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Growl (song)

{{short description|2013 single by Exo}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Growl

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Exo

| album = Growl

| released = {{Start date|2013|8|05}}

| recorded = 2013

| studio =

  • SM Blue Cup (Seoul)
  • InGrid (Seoul)
  • Sound Pool (Seoul)

| venue =

|language={{hlist|Korean|Mandarin}}

| genre = {{flatlist|R&B{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228222113/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5840365/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2013-k-town-picks?list_page=1|url=http://www.billboard.com:80/articles/list/5840365/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2013-k-town-picks?list_page=1|title=20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2013: K-Town Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=December 23, 2013|archive-date=December 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}}}

| length = 3:27

| label =

|lyricist=

| composer =

| producer =

| chronology = Exo Korean and Chinese

| prev_title = Wolf

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Miracles in December

| next_year = 2013

}}

"Growl" ({{Korean|으르렁||Eureureong}}; {{zh|s=咆哮|p=Páoxiào}}) is a song recorded by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on August 5, 2013, for the repackaged edition of their first studio album XOXO. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment. The song is known as Exo's breakthrough single, with over two million downloads in South Korea.

Release and promotion

Composed by Hyuk Shin, DK, Jordan Kyle, John Major and Jarah Gibson, "Growl" is described as a dance-pop song with contemporary R&B and funk influences. After its release was announced, a video filming the group practicing the song's choreography was leaked online on July 27. Exo began performing the song on South Korean music TV shows on August 1 before it was officially released together with the album on August 5, 2013. They also performed the song on several Chinese TV shows.

The song was performed during the closing ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, along with their 2017 song "Power".{{cite web|title=K-pop acts CL, EXO wow at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics closing ceremony|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/k-pop-acts-cl-exo-wow-at-pyeongchang-winter-olympics-closing-9990946|website=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=February 26, 2018|date=February 26, 2018|archive-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226063141/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/k-pop-acts-cl-exo-wow-at-pyeongchang-winter-olympics-closing-9990946|url-status=live}}

Music videos

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "Growl" were released on August 1, 2013, four days ahead of the song itself. They exclusively feature Exo's performance of the song at a dimly lit warehouse and utilized the one shot style, appearing to have been filmed in a single take. Another set of music videos for the song, filmed at a different location, were released on August 20, 2013. On May 29, 2019, the Korean music video surpassed 200 million views on YouTube, becoming their fourth music video to do so.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/weareoneEXO/status/1133673202381492224|title=한번 들으면 헤어나올 수 없는 EXO의 '으르렁 (Growl)' MV가 유튜브 조회수 2억뷰를 돌파했습니다!|publisher=EXO|access-date=May 29, 2019|archive-date=April 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406184901/https://twitter.com/weareoneEXO/status/1133673202381492224|url-status=live}}

Reception

=Music charts=

"Growl" reached number 2 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, as well as number 3 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and World Digital Songs charts.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=33&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Chart - Week 33, 2013|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|language=ko|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710200609/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=33&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100/2013-09-07| title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100 - September 7, 2013| magazine=Billboard| publisher=Prometheus Global Media| access-date=January 4, 2017| archive-date=November 10, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110020120/http://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100/2013-09-07| url-status=live}}{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-08-24/world-digital-songs| title=World Digital Songs - August 24, 2013| magazine=Billboard| publisher=Prometheus Global Media| access-date=January 4, 2017| archive-date=August 17, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817103536/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2013-08-24/world-digital-songs| url-status=live}} Billboard listed "Growl" as the fifth best-selling K-pop song in America during 2013.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5839716/2013s-biggest-selling-k-pop-songs-in-america-psy-girls-generation|title=2013's Biggest-Selling K-Pop Songs in America: PSY, Girls' Generation, 2NE1 & More|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 17, 2018|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112104600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5839716/2013s-biggest-selling-k-pop-songs-in-america-psy-girls-generation|url-status=live}} The song also won first place 14 times in total on South Korean music TV shows.

