre with an easy and infectious chorus. [1] It is composed and arranged by Danish songwriters Daniel 'Obi' Klein, Thomas Sardorf and Lasse Lindorff, with the Korean version written by Yoo Young-jin and the Japanese version written by Leonn. The song was composed in the key of C# major, with a tempo of 115 beats per minute. [2]
The group reportedly filmed a music video in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, [3] with a Devin Jamieson choreographed dance for title track, "Sexy, Free & Single", who had worked with artists such as BoA, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and Hilary Duff. [4] In addition, their performance also benefit from the support provided by other choreographers such as Lyle Beniga, Nick Baga and Devon Perri. [5]
On June 29, the teaser for the MV was released on their official YouTube channel, [6] this was followed by the full music video on July 3. [7]
Japanese version
On June 29, during the press conference at the Mnet 20's Choice Awards members of the group confirmed that they had recorded a Japanese version of title track, "Sexy, Free & Single", and an original Japanese MV, as well as other tracks. They did not announce plans for any promotional activities in Japan. [8] On July 17, SM Entertainment announced that the track would be released on August 22, 2012, as their fourth Japanese single. [9] On August 22, Super Junior officially released their fourth Japanese single "Sexy, Free & Single". After the first day of sales, the single placed second on the Oricon Daily Chart, selling 63,813 units. [10] The following day, the Japanese version of "Sexy, Free & Single" placed second on the Oricon Weekly Chart by selling 109,821 units [11] and later placed sixth on the Oricon Monthly Chart by selling 118,902 units. [12] The song was certified gold in Japan for selling over 100.000 copies.
