Lose Control (EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Lose Control
| type = EP
| artist = Lay
| cover = Lose_Control_Lay_EP.jpeg
| caption=Digital cover
| alt =
| released = October 28, 2016
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio =
- Doobdoob (Seoul)
- In Grid (Seoul)
- Zhang Yixing Studio, China
| genre =
| length = 24:05
| language = Mandarin Chinese
| label =
| producer = Zhang Yixing
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Lay 02 Sheep
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Lose Control
| type = EP
| single1 = what U need?
| single1date = October 7, 2016
| single2 = Lose Control
| single2date = October 28, 2016
}}
}}
Lose Control is the debut extended play by Chinese singer Lay (Zhang Yixing). It was released on October 28, 2016 in South Korea and China by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The EP features six tracks in total, including the two singles "what U need?" and "Lose Control".
The EP was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. It was the seventh best-selling album of 2016 in South Korea according to Gaon, and was the number one performing album of the year on the YinYueTai chart in China.
Background and release
On September 21, 2016 it was announced that Lay would release his first solo album in October.{{Cite news|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/jenter/?ac=article_view&entry_id=769118&_REFERER=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=news&sm=ent_nex&ie=utf8&query=%25EB%25A0%2588%25EC%259D%25B4|title=[단독] 엑소 첫 솔로 출격…레이, 中 솔로데뷔|date=September 21, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2016}} "what U need?" was released on October 7 as Lay's birthday gift for his fans.{{Cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0002820986|title=레이, 중국 솔로 앨범 수록 곡 생일에 맞춰 선공개|access-date=October 27, 2016}} On October 21 it was revealed that Lay would release his first mini-album Lose Control on October 28 in South Korea and China and that the album consists of 6 Chinese tracks. The single "what U need?" was included in this mini-album. Lay was a producer, and personally in charge of the composition, arrangement and writing the lyrics of all the songs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2016/10/20/release-date-details-exo-member-lays-first-mini-album-revealed/|title=Release Date And Details Of EXO Member Lay's First Mini Album Revealed|last=Kang|first=E.|date=October 20, 2016|website=Soompi|access-date=October 21, 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://share.vyrl.com/ko/p/58096dd019e9d21c058b4683|title=[Vyrl] EXO : #엑소 #레이, 첫 미니앨범 'LOSE CONTROL' 10월 28일 오전 1시 한중 동시 공개 중국어 곡 6트랙으로 구성|last=EXO|access-date=October 21, 2016}} On October 25, 2016, S.M. Entertainment released a teaser for the music video of "Lose Control". Lose Control was officially released on October 28 through online and regular stores.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/exos-lay-release-first-mini-album-lose-control-oct-28-2435592|title=EXO's Lay To Release First Mini Album 'LOSE CONTROL' On Oct. 28|date=2016-10-22|work=International Business Times|access-date=2017-10-07}}
Singles
The song "Lose Control" stayed as #1 on Billboard's China V Chart for 6 weeks in a row. It also topped "Alibaba Top 100 Weekly Songs" for 14 weeks in a row and ranked #1 on YinYueTai's TOP 100 Songs of 2016. "what U need?" hit the #4 spot on the China V Chart as well as in Billboard's World Digital Songs. The song reached number one on the Alibaba real time music chart in China.{{Cite news|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/jenter/?ac=article_view&entry_id=775958&_REFERER=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=news&sm=ent_nex&ie=utf8&query=%25EC%2597%2591%25EC%2586%258C+%25EB%25A0%2588%25EC%259D%25B4%252C+%25E4%25B8%25AD+%25EA%25B0%2580%25EC%2588%2598+%25EC%25A4%2591+%25EC%25B5%259C%25EA%25B3%25A0+%25EC%2584%25B1%25EC%25A0%2581+%2527%25ED%2595%25B4%25EC%2599%25B8%25EC%25B0%25A8%25ED%258A%25B8+%25EC%2598%25AC%25ED%2582%25AC|title=엑소 레이, 中 가수 중 최고 성적 '해외차트 올킬'|date=2016-10-10|access-date=2017-10-07|language=ko}}
Promotion
On October 27, Lay held a press conference for the mini-album at Shanghai Town & Country Community in China.{{Cite news|url=http://share.vyrl.com/ko/p/581145ae19e9d22d768b45bf|title=[Vyrl] EXO_EN : #LAY to drop his 1st solo album '#LOSECONTROL' and #MV Oct 28, 1AM (KS|last=EXO_EN|access-date=October 27, 2016}} Lay performed "what U need?" for the first time on October 9 at the 2016 Asia Song Festival in Busan, South Korea.{{cite news|url=http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=201610092058201139|title=EXO 레이 '솔로로 멋지게'|date=October 9, 2016|language=ko|website=My Daily|author=Han Hyuk-seung|accessdate=October 9, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/109096/exos-lay-surprises-fans-with-what-u-need-on-birthday-all-kpop-news|title=KPOP NEWS – [Video] EXO′s Lay Surprises Fans with ′what U need?′ on Birthday {{!}} Mwave|website=mwave.interest.me|access-date=October 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010130010/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/109096/exos-lay-surprises-fans-with-what-u-need-on-birthday-all-kpop-news|archive-date=October 10, 2016|url-status=dead}} On November 15, Lay made his debut performance on the music program The Show.{{Cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0002838551|title=[단독] 엑소 레이, 솔로로 韓음악방송 활동…'루즈컨트롤' 첫선|access-date=November 8, 2016}}
