All About Luv

All About Luv is the sixth studio album, and first English-language album, by South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released through Epic Records on February 14, 2020. Its release was preceded by several sporadically released singles, including "Who Do U Love?" featuring French Montana and "Love U".[2] Monsta X was to tour the United States throughout June and July 2020 in support of the album.[2] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The album features the vocals of Wonho, who left the group in October 2019.

All About Luv
Studio album by
Monsta X
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
GenrePop[1]
Length33:05
LabelEpic
Monsta X chronology
Follow: Find You
(2019)		 All About Luv
(2020)		 Fantasia X
(2020)
Singles from All About Luv
  1. "Who Do U Love?"
    Released: June 14, 2019
  2. "Love U"
    Released: September 20, 2019
  3. "Someone's Someone"
    Released: October 4, 2019
  4. "Middle of the Night"
    Released: December 6, 2019
  5. "You Can't Hold My Heart"
    Released: April 17, 2020

Background

The album is a pop-oriented album with "electro-pop and R&B melodies", a noted difference from the dance music on their Korean releases.[1]

Promotion

The band performed at various locations in and around Los Angeles on the day of the album's release, also holding meet-and-greet and Q&A sessions at Tower Records and The Roxy. Several events on the east coast of the United States will be held on February 19 and 20—a release party at the Paramount in Huntington, New York, as well as an appearance at the LiveNation store in Manhattan, and a performance at Chelsea Music Hall.[4]

Critical reception

Tamar Herman of Billboard called the album a "pure blown pop album full of tracks that relay the emotions of romance" with a focus on "an overwhelming sense of sentimentality and smoothness".[1] Reviewing the album for Variety, Jae-ha Kim wrote that while it was released on Valentine's Day, "its most powerful tracks deal with breakups and deceit" and that the album is "[f]ull of throbbing beats [and] inquisitive lyrics" and "a sleek production that seamlessly blends soulful pop with elements of hip-hop and EDM". Kim also felt that "the Korean group's powerful vocal delivery doesn't get lost in translation", summarizing that with the release, the group "has proven that K-pop transcends language barriers. And that's something to be happy about."[5]

It was featured on Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far) list, that ranked albums alphabetically. It was described as "an effective and often charming throwback to the harmonizing and hook construction of a bygone era" and as "a time machine worth returning to in recent months".[6]

Commercial performance

All About Luv debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 dated February 29, 2020, with 52,000 album-equivalent units, including 50,000 pure album sales. It is Monsta X's first entry on the Billboard 200, and the highest entry by a K-pop act after BTS and SuperM.[7]

Track listing
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Who Do U Love?" (featuring French Montana)
  • Jake Torrey
  • Noah Conrad
3:09
2."Love U"
2:40
3."Happy Without Me"
  • Torres
  • Rengifo
2:58
4."Got My Number"
  • Ben Samama
  • Joren van der Voort
  • Rob Grimaldi
Rob Grimaldi2:51
5."Someone's Someone"
Connor McDonough2:21
6."Middle of the Night"
  • Lim
  • Lee H.
  • Chae
  • Sohn
  • Lee J.
  • Yoo
  • Lee M.
  • Ali Payami
  • John Mitchell
Ali Payami2:46
7."She's the One"
Conrad3:19
8."You Can't Hold My Heart"
3:01
9."Misbehave"
3:24
10."Beside U" (featuring Pitbull)
Team3:08
11."Who Do U Love?" (featuring French Montana) (will.i.am remix)
  • Lim
  • Lee H.
  • Chae
  • Sohn
  • Lee J.
  • Yoo
  • Lee M.
  • Henig
  • Torrey
  • Kharbouch
  • Conrad
  • Ener
will.i.am3:28
Total length:33:05
Extended version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Beside U" (I.M. rap version; featuring Pitbull)
  • Lim
  • Chae
  • Sohn
  • Lee J.
  • Yoo
  • Lee M.
  • Perez
  • Lopez
  • Winsch
  • Gazit
  • Vindver
  • Mosley
Team3:33
Total length:36:38

Charts
All About Luv sales chart performance
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 127
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 63
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] 16
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 18
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13] 18
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 54
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 37
US Billboard 200[7] 5
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References
  1. Herman, Tamar (February 14, 2020). "Monsta X Breaks Down First All-English Album 'All About Luv,' Including a Special Song Dedicated to the Fans". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. Tracy, Brianne (February 14, 2020). "Monsta X Talks Their New Album All About Luv — and Promises Joohoney Will Return for Tour". People.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. "MONSTA X Announces Postponement Of U.S. And Canada Tour". Soompi. May 13, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. Kim, Soo (February 14, 2020). "#AllAboutLuv Trends as K-Pop Group Monsta X Releases New Album on Valentine's Day". Newsweek. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. Kim, Jae-ha (February 13, 2020). "Monsta X's 'All About Luv': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. "The 50 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Billboard. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  7. Caulfield, Keith (February 23, 2020). "Justin Bieber Earns Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Changes'". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Monsta X – All About Luv" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  9. "Monsta X Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  10. "Top Albums (Week 8, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  11. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2020. 26. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  12. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-03-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  13. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  14. "Portuguesecharts.com – Monsta X – All About Luv". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  16. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 8: del 14.2.2020 al 20.2.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Monsta X – All About Luv". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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