Overdose (EP)#Track listing
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{{Short description|2014 EP by Exo}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Overdose
| type = EP
| cover = ExoKoverdose.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Korean digital version cover
| released = {{Start date|2014|05|07|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = SM Studios (Seoul)
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 22:02
| language = {{flatlist|
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| label = SM
| producer = {{flatlist|
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| prev_title = Miracles in December
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Overdose
| type = EP
| single1 = Overdose
| single1date = 7 May 2014
}}
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Overdose is the third extended play by South Korean-Chinese boy bands Exo-K and Exo-M. It was released by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music on 7 May 2014 in Korean and Chinese versions. It is preceded by their special EP album "Miracles in December" that was released in December 2013. This is the final release to include members Kris and Luhan before they left the group and filed lawsuits against SM Entertainment requesting contract termination. It is also the final album released by Exo-K and Exo-M.
Background and release
Exo-K and Exo-M's third EP was intended to be released on 21 April 2014, but its release was postponed due to the Sewol Ferry Disaster on 16 April. Its music videos were released on 6 May 2014 on YouTube, then followed by its album on 7 May 2014.{{cite web|url=http://en.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20140507000939178|title=Exo confirms release date of "Overdose" for the 7th|access-date=16 June 2015|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330201400/http://en.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20140507000939178|url-status=live}} It reached 660,000+ preorders before its release, making it the most pre-ordered mini-album in history.{{cite news|author1=Jeon Su Mi|title=Exo 'Overdoses' Asia by Topping Various Weekly Charts|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65581/Exo-tops-various-music-charts-with-overdose|access-date=24 February 2015|work=enewsWorld|publisher=Mwave|date=13 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224105235/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65581/exo-tops-various-music-charts-with-overdose|archive-date=24 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
On 15 May 2014, Exo-M's leader Kris filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment to terminate his contract citing his neglected health and the company's violation of human rights.{{Cite web|title = Why did Exo-M's Kris sue SM?|url = http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140516000898|website = www.koreaherald.com| date=16 May 2014 |access-date = 11 October 2015|archive-date = 3 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173937/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140516000898|url-status = live}}
The Korean edition also peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's World Albums Chart, and No. 129 on the "Billboard 200", making Exo the highest charting Korean male group act on the Billboard 200 at the time.{{cite web | url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/05/Exo-k-and-Exo-m-chart-in-the-top-5-on-billboards-world-albums-chart-with-overdose | title=Exo-K and Exo-M chart in the Top 5 on Billboard's World Albums Chart with 'Overdose' | publisher=Allkpop | date=16 May 2014 | access-date=29 September 2014 | archive-date=13 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813180123/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/05/exo-k-and-exo-m-chart-in-the-top-5-on-billboards-world-albums-chart-with-overdose | url-status=live }}{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6084721/Exo-k-overdose-ep-enters-billboard-200 | title=Exo's 'Overdose' EP Enters Billboard 200 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=23 September 2014 | archive-date=3 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220340/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6084721/exo-k-overdose-ep-enters-billboard-200 | url-status=live }}
Promotions
Prior to EP release, Exo kickstarted their promotions with a showcase at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul on 15 April 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10005238220&plink=ORI&cooper=NAVER|title=엑소 중독 컴백 '더 언더독스'와 '켄지'의 합작품 '무대 기대돼|date=April 9, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2024|work=SBS|via=Naver|language=ko|trans-title=EXO Addiction Comeback 'The Underdogs' and 'Kenji' Collaboration 'I'm Looking Forward}} From 1 to 9 April, a contest sponsored by Samsung enabled fans to enter and win tickets to attend the showcase. They promoted into their respective subgroups; Exo-K promoted in South Korea while Exo-M promoted in China. On 24 and 25 May, they held their first solo concert entitled Exo from Exoplanet 1 – The Lost Planet.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20140408_0012840361&cID=10604&pID=10600|title='엑소' 첫 단독콘서트, The Lost Planet|date=April 8, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2024|work=Newsis|via=Naver|language=ko|trans-title=EXO's first solo concert, The Lost Planet|last=Lee|first=Jae-hoon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913034220/https://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20140408_0012840361&cID=10604&pID=10600|archive-date=September 13, 2024|url-status=live|location=Seoul}} According to several news reports, tickets were reportedly sold out in seconds.{{Cite magazine|title = How Exo Lost a Member, But Shined 'United as a Whole' at Premiere Solo Concert|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6106228/Exo-lose-member-kris-lost-planet-concert-review|magazine = Billboard|access-date = 11 October 2015|archive-date = 24 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132005/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6106228/exo-lose-member-kris-lost-planet-concert-review|url-status = live}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Awards for Overdose ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Organization ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="3" |2014
|{{longlisted}} | |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards
|{{Won}} |
| SBS Awards Festival
|Best Album |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="4" |2015
|Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="2" |Golden Disc Awards
|Album Bonsang |{{Won}} |
| Album Daesang
|{{Won}} |
| V Chart Awards
|Album of the Year – Korea |{{Won}} |
Track listing
Credits adapted from Naver.
