Show the World
"Show the World" is a song by the first Danish X Factor winner, Martin. It is the second single off his same-titled debut album, Show the World (2008). It was written by the Danish songwriting and production team of Thomas Troelsen, Remee and Lucas Secon. Martin's singing has been compared to Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake.[2][3][4]
"Show the World" | ||||
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Single by Martin | ||||
from the album Show the World | ||||
Released | May 12, 2008[1] | |||
Genre | Pop, Disco | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | Sony BMG Music Entertainment Denmark | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mikkel Remee Sigvardt, Lucas Secon, Thomas Troelsen | |||
Martin singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Show the World" on YouTube |
Charts and certifications
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[6] | Platinum | 15,000 |
Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)
"Love Like Oxygen" | ||||
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Single by Shinee | ||||
from the album The Shinee World | ||||
Released | August 25, 2008 | |||
Recorded | Blue Ocean Studio | |||
Genre | K-pop, Pop, Disco | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | SM Entertainment | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yunjeong Gwon, Young-hu Kim, Mikkel Remee Sigvardt, Lucas Secon, Thomas Troelsen | |||
Producer(s) | Yonghun Jo | |||
Shinee Korean singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Love Like Oxygen" on YouTube |
In 2008, South Korean boy band Shinee recorded a remake version of the song in Korean as "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" (Korean:"산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen).[7] It was released as the first single from The Shinee World (2008).
Music video
The music video consist of the boys dancing in a white room, wearing colorful outfits at first and then black and white outfits near the end. It switches from scenes to the boys in a club having individual shots of their solo parts.[8] The dance was choreographed by Japanese dancer Rino Nakasone-Razalan.[9]
Release
SM Entertainment promoted "Love Like Oxygen" as the group's debut single outside of South Korea. The group travelled to Thailand in November 2008, where the single reached number one (as well as the album). The single continued to be released throughout Asia into early 2009. The single and album have been released in Taiwan.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Like Oxygen" (산소 같은 너; sanso gateun neo) | 3:02 |
2. | "Love Like Oxygen" (Instrumental) | 3:02 |
Accolades
Music program awards
Program | Date | Ref |
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M Countdown (Mnet) | September 18, 2008 | [10] |
Inkigayo (SBS) | September 21, 2008 | |
Show! Music Core (MBC) | September 23, 2008 | |
References
- "Show the World by Martin". iTunes US. Apple. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- "Martin leverer varen" (in Danish). BT.dk. June 27, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- "Martin, Show the World:De gjorde det sgu! Disco-pop-rammen passer perfekt" (in Danish). Gaffa.dk. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- "Martin helt uden x-faktor". EkstraBladet.dk (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus. May 28, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- "Martin - Chart History". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- "Guld og Platin I August" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- "Shinee Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)". Star News (in Korean). August 20, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
- "Love Like Oxygen". SM Town. YouTube. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- "An exclusive interview with Rino Nakasone, KPop Choreographer Extraordinaire!". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- Kim Hyung-woo (October 26, 2008). "샤이니, 데뷔 4개월만에 첫 1위 '눈물 펑펑' (SHINee, No. 1 Debut, The First Four Months Tears)". Joins (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2009.