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Released | March 30, 2010 | |||
Recorded | December 2009 | |||
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Language | Korean | |||
Label | YG | |||
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Shine a Light is the first live album by South Korean rapper G-Dragon. It was released on March 30, 2010 and is a two-disc compilation of live and remixed songs, recorded during his Shine a Light concert in December 2009 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena. [1]
Following G-Dragon's plagiarism accusations for his song "Heartbreaker" by Sony Music who saw similarities to Flo Rida's song "Right Round", [2] YG Entertainment announced they had personally reached out to Flo Rida's representatives. The label confirmed on March 6, 2010 that Flo Rida is going to appear as a featuring artist in a new version of "Heartbreaker", [3] to be included as a bonus track on G-Dragon's live album Shine a Light.
All tracks written by G-Dragon; "The Leaders" co-written with Teddy and CL.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Heartbreaker" | 5:04 |
2. | "This Love" | 3:44 |
3. | "Hello" (feat. Dara) | 3:46 |
4. | "Gossip Man" (feat. Kim Gunmo) | 3:58 |
5. | "My Age Is 13 + Storm + Hip Hop Gentlemen + G-Dragon" | 4:15 |
6. | "A Boy" | 3:16 |
7. | "The Leaders" (feat. Teddy, CL) | 4:44 |
8. | "Breathe" | 3:54 |
9. | "Butterfly" | 3:41 |
10. | "But I Love U" | 4:55 |
11. | "She's Gone" (feat. Kush) | 4:50 |
12. | "Only Look At Me Pt. 2" (feat. Taeyang) | 4:01 |
13. | "Korean Dream" (feat. Taeyang) | 3:33 |
14. | "Station of One Year" | 5:29 |
15. | "Lies" | 5:59 |
16. | "Heartbreaker (Encore)" | 4:51 |
Charts
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Region | Date | Format | Distributing Label | Ref |
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South Korea | March 30, 2010 |
| YG Entertainment | [8] |
Taiwan | May 7, 2013 | CD | Warner Music Taiwan | [9] |
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...and he's rapped on the remix of K-Pop megastar G-Dragon's "Heartbreaker."