Electric Shock (song)
"Electric Shock" | ||||
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f(x) | ||||
from the EP Electric Shock | ||||
Released | June 10, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:15 | |||
f(x) singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Electric Shock" on YouTube |
"Electric Shock" is a song from South Korean girl group
Commercially, "Electric Shock" reached the top three on the Gaon Digital Chart, K-pop Hot 100, and US World Digital Songs charts, the first time the group did so on the latter two charts. By the end of 2012, it garnered over 2,150,000 paid downloads in South Korea.[1]
Composition
"Electric Shock" is an artpop and dance-pop song, employing elements of
Reception
"Electric Shock" was ranked among the best K-pop songs of 2012 by Daum Music (4th),[3] Spin (8th),[4] and Popjustice (12th).[5] In a The Dong-a Ilbo survey published in 2016, the song was ranked 6th in a vote of the best female idols songs of the past 20 years by music experts, tied with GFriend's "Rough" and Girls' Generation's "I Got a Boy".[6]
Commercially, "Electric Shock" peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and the component digital download chart, selling 630,510 paid downloads in its first week.[7] It then fell to number three and received 285,501 downloads the following week. After three weeks on the chart, "Electric Shock" garnered a total of 1,121,472 downloads. It was ranked the 35th best-selling song of 2012 in the country, with a cumulative total of 2,150,840 downloads.[1]
Music video
An official 26-second teaser was released June 8, 2012. Another minute and a half extended teaser was aired on KBS World.The music video was officially released on June 12, 2012.[8][9] The music video garnered more than one million views in less than a day and over 10 million views in less than a week.[10] On October 16, 2016, the video surpassed 100 million views, making f(x) the 6th K-pop group and 3rd K-pop girl group to join the exclusive "100 million club." [11]
The music video shows f(x) dancing to choreography by Jillian Meyers, who had previously worked with f(x) on their hit single, "
Accolades
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Mnet Asian Music Awards
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Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Dance Performance – Female Group | Won | [12] | ||
2013 | Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang (Main Prize) | Won | [13] |
Digital Daesang | Nominated | |||
Korean Music Awards | Best Dance & Electronic Song | Won | [14] |
Program | Date (9 total)[15] |
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M Countdown | June 21, 2012 |
June 28, 2012 | |
July 5, 2012 | |
Music Bank
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June 22, 2012 |
June 29, 2012 | |
Show Champion | June 26, 2012 |
July 3, 2012 | |
Inkigayo | July 1, 2012 |
July 8, 2012 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Credits
Credits adapted from EP's liner notes.[21]
Studio
- Ingrid Studio – digital editing
- SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing
- Sonic Korea – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- background vocals
- Joachim Vermeulen Windsant – composition, arrangement
- Maarten ten Hove – composition, arrangement
- Willem Laseroms – composition, arrangement
- Seo Ji-eum – lyrics
- Misfit – vocal directing, background vocals
- Jung Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing
- Kim Ji-eun – recording
- Nam Koong-jin – mixing
- Jeon Hoon – mastering
References
- ^ Gaon Chart. Archivedfrom the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Electric Shock at M.Net" (in Korean). M.Net. June 10, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "국내노래 TOP 10" [Top 10 Domestic Songs]. Daum Music. January 18, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Bevan, David (December 12, 2012). "K-Pop Fizz Fizz: Life After Psy". Spin. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Myers, Owen (December 30, 2012). "The Top 15 K-Pop Singles of 2012". Popjustice. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "New survey ranks top K-pop artists & songs of the past 20 years". SBS PopAsia. September 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "f(x) Records 600,000 Downloads for 'Electric Shock' Within a Week". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "f(x) to Release Music Video for 'Electric Shock' on June 12". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "f(x) Reveals Special BTS and Interview Video for 'Electric Shock' MV". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "f(x)'s 'Electric Shock' Music Video Becomes Most Watched Video on YouTube". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "F(x)'s 'Electric Shock' surpasses 100 million views! | allkpop.com". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards Winners | 2012 MAMA". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ "Golden Disc Awards – Winners History". Golden Disc Awards. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "2013 Korean Music Awards Winners". Hype Malaysia. March 1, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "f(x) Ends Promotions for 'Electric Shock' After Nine Trophies". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 (The week of June 30, 2012)". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Electric Shock – World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. June 30, 2012.
- Gaon Chart. Archived from the originalon January 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "World Digital Song Sales – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ f(x) (2012). Electric Shock (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; KMP Holdings. Credits.
External links
- Electric Shock MV on YouTube
- Highlight medley on YouTube