Show the World explained

Show the World
Type:single
Artist:Martin
Album:Show the World
Released:May 12, 2008[1]
Genre:Pop, Disco
Label:Sony BMG Music Entertainment Denmark
Prev Title:"The #1"
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:"Report to the Dance Floor"
Next Year:2008

"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]

Charts and certifications

! scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[6] |Platinum|15,000|}

Love Like Oxygen

Love Like Oxygen
Cover:Shinee_single_likeoxygen.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Shinee
Album:The Shinee World
Released:August 25, 2008
Recorded:Blue Ocean Studio
Genre:K-pop, Pop, Disco
Length:3:02
Label:SM Entertainment
Producer:Yonghun Jo
Chronology:Shinee
Prev Title:Replay
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Amigo
Next Year:2008

In 2008, South Korean boy band Shinee recorded a remake version of the song in Korean as "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).[10] The single continued to be released throughout Asia into early 2009. The single and album were also released in Taiwan.[11]

Accolades

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Date
M CountdownSeptember 18, 2008[12]
InkigayoSeptember 21, 2008[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Show the World by Martin. iTunes US. 7 September 2010 . Apple. November 30, 2013.
  2. Web site: Martin leverer varen. BT.dk. June 27, 2008. November 30, 2013. Danish.
  3. Web site: Martin, Show the World:De gjorde det sgu! Disco-pop-rammen passer perfekt. Gaffa.dk. Danish. November 30, 2013.
  4. Web site: Martin helt uden x-faktor. JP/Politikens Hus. EkstraBladet.dk. November 30, 2013. Danish. May 28, 2008.
  5. Web site: Martin - Chart History. danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. November 30, 2013.
  6. Web site: Guld og Platin I August. IFPI Denmark. November 30, 2013. Danish.
  7. Web site: Shinee Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen). Korean. Star News. January 19, 2009. August 20, 2008.
  8. Web site: Love Like Oxygen. September 13, 2012. SM Town. YouTube.
  9. Web site: An exclusive interview with Rino Nakasone, KPop Choreographer Extraordinaire!. September 13, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120711034800/http://wanderrgirl.com/fangirldiaries/2011/01/an-exclusive-interview-with-rino-nakasone-kpop-choreographer-extraordinaire/. July 11, 2012.
  10. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0001992534. ko:샤이니, 데뷔 4개월만에 지상파서도 1위. SHINee's first promotion in Thailand. Hot reactions.. Lee. Jung-ah. November 23, 2008. Osen. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913221645/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0001992534. September 13, 2021. live. September 13, 2021.
  11. Amigo – Shinee The 1st Album Taiwan Special Edition. Shinee. 2009. Liner notes. Avex Taiwan. AVKCD80214DD. Taiwan.
  12. Web site: http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?total_id=3303438. ko:샤이니, 데뷔 4개월만에 첫 1위 '눈물 펑펑'. SHINee's first #1 in 4 months since their debut. "Tears Falling".. Kim. Hyung-woo. October 26, 2008. Newsen. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327102016/http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=3303438. March 27, 2012. dead. September 13, 2021. Joins.
  13. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0001958794. ko:샤이니, 데뷔 4개월만에 지상파서도 1위. SHINee ranked 1st on a terrestrial network in 4 months since their debut.. Lee. Soo-hyun. September 21, 2008. Money Today Star News. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913215901/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0001958794. September 13, 2021. live. September 13, 2021.