Describing it as "the crown jewel in EXO's fantastic 2013", Billboard picked "Growl" as the best K-pop song of 2013.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5840365/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2013-k-town-picks|title=20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2013: K-Town Picks|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-date=January 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101053902/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5840365/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2013-k-town-picks|url-status=live}} It was named Song of the Year at the 2013 Melon Music Awards and KBS Song Festival. The song is Exo's best-selling single to date, having accumulated over two million downloads.

=Public reception=

In July 2017, defectors from North Korea stated Exo has some popularity in North Korea, although people have to listen to them in secret and don't know what the members look like, and Growl in particular is used as a confession song amongst youth to confess to one's crush due to the lyrics.{{cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/07/exos-growl-is-popular-in-north-korea-and-used-as-a-confession-song|title=EXO's 'Growl' is popular in North Korea and used as a confession song|work=Allkpop|publisher=6Theory Media|date=July 29, 2017|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105224454/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/07/exos-growl-is-popular-in-north-korea-and-used-as-a-confession-song|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000582681|title='이제 만나러 갑니다' 엑소 북한서도 대세 "'으르렁'최고 인기"|work=Naver|publisher=Naver|language=ko|date=July 29, 2017|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203143/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000582681|url-status=live}}

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|+ "Growl" on critic lists

! Publication

! Year

! List

! Rank

! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="3" | Billboard

| align="center" | 2013

| The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2013

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5840365/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2013-k-town-picks|title=20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2013: K-Town Picks|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-date=January 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101053902/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5840365/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2013-k-town-picks|url-status=live}}

align="center" | 2018

| The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time

| align="center" | 58

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8362499/greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-top-100|title=The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428044656/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8362499/greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-top-100|url-status=live}}

align="center" rowspan="2" |2019

| The 100 Greatest K-pop Songs of the 2010s

| align="center" | 50

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8544710/best-k-pop-songs-2010s-top-100|title=The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=December 13, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128190649/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8544710/best-k-pop-songs-2010s-top-100|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | British GQ

| Best K-pop songs of the decade

| align="center" | No order

| align="center" | {{cite web |title=The game-changers from a decade of K-pop |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/best-k-pop-songs-decade?amp |website=gq-magazine.co.uk |publisher=British GQ |access-date=December 21, 2019 |date=December 20, 2019 |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220142121/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/best-k-pop-songs-decade?amp |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | Dazed

| align="center" | 2013

| Top 10 K-pop Songs of 2013

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/18097/1/top-ten-k-pop-of-2013|title=Top 10 K-Pop Songs of 2013|work=Dazed|last=Glasby|first=Taylor|date=December 10, 2013|access-date=March 14, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208221059/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/18097/1/top-ten-k-pop-of-2013|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | The Dong-a Ilbo

| align="center" | 2016

| Best Male Idol Songs in the Past 20 Years

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{cite web |title='반짝반짝 눈이 부셔'… 빅뱅-소녀시대 역대 최고 아이돌 |url=https://www.donga.com/news/NewsStand/article/all/20160901/80071885/1 |website=The Dong-a Ilbo |access-date=December 17, 2021 |language=ko |date=September 1, 2016 |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218045118/https://www.donga.com/news/NewsStand/article/all/20160901/80071885/1 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | The Forty-Five

| align="center" | 2023

| The 45 best K-pop songs of all-time (Rhian Daly)

| align="center" | 29

| align="center" | {{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2023-05-11 |title=The 45 best K-pop songs of all-time |url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/best-k-pop-songs-of-all-time/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=The Forty-Five |language=en-GB}}

scope="row" | Melon

| align="center" | 2021

| Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{cite web |title=K-pop 명작 100 |url=https://www.melon.com/kpop100/rank.htm |website=Melon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827031131/https://www.melon.com/kpop100/rank.htm |archive-date=August 27, 2021|language=ko |url-status=live |date=August 27, 2021}}

