Sexy, Free & Single (song)

"Sexy, Free & Single" is a song by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released as their thirteenth Korean and lead single from their sixth studio album, Sexy, Free & Single digitally on July 1, 2012 by SM Entertainment in South Korea.

"Sexy, Free & Single"
Single by Super Junior
from the album Sexy, Free & Single
Released	1 July 2012 (2012-07-01)
Recorded	2012
Length	3:44
Label	SM Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Yoo Young-jin, Daniel Klein, Thomas Sardorf, Lasse Lindorff
Producer(s)	Yoo Young-jin, Daniel Klein, Thomas Sardorf, Lasse Lindorff
Super Junior singles chronology
"A-Cha" (2011) "Sexy, Free & Single" (2012) "Spy" (2012)
Music video
"Sexy, Free & Single" on YouTube

Background

The title track "Sexy, Free & Single", describes the sexy and free life of a single man in a soulful Eurohouse genre with an easy and infectious chorus.[1] It is composed and arranged by Danish songwriters Daniel 'Obi' Klein, Thomas Sardorf and Lasse Lindorff. The group reportedly filmed a music video in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province,[2] with a Devin Jamieson choreographed dance for title track, "Sexy, Free & Single", who had worked with artists such as BoA, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and Hilary Duff.[3] In addition, their performance also benefit from the support provided by other choreographers such as Lyle Beniga, Nick Baga and Devon Perri.[4] On 29 June, the teaser for the MV was released on their official YouTube channel,[5] this was followed by the full music video on 3 July.[6]

Track listing

1. "Sexy, Free & Single"

Chart

South Korea	Chart	Peak position
South Korean	Gaon Single Chart (overall)[7]	5
	Gaon Single Chart (download)[8]	4

Japanese release

"Sexy, Free & Single (Japanese version)"
CD and DVD cover
Single by Super Junior
B-side	"Our Love"
Released	22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)
Recorded	2012
Length	13:48
Label	avex trax
Songwriter(s)	Yoo Young-jin, Daniel Klein, Thomas Sardorf, Lasse Lindorff
Producer(s)	Yoo Young-jin, Daniel Klein, Thomas Sardorf, Lasse Lindorff
Super Junior singles chronology
"Opera" (2012) "Sexy, Free & Single (Japanese version)" (2012) "Blue World" (2013)

On 29 June, during the press conference at the Mnet 20's Choice Awards, members of the group confirmed that they have recorded the Japanese version of title track, "Sexy, Free & Single", and an original Japanese MV, as well as other tracks. However, there are still no plans to conduct any promotional activities in Japan.[9] The track was released on 22 August 2012 as their fourth Japanese single.[10] On August 22, Super Junior officially released their fourth Japanese single “Sexy Free & Single". After first day of sales, the single placed 2nd on the Oricon Daily Chart by selling 63,813 units and in the next day they placed first in the Oricon Daily Chart.

Track listing

CD

1. Sexy, Free & Single - 3:48
2. Our Love - 6:11
3. Sexy, Free & Single (Korean version)(CD-only version) - 3:49

DVD track listing

1. Sexy, Free & Single - Music Video -
2. Sexy, Free & Single - Music Video - [Korean ver.]
3. Making Clip
4. Way - SUPER SHOW4 in TOKYO ver. -[Memorial Clip](limited edition CD+DVD only)

Charts and sales

Oricon Chart	Peak	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Ref
Daily Albums Chart	1	63,813	123,140+	[11]
Weekly Albums Chart	2	109,821		[12]
Monthly Albums Chart	6	118,902		[13]
Yearly Albums Chart	59	123,140		[14]

Sales and certification

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales	123,140+
RIAJ certification	Gold[15]

Music Shows Wins

Show Champion

Year	Date	Song
2012	July 10	Sexy, Free & Single
	July 17
	July 24

M! Countdown

Year	Date	Song
2012	July 11	Sexy, Free & Single
	July 19
	July 26

Music Bank

Year	Date	Song
2012	July 20	Sexy, Free & Single
	July 27

Show! Music Core

Year	Date	Song
2012	July 21	Sexy, Free & Single
	July 28

Inkigayo

Year	Date	Song
2012	July 22	Sexy, Free & Single
	July 29

References

1. Ho, Stewart (June 25, 2012). "Super Junior's Kangin and Sungmin's Comeback Teaser Images Revealed". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
2. Sunwoo, Carla (June 22, 2012). "Super Junior to release sixth album". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
3. Park, Elli (29 June 2012). "Michael Jackson's choreographer takes part in Super Junior's sixth album". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
4. Ho, Stewart (June 28, 2012). "Super Junior's 'Sexy, Free & Single' Choreographed by Devin Jamieson". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
5. Ho, Stewart (June 29, 2012). "Watch Super Junior's 'Sexy, Free & Single' MV Teaser". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
6. Ho, Stewart (3 July 2012). "Super Junior Members Are 'Sexy, Free & Single' in New Music Video". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
7. "Digital Ranking Aggregate (01/07/2012-07/07/2012) This links to current week-select the week from drop down menu". Gaon Single Charts (overall) (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
8. "Digital Ranking Aggregate (01/07/2012-07/07/2012) This links to current week-select the week from drop down menu". Gaon Single Charts (download) (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
9. Suk, Monica (29 June 2012). "Super Junior says: finished shooting Japanese version of music video and tracks for Sexy, Free & Single". 10 Asia. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
10. Yun, Seong Yeol (17 July 2012). "Super Junior releases Japanese version of Sexy, Free & Single". Star News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
11. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2012-08-22/
12. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2012-09-03/
13. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2012-08/more/2/
14. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2012/more/3/
15. "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2012年8月" RIA Japan August 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-21 (in Japanese)

External links

• (in Korean) SM Entertainment's Official Site
• (in Korean) Super Junior's Official Site