"Super Clap" (stylized as "SUPER Clap") is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Super Junior for their ninth Korean-language studio album, Time Slip. It was released on October 17, 2019 as the lead single for the album by SM Entertainment, Label SJ, and Dreamus. Produced by Sebastian Thott, the song was composed by Sebastian Thott, Andreas Öberg, and Ninos Hanna, with the lyrics penned by Ialala Studio.
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| from the album Time Slip | ||||
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| Released | October 17, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Sebastian Thott | |||
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| "Super Clap" on YouTube | ||||
The song peaked at number 83 on Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea in its first week on the chart. In the United States, the song peaked at number 20 on the World Digital Song Sales. An accompanying music video was released on October 17, 2019, three days after the album's release. The song has been performed in the group's headlining concert, Super Show 8.
Background and release
edit"Super Clap" features the vocals of nine active Super Junior members — Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Donghae, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun.
During the band's appearance at HallyuPopFest on May 28, Leeteuk announced the band will release a new album in 2019, to celebrate the group's 15th anniversary.[3]
On September 3, Super Junior began releasing teaser images to generate hype for the album's release on October 14.[4] On September 30, the track listing for the album was announced on the group's social media channels, with "Super Clap" selected as the titular track.[5] On October 10, the band released the second teaser for their music video.[6]
Originally meant to coincide with the album's release on October 14, the song was digitally released alongside its music video on October 17, following of the passing of labelmate Sulli.[7]
Composition
edit"Super Clap" is an energetic dance-pop song with an emphasis on clapping, synth, and brass sounds on top of a very fast beat.[1][8] The song was composed by Sebastian Thott, Andreas Öberg, and Ninos Hanna. It was composed in the key of C major with the tempo of 140 beats per minute.[9]
The lyrics were penned by the production team Ialala Studio. The lyrics invite listeners to take a respite from the harsh realities of life.[2]
Critical reception
editTamar Herman from Billboard gave the song a positive review, describing the song as "funky". She further stated that the release of the song "highlights Ryeowook and Yesung's vocals as the band's standout vocalists."[2]
Commercial performance
edit"Super Clap" debuted at number 83 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week of October 13–19, 2019.[10] The song was ranked at number 200 on the monthly Gaon Digital Chart for October 2019.[11]
In the United States, the song entered World Digital Song Sales at number 20, where it spent a week on the chart.[12]
Music video
editThe music video for "Super Clap" was released on October 17, 2019. It was choreographed by Tony Testa, with whom the band had collaborated previously for the choreographies of "Mamacita" and "Devil".[13] Described as "light-hearted", the video shows the band dancing across several different places, namely; an office, an arcade, and in front of a private plane.[14]
It was later revealed that Heechul's appearance in the music video was limited due to health concerns.[15]
Promotion and live performances
editThe band promoted "Super Clap on KBS World's Music Bank on October 18 and 25.[16][17] The band returned to Music Bank on December 20 to perform the song, alongside their previous hit, "Sorry, Sorry."[18]
The song was featured in the band's eighth overall tour, Super Show 8: Infinite Time.[19]
Charts
editCredits and personnel
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[20]
Studio
- MonoTree Studio – recording, digital editing
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording
- SM LVYIN Studio – engineered for mix
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
- The Mastering Palace – mastering
Personnel
- Label SJ – executive producer
- SM Entertainment – executive supervisor
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Tak Young-jun – production director
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Super Junior – vocals
- Ialala Studio – lyrics
- Ninos Hanna – composition, background vocals
- Andreas Öberg – composition
- Sebastian Thott – producer, composition, arrangement
- Jo Hyung-won – background vocals
- G-High – vocal directing
- Noh Min-ji – recording
- Kang Sun-young – recording, digital editing
- Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
- Dave Kutch – mastering
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | October 17, 2019 |
References
edit- ^ a b Cha, Hye-mi (September 30, 2019). "슈퍼주니어, '타임슬립' 트랙리스트 공개! 타이틀곡 '슈퍼클랩' 포함 총 10곡" [Super Junior Reveals 'Time Slip' Tracklist! A total of 10 songs, including the title track 'Super Clap']. IMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c Herman, Tamar (October 18, 2019). "Super Junior Drop Electrifying 'Super Clap' Video From New 'Time Slip' Album: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "SuJu Umumkan akan 'Comeback' dengan Album Baru Tahun Ini" [SuJu Announces "Comeback" Plan with a New Album This Year]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta. May 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 10월 정규 9집으로 컴백…10년만의 완전체" [Super Junior will make a comeback with their 9th studio album in October... Complete in 10 years]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). live. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Super Junior [@SJofficial] (September 30, 2019). "The 9th Album 'Time_Slip' Track List" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Noventa, Claudia (October 10, 2019). Vintoko, Rekarinta (ed.). "Rilis Teaser Kedua MV 'Super Clap', Lihat Super Junior yang Buat Gaduh di Dalam Kantor" ['Super Clap' MV Second Teaser Release, See Super Junior Making Noise in the Office]. Tribun Network (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Annie (October 17, 2019). "Super Junior releases 'Super Clap' music video". United Press International. United Press International. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 정규 9집 트랙리스트 공개! 타이틀 곡 '슈퍼클랩' 포함 총 10곡으로 꽉 채웠다!" [Super Junior Reveals Tracklist for 9th Album! Including the title track "Super Clap", it is packed with a total of 10 songs!]. SM Entertainment (Press release) (in Korean). September 30, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "SUPER Clap Key & BPM". Tunebat. October 14, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "2019년 42주차 Digital Chart" [Digital Chart for Week 42 of 2019]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). October 19, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Digital Chart – October 2019". Circle Chart (in Korean). October 31, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "[V Report] Super Junior breaks sweat over choreography". K-Pop Herald. October 15, 2019. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Ziwei, Puah (October 18, 2019). "Super Junior release video for 'Super Clap', from their new album 'Time_Slip'". NME. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Paket Kebahagiaan Super Junior dalam 'SUPER Clap'" [Super Junior Happiness Pack in 'SUPER Clap']. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). October 18, 2019. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Super Junior - SUPER Clap [Music Bank COMEBACK / 2019.10.18]". YouTube. KBS World. October 18, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Super Junior - SUPER Clap [Music Bank / 2019.10.25]". YouTube. KBS World. October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Super Junior - SUPER Clap & Sorry Sorry [Music Bank / 2019.12.20]". YouTube. KBS World. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Yuniar, Nanien (January 11, 2020). Putri, Maria Rosari Dwi (ed.). "Penampilan baru Shindong bikin pangling di Super Show 8" [Shindong's new look made a splash at Super Show 8]. ANTARA (in Indonesian). ANTARA. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Super Junior (2019). Time_Slip (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Label SJ. Credits.