scope="row" | Munhwa Ilbo

| align="center" | 2019

| 10 best K-pop songs of the decade (Kim In-goo)

| align="center" | No order

| align="center" | {{cite web |last=Kim |first=In-goo |date=December 11, 2019 |title=<2010’s Best 10-가요>글로벌 시장 향해 ‘으르렁’… K-팝 ‘DNA’ 심었다 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/021/0002410760 |access-date=December 21, 2019 |website=Munhwa Ilbo |publisher=Naver |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220181242/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/021/0002410760 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | Rolling Stone

| align="center" | 2023

| 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music

| align="center" | 34

| align="center" | {{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-07-20 |title=The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-korean-pop-songs-1234727955/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | SBS PopAsia

| align="center" | 2013

| Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2013

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{cite web |title=PopAsia's Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2013 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2013/12/20/popasias-top-100-songs-2013 |website=SBS PopAsia |publisher=Popasia |access-date=January 8, 2019 |date=December 20, 2013 |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108202241/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2013/12/20/popasias-top-100-songs-2013 |url-status=live }}

Accolades

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|+Awards and nominations for "Growl"

! scope="col" | Organization

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Result

! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" | Golden Disc Awards

| align="center" rowspan="2" | 2014

|Digital Bonsang

|{{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite news |date=January 16, 2014 |title=Nomination for Digital Bonsang - Golden Disk Awards |language=en |work=Soompi |url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/award/28goldendisk/en/nominate.aspx?ptab_idx=2&pr_idx=1649&#main_menu |url-status=dead |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102005309/http://isplus.live.joins.com/award/28goldendisk/en/nominate.aspx?ptab_idx=2&pr_idx=1649&#main_menu |archive-date=January 2, 2014}}

scope="row" | Hito Music Awards

| Best J-pop & K-pop Song

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=https://news.sina.com.tw/article/20140603/12586623.html|title=「2014 hito流行音樂獎頒獎典禮」 楊丞琳、羅志祥最受歡迎 田馥甄、林俊傑獲hito最佳男女歌手|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101134911/https://news.sina.com.tw/article/20140603/12586623.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | KBS Song Festival

| align="center" rowspan="3" | 2013

| Song of the Year

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2013&no=1355634|script-title=ko:KBS 가요대축제, 엑소 올해의 노래 선정 '으르렁'|author=|date=December 28, 2013|work=The Economic Daily|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730064956/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2013/12/1355634/|archive-date=July 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=July 31, 2019|via=MK}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Korean Music Awards

|Song of the Year

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanmusicawards.com/2014/genre_result.html|title=Genre field result|publisher=Korean Music Awards|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503143829/http://www.koreanmusicawards.com/2014/genre_result.html|archive-date=May 3, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=August 7, 2018}}

Best Dance & Electronic Song

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Melon Music Awards

| align="center" rowspan="2" |2013

| Song of the Year

| {{won}}

| align="center" rowspan="2" | {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131115000685|title=SHINee snags 'Artist of the Year' at MelOn Music Awards|last=Jackson|first=Julie|date=November 15, 2013|work=The Korea Herald|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807094704/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131115000685|archive-date=August 7, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=August 7, 2018|format=An English version of the article is provided right after the Korean text, simply scroll down to view and read.}}

