December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale) Explained

December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)
Type:single
Artist:Exo
Released:December 19, 2014
Length:03:35
Producer:Mark Q. Rankin, Ryan S. Jhun, Kyle Coleman, Jarah Gibson, Denzil Remedios
Prev Title:Overdose
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Call Me Baby
Next Year:2015

"December, 2014 (The Winter’s Tale)" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on December 19, 2014, for their first live album .[1] It was the first single not to feature members Kris and Luhan due to their lawsuits months before.

Background and release

On December 15, 2014, it was revealed that EXO will be releasing "December, 2014 (The Winter’s Tale)" through the mobile rhythm game SuperStar SMTOWN as an OST.[2] A teaser of the song was also released on the same day.[3] The song is recorded by D.O., Baekhyun and Chen with the lyrics of meeting the loved one again after going around the world.

Reception

"December, 2014 (The Winter’s Tale)" debuted at number one on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart,[4] and at number fourteen at the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.

Accolades

Date
Music BankJanuary 2, 2015

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[5] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)14

Monthly charts

Notes and References

  1. News: 엑소 신곡 'December 2014', 19일 모바일게임서 선공개. 뉴데일리. 2017-03-22. ko.
  2. News: 엑소, 신곡 'December, 2014' 깜짝 공개. 2017-03-22. ko.
  3. Web site: EXO release Christmas song teaser "December, 2014". SBS PopAsia. en. 2017-03-22.
  4. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. www.gaonchart.co.kr. 2017-03-22.
  5. Web site: 2015 Gaon Digital Chart - Week 1. Gaon Music Chart. 2017-03-23. ko.
  6. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart - December, 2014. Gaon Music Chart. 2017-03-23. ko.
  7. Cumulative sales for "December, 2014":