Press It

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Press It
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Studio album by
Taemin
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
Recorded2015–2016
Genre
Length37:25
LanguageKorean
Label
Taemin chronology
Ace
(2014)		Press It
(2016)		 Sayonara Hitori
(2016)
Singles from Press It
  1. "Drip Drop"
    Released: February 22, 2016
  2. "Press Your Number"
    Released: February 23, 2016

Press It is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Taemin. It was released on February 23, 2016, by SM Entertainment. [3] The title song for the album is "Press Your Number".

Contents

Background and release

On February 15, 2016, SM Entertainment announced Taemin would release his first full album entitled Press It on February 23. [4] On February 22, a performance video for "Drip Drop" was uploaded to YouTube. [5] The official music video for the album's single, "Press Your Number", came out the next day on February 23. [6] Prior to the album and "Press Your Number" music video release, Taemin performed two showcases for the press and fans on February 22. The fan showcase was streamed live through Naver's V app. [7]

Composition

Press It was produced over the course of a year and a half. The title track, "Press Your Number", was originally written by Bruno Mars, with composition by The Stereotypes. The demo was originally made years prior and was purchased by SM Entertainment. Taemin said that he did not meet with Mars to work on the song. [8] Taemin did, however, pen new lyrics for the song in order to appeal to the Korean market. In addition, another song given to him for this album was "Already", written and composed by his bandmate Jonghyun. [9] While on Jonghyun's Blue Night radio show, Taemin talked about how he took special care in selecting every song on the album himself, even though he didn't write them all. "Soldier" was the first song he had written for an album and it was conceived during his travels abroad. [10] The final song on the album, "Hypnosis", was originally supposed to be included on Taemin's debut EP Ace . [11]

Release and critical reception

Press It reached number one on Gaon Album Chart. [12] On the US Billboard charts, Press It debuted at number two on the World Albums chart [13] and number seven on the Heatseekers chart. [14] On March 1, Taemin received his first music show award for "Press Your Number" on SBS's The Show [15] and during the same week won awards for Show Champion , [16] M! Countdown , [17] and Music Bank . [18]

Track listing

Press It track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Drip Drop" Park Seong-hee
Orange Factory Music 3:25
2."Press Your Number"
  • Tenzo & Tasco (Duble Kick)
  • Taemin
3:46
3."Soldier"Taemin
  • Tishler
  • Barton
  • Benward
3:34
4."Already" (Korean : 벌써; RR : Beolsseo) Jonghyun
  • Red Rocket
  • Adam
3:42
5."Guess Who"Brian Kim (ZigZag Note)
3:27
6."One by One" Lee Seu-ran
  • iDR
  • Frost
  • Jhun
3:58
7."Mystery Lover" Jo Yoon-kyung
  • McKinnon
  • Rankin
  • Jhun
3:38
8."Sexuality (Rearranged Version)" Kenzie
  • Marr
  • Bazilian
  • Jhun
3:40
9."Until Today" (Korean : 오늘까지만; RR : Oneulkkajiman) G.Soul
  • Chammas
  • Lucas
  • Deez
4:06
10."Hypnosis" (Korean : 최면; RR : Choemyeon)
  • Kim Yong-sin (Iconic Sounds)
  • Tesung Kim
  • Joseph "220" Park (Iconic Sounds)
Iconic Sounds4:04
Total length:37:45

Charts

Accolades

Music program awards
SongProgramDateRef.
"Press Your Number" The Show March 1, 2016 [15]
Show Champion March 2, 2016 [16]
M! Countdown March 3, 2016 [17]
Music Bank March 4, 2016 [18]

Release history

Release history and formats for Press It
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
South KoreaFebruary 23, 2016 [23]
VariousDigital downloadSM Entertainment [24]

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