Music Video Award

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Mnet Asian Music Awards

| align="center" | 2013

| Best Dance Performance – Male Group

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3TZEGBYxq8|title=MAMA 2014 - Best Male Group Dance Performance Nominees|date=November 25, 2014|medium=Online broadcast|publisher=KCON TV (via YouTube)|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=May 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502175012/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3TZEGBYxq8&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | Seoul Music Awards

| align="center" rowspan="2" |2014

| Best Song

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=108&aid=0002277197|script-title=ko:엑소, '서가대' 우뚝섰다..'대상' 포함 3관왕 "행복"(종합)|last=Gye|first=Hye-sung|date=January 23, 2014|work=Star News|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416061844/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=108&aid=0002277197|archive-date=April 16, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=August 9, 2018|via=Naver}}

scope="row" | World Music Awards

| World's Best Song

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=http://vote.worldmusicawards.com:80/selectnomination.asp?cat=6|title=Nomination for worlds best group|publisher=World Music Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420062221/http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=6|archive-date=April 20, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=August 14, 2018}}

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|+Music program awards (14 total)

! Program

! width="125" | Date

! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="2"| Music Bank

| August 16, 2013

|{{cite web |date=August 18, 2013 |script-title=ko:8월 3주 순위 |trans-title=Music Bank ranking for the third week of August |url=https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669865&post_no=23&page=38&post_header= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702051947/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669865&post_no=23&page=38&post_header= |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |work=KBS Music Bank |language=ko}}

August 23, 2013

|{{cite web |date=August 26, 2013 |script-title=ko:8월 4주 순위 |trans-title=Music Bank ranking for the fourth week of August |url=https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669866&post_no=24&page=38&post_header= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702051746/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669866&post_no=24&page=38&post_header= |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |work=KBS Music Bank |language=ko}}

rowspan="3"|Inkigayo

| August 18, 2013

|{{cite web |date=August 19, 2021 |script-title=ko:<8월 셋째 주 인기가요 차트> |trans-title=Inkigayo chart for the 3rd week of August |url=https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=26&board_no=416891 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210410193831/https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=26&board_no=416891 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |website=Seoul Broadcasting System |language=ko}}

August 25, 2013

|{{cite web |date=August 26, 2013 |script-title=ko:<8월 넷째 주 인기가요 차트> |trans-title=Inkigayo chart for the 4th week of August |url=https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=26&board_no=416892 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210410193929/https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=26&board_no=416892 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |website=Seoul Broadcasting System |language=ko}}

September 1, 2013

|{{cite web |date=September 2, 2013 |script-title=ko:<9월 첫째 주 인기가요 차트> |trans-title=Inkigayo chart for the 1st week of September |url=https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=26&board_no=416893 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210410194103/https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=26&board_no=416893 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |website=Seoul Broadcasting System |language=ko}}

rowspan="3"| Show Champion

| August 21, 2013

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-08-28 |title=‘쇼챔피언’ 엑소, 2주 연속 1위 "하루하루가 행복해" |trans-title='Show Champion' Exo, 1st place for 2 weeks in a row 'I’m happy every day' |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=019&aid=0002375937 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Maeil Broadcasting Network |publisher=Naver |language=ko}}

August 28, 2013
September 4, 2013

|{{Cite web |date=2013-09-04 |title=[포토] 엑소 디오-시우민-타오 '1위, 너무 기뻐!' |trans-title=[Photo] EXO D.O.-Xiumin-Tao '1st place, I'm so happy!' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/014/0002971858?sid=004 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Financial News |publisher=Naver |language=ko}}

rowspan="3"| M Countdown

| August 22, 2013

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=[사진]'엠카1위' EXO,'트리플 크라운 달성!' |trans-title=[Photo] 'No. 1 on M Countdown' Exo, 'Achieve triple crown!' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0002611407 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229154644/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0002611407 |archive-date=2020-12-29 |access-date=2020-12-29 |website=Osen |publisher=Naver |language=ko}}

August 29, 2013
September 5, 2013
rowspan="4"| Show! Music Core

| August 24, 2013

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |date=2013-09-07 |title=‘음악중심’ 엑소, 으르렁으로 3주 연속 1위 |trans-title='Music Core' Exo takes first place for 3 consecutive weeks with Growl |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=020&aid=0002469598 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=The Dong-a Ilbo |publisher=Naver |language=ko}}

