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"Dancing King" is a song by South Korean comedian Yoo Jae-suk and South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. The song is a part of SM Station and is a collaboration single for the variety show Infinite Challenge. It was released digitally on September 17, 2016, by SM Entertainment.[1][2]

"Dancing King"
Single by Yoo Jae-suk and Exo
from the album SM Station Season 1
Released	September 17, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	K-pop Dance Tropical house Moombahton Electronic dance music
Label	SM KT Music
Songwriter(s)	Peter Tambakis, JQ, Jang Yeo-jin
Producer(s)	Sermstyle, Phil Cook, MZMC, Otha `Vakseen` Davis III
Exo singles chronology
"Lotto" (2016) "Dancing King" (2016) "For Life" (2016)
Music video
"Dancing King" on YouTube

Background and release

On September 12, 2016, it was revealed that the next SM Station single, titled "Dancing King" would feature Yoo Jae-suk and Exo and be released on September 17. It was also revealed that all the profits of the single would be donated.[3] The song has been described as "a dance song based on brass sound and passionate samba rhythm".[4] It was officially released on September 17.

Music video

The music video was released following which featured Exo. It features shots of the dress rehearsal and the actual performance from Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok interspersed with more lighthearted clips of Yoo Jae-suk and EXO members jamming out.

Live performance

The artists performed the song at the ExoPlanet 3 – The Exo'rdium concert in Bangkok on September 11, 2016, before its release.[3] The performance was aired on episode no. 498 of Infinite Challenge which featured the artists' rehearsal for the song.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Commercial performance

Upon release, "Dancing King" quickly reached the top on seven South Korean online music charts. The song debuted at No. 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and on Billboard's US World Digital Songs.[5] The song ranked No.1 on China's Xiami daily music chart for two days.[6]

Charts

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[11]	648,506

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2017	Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards	Song of the Year (September)	Nominated

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	September 17, 2016	Digital download streaming	SM Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide

References

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