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"Left and Right" is a song by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released as the lead single from their 2020 extended play, Heng:garæ, on June 22, 2020.

"Left and Right"
Single by Seventeen
from the EP Heng:garæ
Language	Korean
Released	June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22)
Genre	K-pop
Songwriter(s)	Woozi Bumzu
Seventeen singles chronology
"Fear" (2019) "Left and Right" (2020) "Home;Run" (2020)

Lyrics and composition

The lyrics to "Left and Right" describe youth "going left and right, not knowing what path to take," according to Woozi, who co-wrote the song. He added that it was a message to young people following their dreams. The song was inspired by conversations with his bandmates about their careers and daily lives, but particularly by main vocalist Seungkwan.[1] The members described it as being different from their other songs, but one that they could immediately imagine performing. It was co-written by Bumzu.^{[citation needed]}

Plagiarism accusations

The American singer Cupid posted a series of social media posts on August 13, 2020, alleging that Seventeen had plagiarized his song, "Cupid Shuffle."[2] He posted a screenshot from Time magazine that described the refrain as being "resonant of the Cupid Shuffle."[2][3] Cupid also stated that he felt the plagiarism had disrespected his culture and he wanted financial compensation.[4] Cupid later tweeted that he had contacted Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen's record label, and had not received a reply.

Commercial performance

"Left and Right" peaked at number one on the Gaon download chart and eight on the digital chart.[5]

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6]	50
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[7]	8
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[8]	12
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9]	8

References

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