For Life (Exo song)

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"For Life"
Single by Exo
from the album For Life
ReleasedDecember 19, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:58
Label
  • SM
  • KT Music
Composer(s)Kenzie, Matthew Tishler, Aaron Benward
Lyricist(s)Kenzie
Producer(s)
EXO singles chronology
"Dancing King"
(2016) 		"For Life"
(2016) 		"Ko Ko Bop"
(2017)
Music video
"For Life" (Korean Ver.) on YouTube
"For Life" (Chinese Ver.) on YouTube

"For Life" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on December 19, 2016, as the lead single of their fifth extended play For Life. It was released in both Korean and Chinese by their label SM. This was the last single released before member Lay's extended hiatus.

Background and release[]

Produced by Kenzie, Matthew Tishler and Aaron Benward, "For Life" is described as a "slow ballad" with a sweet piano melody and a beautiful string accompaniment, with lyrics that are about looking at one person for the rest of one's life.[1][2]

Music video[]

The Korean and Chinese music videos for "For Life" were released on December 19, 2016. The Korean music video has over 24 million views on Youtube.[2][3]

Charts[]

Sales[]

Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[7] 215,231

Accolades[]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo § Music program awards

Music program awards[]

Program Date
Music Bank (KBS) December 30, 2016

References[]

  1. ^ EXO. "[Vyrl] EXO : #엑소 2016 겨울 스페셜 앨범 타이틀 곡 '#ForLife' 히트 작곡가 '켄지'와 '매튜 티슬러'가 함께 작업 감미로운". Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "엑소, 윈터송 MV도 역대급..'개훔방' 김성호 감독 연출". Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  3. ^ "EXO Promises to Stay With You "For Life"". seoulbeats. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  4. ^ "2016 Gaon Digital Chart – Week 52". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  5. ^ "China V Chart: Dec 26, 2015". Billboard. Billboard. December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  6. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart – December, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  7. ^ * "Gaon Download Chart – December, 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
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