Boss (NCT U song)

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"BOSS"
Single by NCT U
from the album NCT 2018 Empathy
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length3:34
LabelSM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mike Daley
  • Mitchell Owens
  • Tiffany Fred
  • Patrick “J Que” Smith
  • Yoo Young-jin
NCT U singles chronology
"Timeless"
(2018) 		"BOSS"
(2018) 		"Baby Don't Stop"
(2016)
NCT singles chronology
"Timeless"
(2018) 		"BOSS"
(2018) 		"Baby Don't Stop"
(2018)
Music video
"BOSS" on YouTube

"Boss" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first unit of NCT under the management of SM Entertainment, serving as the lead single of NCT's debut studio album NCT 2018 Empathy. Musically, "Boss" was described as a dynamic, electro-hip-hop track with paunchy, chanting chorus of the bass-heavy dance that ends with a heavy synth.[1]

Music video[]

The music video for "Boss" was the first of the two music videos that was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine directed by South Korean director Oui Kim, the other being the coupling NCT U single "Baby Don't Stop".[2] The filming locations were the Ukrainian house, the abandoned bus park Number 7, the National Library of Ukraine named after Vernadsky.[3]

Accolades[]

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
BuzzFeed 30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018 6 [4]
SBS PopAsia Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far) 7 [5]

Charts[]

Chart (2018) Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)[6] 97
South Korea (Billboard K-pop Hot 100)[7] 80
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 3

References[]

  1. ^ "NCT U Shows the World Who Is 'Boss' in Charismatic New Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  2. ^ 장윤정 (2018-02-14). "'NCT 2018' 첫 주자 NCT U 출격···우크라이나 올로케이션 촬영 기대감 증폭". www.ajunews.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. ^ "Южнокорейская группа сняла клип в Киеве". kiev.segodnya.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ Han, Sarah. "30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. ^ "Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far)". SBS PopAsia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. ^ "Billboard Korea K-Pop 100 : Page 1 | Billboard". web.archive.org. 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. ^ "NCT U". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
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