December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)

"December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)"
"December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)"
Single by Exo
from the album Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
Released	December 19, 2014
Genre	K-pop; Ballad;
Length	3:35
Label	SM; KT Music;
Songwriter(s)	January 8th
Producer(s)	Mark Q. Rankin, Ryan S. Jhun, Kyle Coleman, Jarah Gibson, Denzil Remedios
Exo singles chronology

"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 Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet.^[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.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

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

Monthly charts[]

Chart (2014)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[6]	32

Sales[]

Region	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)^[7]	176,154

Accolades[]

Music program awards[]

Program	Network	Date
Music Bank	KBS	January 2, 2015

References[]

^ "엑소 신곡 'December 2014', 19일 모바일게임서 선공개". 뉴데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^ "엑소, 신곡 'December, 2014' 깜짝 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^ "EXO release Christmas song teaser "December, 2014"". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". www.gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^ "2015 Gaon Digital Chart - Week 1". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-23.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart - December, 2014". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-23.
^
Cumulative sales for "December, 2014":
- "Gaon Download Chart – 21-27 Dec 2015 (See #1)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart – 28 Dec 2015-3 Jan 2016 (See #30)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart – 4-10 Jan 2016 (See #84)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

[1] "엑소 신곡 'December 2014', 19일 모바일게임서 선공개". 뉴데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-22.

[2] "엑소, 신곡 'December, 2014' 깜짝 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-22.

[3] "EXO release Christmas song teaser "December, 2014"". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2017-03-22.

[4] "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". www.gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-03-22.

[gaondigitalweekly-5] "2015 Gaon Digital Chart - Week 1". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-23.

[gaondigitalmonthly-6] "Gaon Digital Chart - December, 2014". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-23.

[7] Cumulative sales for "December, 2014":
"Gaon Download Chart – 21-27 Dec 2015 (See #1)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

"Gaon Download Chart – 28 Dec 2015-3 Jan 2016 (See #30)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

"Gaon Download Chart – 4-10 Jan 2016 (See #84)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

[8] "Gaon Download Chart – 21-27 Dec 2015 (See #1)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

[9] "Gaon Download Chart – 28 Dec 2015-3 Jan 2016 (See #30)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

[10] "Gaon Download Chart – 4-10 Jan 2016 (See #84)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]