Monodrama (song)
2016 single by Lay
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"Monodrama" (Chinese: 独角戏; Korean: 모노드라마) is a single recorded by Chinese singer Lay. It was released on May 27, 2016, by SM Entertainment through SM Station.[1]
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| Single by Lay | ||||
| from the album SM Station Season 1 | ||||
| Language | Mandarin | |||
| Released | May 27, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | Zhang Yixing (Beijing) | |||
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| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | SM | |||
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| "Monodrama" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
Produced by Lay and Devine Channel, Monodrama is described as "R&B" song with a detailed acoustic guitar and soft piano melody with lyrics that express the emotions of a man feeling the pain of an unrequited love. "Monodrama" is SM STATION's first Chinese language song. It was released officially on May 27, 2016.[2]
Music video
The music video of "Monodrama" was officially released on May 27, 2016.[3]
Live performance
Lay performed "Monodrama" live on Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concerts. Lay subsequently performed the song at Star Show 360, a variety show on MBC Every 1.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Monodrama" (独角戏) | Lay, CC | Lay, Devine Channel | Lay, Devine Channel | 04:05 |
| 2. | "Monodrama" (Inst.) | Lay, Devine Channel | Lay, Devine Channel | 04:05 | |
| Total length: | 08:10 | ||||
Reception
Upon release, "Monodrama" music video was ranked #1 on VCharts China, iTunes Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan. It ranked #2 in the Philippines and USA and #3 in Indonesia.[importance?] "Monodrama" ranked #1 on Billboard's China V Chart for consecutively five weeks.[5] The music video has broken the record on Charts in just two days, where it gained 1,968,909 views in 48 hours.[citation needed] The song ranked #4 on YinYueTai's TOP 100 Songs of 2016 (China) V Chart.[citation needed] "Monodrama" also ranked #2 on Alibaba Year-End Top 40 Music Chart for 2016.[importance?] It ranked No.7 on Xiami's Top 100 Most Popular Singles of 2016 in China.[6]
Charts
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | May 27, 2016 | SM |