August 31, 2013
September 7, 2013

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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Chart (2013)

! Peak
position

scope=row | South Korea (Gaon)

| 2

scope=row | South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)

| 3

scope=row | US World Digital Songs (Billboard)

| 3

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=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2013)

! Position

scope=row | South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year|title=Gaon Digital Chart - 2013|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|access-date=January 4, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106011244/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year|url-status=live}}

| 56

scope=row | South Korea (K-pop Hot 100){{cite magazine |title=Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100 - 2013 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/korea-hot-100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223010532/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/korea-hot-100 |url-status=live }}

| 19

scope="row" | US World Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |title=World Digital Song Sales - 2013 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/world-digital-song-sales |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125223946/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/world-digital-song-sales |archive-date=November 25, 2020|url-status=dead}}

| 14

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Sales

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! Region

! scope="col" |Sales

scope=row | South Korea (digital)Cumulative sales for "Growl":

  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=1&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=027&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year |title=Online Download – 2013 Year End Chart |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003192626/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=1&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=027&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=2&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=14&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – 2014 Year End Chart |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805002803/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=2&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=14&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 5, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageno=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2015&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – 2015 Year End Chart |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816144821/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageno=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2015&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 16, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=01&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – January 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804202419/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=01&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 4, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=02&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – February 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816174403/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=02&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 16, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=03&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – March 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815105257/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=03&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 15, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=16&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – Week 16 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914014302/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=16&nationGbn=K |archive-date=September 14, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=020&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |title=Online Download – Week 20 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003191025/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=020&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |archive-date=October 3, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?PageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=21&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – Week 21 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815174003/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?PageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=21&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 15, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=06&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – June 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816173849/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2016&targetTime=06&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 16, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?PageNo=3&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=31&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – Week 31 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815144009/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?PageNo=3&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=31&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 15, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageno=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=32&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – Week 32 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816183236/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageno=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=32&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 16, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?PageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=34&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – Week 34 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829024113/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?PageNo=4&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=34&nationGbn=K |archive-date=August 29, 2016 }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageno=3&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=39&nationGbn=K |title=Online Download – Week 39 2016 |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |language=ko |access-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002084049/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageno=3&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=39&nationGbn=K |archive-date=October 2, 2016 }}

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Growl|last=Exo|year=2013|type=photobook|at=Credits|location=South Korea|publisher=SM Entertainment, KT Music}}

Studio

  • SM Blue Cup Studio – recording, mixing
  • In Grid Studio – recording
  • Sound Pool Studios – recording
  • Sonic Korea – mastering

Personnel

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  • SM Entertainment – executive producer
  • Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
  • Lee Soo-man – producer
  • Exo – vocals
  • Baekhyun – background vocals
  • Chanyeol – background vocals
  • Chen – background vocals
  • D.O. – background vocals
  • Suho – background vocals
  • Tao – background vocals
  • Seo Ji-eum – Korean lyrics
  • Wang Yajun – Mandarin lyrics
  • Hyuk Shin – composition, arranger, vocal directing
  • DK – composition
  • Jordan Kyle – composition, arranger
  • John Major – composition, arranger
  • Jarah Gibson – composition
  • Kim Jin-hwan – vocal directing
  • Jeong Eul-seok – recording, mixing
  • Jeong Eun-kyung – recording
  • Kim Ji-eun – recording
  • Jeong Ho-jin – recording
  • Lee Yoon-ji – bass
  • Cheon Hoon – mastering

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Release history

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|+ Release history for "Growl"

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! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format

! scope="col" | Label

scope="row" | Various

| August 5, 2013

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| {{hlist|SM|KT Music}}

References

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External links

  • {{YouTube|I3dezFzsNss|"Growl" music video (Korean version)}}
  • {{YouTube|Yss_LnGY1Uc|"Growl" music video (Chinese version)}}

{{Exo songs}}

{{Melon Music Award for Song of the Year}}

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