{{Track listing
| headline = Korean version (by Exo-K)
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title_width = 25%
| lyrics_width = 20%
| music_width = 30%
| extra_width = 25%
| title1 = Overdose
| note1 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=중독|rr=Jungdok|lit=Addiction}}) (sung by: Exo-K
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|The Underdogs|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Moonlight
| note2 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=월광|rr=Wolgwang|lit=}}) (sung by Baekhyun & D.O.
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Seo Ji-eum}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| length2 = 4:26
| title3 = Thunder
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Jeon Gan-di}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Will Simms|Hiten Bharadia|Raphaella Mazaheri-Asadi}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Phrased Differently}}
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Run
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Seo Ji-eum}}
| music4 = {{hlist|Ana Diaz|Jarrad Rogers|Natalia Hajjara}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|{{ill|Yoo Han-jin|ko|유한진}}}}
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = Love, Love, Love
| note5 =
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Seo Ji-eum}}
| music5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Deez|ko|디즈}}|Jimmy Burney|Daniel "Obi" Klein}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Deez|ko|디즈}}}}
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Overdose
| note6 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=중독|rr=Jungdok|lit=Addiction}}) (Exo version
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi}}
| music6 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|The Underdogs|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| length6 = 3:26
| total_length = 22:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Chinese version (by Exo-M)
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = 上瘾 (Overdose)
| note1 = sung by: Exo-M
| title_width = 25%
| lyrics_width = 20%
| music_width = 30%
| extra_width = 25%
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|黄貞穎 Annakid}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|The Underdogs|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = 月光 (Moonlight)
| note2 = sung by Chen & Luhan
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|{{ill|Lin Xinye|zh|林欣曄}}}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| length2 = 4:26
| title3 = Thunder (雷电)
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|{{ill|Lin Xinye|zh|林欣曄}}}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Will Simms|Hiten Bharadia|Raphaella Mazaheri-Asadi}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Phrased Differently}}
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Run (奔跑)
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = Zhou Mi
| music4 = {{hlist|Ana Diaz|Jarrad Rogers|Natalia Hajjara}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|{{ill|Yoo Han-jin|ko|유한진}}}}
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = Love, Love, Love (梦中梦)
| note5 =
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|黄貞穎 Annakid}}
| music5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Deez|ko|디즈}}|Jimmy Burney|Daniel "Obi" Klein}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Deez|ko|디즈}}}}
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = 上瘾 (Overdose)
| note6 = Exo version
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|黄貞穎 Annakid}}
| music6 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|Harvey Mason Jr.|Damon Thomas|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Jeon Ji-eun|Hwang Seon-jeong|Kim Jeong-mi|The Underdogs|Kenzie|Chaz Jackson|Orlando Williamson|Britt Burton|Rodnae "Chikk" Bell}}
| length6 = 3:26
| total_length = 22:02
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Chart ! colspan="3" scope="col" |Peak position |
| scope="col" |Overdose (Exo-K) ! scope="col" |Overdose |
|---|
| scope="row" |South Korea Weekly Albums (Gaon)
| align="center" |1 | align="center" |2 |
| scope="row" |South Korea Monthly Albums (Gaon)
| align="center" |1 | align="center" |2 |
| scope="row" |South Korea Yearly Albums – 2014
| align="center" |1 | align="center" |2 |
| scope="row" |South Korea Yearly Albums – 2015
| align="center" |93 | align="center" |— |
| scope="row" |Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)
| align="center" |3 | align="center" |5 |
| scope="row" |Japan Monthly Albums (Oricon)
| align="center" |11 | align="center" |19 |
| scope="row" |US Billboard 200
| align="center" |129 | align="center" |— |
| scope="row" |US World Albums (Billboard)
| align="center" |2 | align="center" |5 |
| scope="row" |US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)
| align="center" |1 | align="center" |8 |
Sales
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Chart ! scope="col" |Sales |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |Japan (Oricon)
| align="center" |37,000 (Korean version) |
|---|
| align="center" |15,000 (Chinese version) |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |South Korea (Gaon)
| align="center" |413,759 (Korean version) |
| align="center" |274,207 (Chinese version) |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for Overdose ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" | South Korea
|rowspan="2"| 7 May 2014 |CD |
|---|
| scope="row" | Various
|{{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |SM |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{youTube|TI0DGvqKZTI|"Overdose!" Korean version music video}}
- {{youTube|MjXHE2foamc|"Overdose!" Chinese version music video}}
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{{Gaon Album Chart's number-one album of the year}}
{{Gaon Chart Music Awards for Artist of the Year – Physical}}
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