Commercial performance
The physical album sales exceeded 50,000 copies a day after its release.{{Cite news|url=http://www.breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=471635§ion=sc4|title=[브레이크뉴스] 엑소 레이, 'LOSE CONTROL'로 국내 선주문량 20만장 이어 中 차트까지 접수|newspaper=브레이크뉴스|access-date=2016-11-11}} On the first weekend have exceeded 97,000, and had sold more than 125,000 in 7 days.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cpoplove.com/2016/11/05/lays-new-album-lose-control-sets-impressive-records/|title=Lay's new album "Lose Control" sets impressive records – cpoplove|date=2016-11-05|newspaper=cpoplove|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-11}} Over 1,000,000 copies of the digital album has been sold on Xiami.{{Cite web|url=http://h.xiami.com/event/lose_control.html?id=2102411808|title=Lose Control on Xiami|last=|first=|date=|website=h.xiami.com|publisher=|access-date=}} The album ranked at #1 for consecutively 6 weeks on the YinYueTai China Weekly Song Charts. The album sold 260,000 physical copies in 2016.{{cite web |url= http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003454438|title= 엑소, 올해 누적 음반판매량 213만장 돌파..'역대급 기록'|date= December 28, 2016|accessdate= December 28, 2016|work= entertain.naver.com|publisher= Naver Corporation|language= Korean}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = Lose Control (失控)
| lyrics1 = Lay, CC
| music1 = Devine Channel, Lay
| extra1 = Devine Channel, Lay
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = what U need? (你要什么)
| lyrics2 = Lay, CC
| music2 = Devine-Channel, Lay
| extra2 = Devine-Channel, Lay
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = Tonight
| lyrics3 = Wang Ya Jun, Lay, CC
| music3 = Devine-Channel, Lay
| extra3 = Devine-Channel, Lay
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = MYM
| lyrics4 = Lay
| music4 = Command Freaks, Lay
| extra4 = Command Freaks, Lay, Maeng Yonze
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = MYM
| note5 = acoustic version
| lyrics5 = Lay
| music5 = Lay
| extra5 = Lay, Maeng Yonze
| length5 = 4:47
| title6 = Relax (守望)
| lyrics6 = Lay
| music6 = Devine-Channel, Lay
| extra6 = Devine-Channel, Lay
| length6 = 4:21
| total_length = 24:05
}}
Charts
{{Col-begin}}{{Col-2}}
= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Chart (2016) ! Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korean Album (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=46&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 46|publisher=Gaon|accessdate=November 17, 2016|language=Korean}}
| 1 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2016-11-14/p/4/|title=Oricon Album Chart – October Week 5|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=November 23, 2016|language=Japanese}}
| 34 |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|23|artist=Lay|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 11, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardWorld|4|artist=Lay|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 11, 2016}} |
=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Chart (2016)
! Peak |
|---|
| scope="row" |South Korean Albums (Gaon){{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Album Chart – November, 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=2017-01-13}}
|1 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Chart (2016)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Chinese Albums (YinYueTai){{cite web|url=http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/album/yearly?type=im&year=2016|title=Vchart Album Sales Chart|publisher=YinYueTai|accessdate=November 4, 2016|language=Chinese}}
| 1 |
| scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon){{Cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year|title=2016 Gaon Album Chart|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=2017-01-13}}
|7 |
{{Col-end}}
Awards
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Category !Result |
| 2017
|Album of the Year |{{Won}} |
Sales
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Region !Date !Format !Label !Producer |
| scope="row" | South Korea
| rowspan="3"| October 28, 2016 | rowspan="3"| SM Entertainment | rowspan="3"| Zhang Yixing |
|---|
| scope="row" | China
| rowspan="2"|Digital download |
| scope="row" | Various |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{YouTube|uCMdn61JMd4|"what U need?" music video}}
- {{YouTube|KHNEgyrfgGA|"Lose Control" music video}}
{{Lay}}
{{Exo}}
{{Authority control}}