Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1
2012 EP by Psy
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Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 (Korean: 싸이 6甲 Part 1; RR: Ssai Yukgap Part 1)[a] is the first extended play[1] by South Korean pop singer Psy, though it is treated as his sixth major album release due to the cancellation of its second installment. It was released on July 15, 2012, the same day "Gangnam Style" was released as the lead single. The EP has sold 106,594 copies in South Korea.
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| Released | July 15, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Length | 22:37 | |||
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Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 was released in a tin that had a fishbowl-like appearance. Inside the tin is a card that contains the album artwork, cards which contain artwork and lyrics for each of the songs (the artwork for "Gangnam Style" was different from the Germany-released single's art), a card for the credits, two cards of advertising from YG Entertainment and the CD. The whole ensemble is packaged in a white box printed with information.
Samples and covers
The track "Year of 77" samples Switch's "I Call Your Name" (featuring Bobby DeBarge) from their album Switch II (1979). This sample contains vocals from that song. He also translated a part of the lyrics from "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick feat. Doug E. Fresh to use here. South Korean recording artist Roy Kim covered "Blue/Tree Frog" on the eleventh episode of Mnet's talent competition series Superstar K4, where he was crowned the final winner of the show.[2]
Cancellation of sequel
In 2015, Psy addressed the lack of the follow-up for Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1, stated it was skipped because he wanted to move on from the popularity of "Gangnam Style" and start anew with the lucky number seven. He was also looking to release a studio album rather than EP, saying he "hasn't released that many" in his 15-year career.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Blue/Tree Frog" (청개구리; Cheong-gaeguri, featuring G-Dragon of Big Bang) |
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| 3:27 |
| 2. | "Passionate Goodbye" (뜨거운 안녕; Tteugeoun Annyeong, featuring Sung Si-kyung) |
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| 3:28 |
| 3. | "Gangnam Style" (강남 스타일; Gangnam Seutail) | Psy |
| 3:44 |
| 4. | "Year of 77" (77학개론; Chilchilhakgaeron, featuring Leessang and Kim Jin-pyo) |
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| 4:39 |
| 5. | "What Would Have Been?" (어땠을까; Eottaesseulkka, featuring Lena Park) | Psy |
| 4:03 |
| 6. | "Never Say Goodbye" (featuring Yoon Do-hyun) | Psy |
| 3:21 |
| Total length: | 22:37 | |||
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Chart performance
- ^ Sales come from the South Korean imported version.
