Super Hero (VIXX song)
| "Super Hero" | ||||||||||
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| Single by VIXX | ||||||||||
| from the album Voodoo | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Starlight" | |||||||||
| Released | May 24, 2012 | |||||||||
| Format | CD, digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||||||||
| Genre | K-pop, Dance-pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:30 | |||||||||
| Label | Jellyfish Entertainment | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Kiggen, Ravi | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Kiggen, Brent Paschke, Jimmy Richard Drew | |||||||||
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Super Hero is a song recorded by South Korean idol group VIXX. It was released physically and as a digital single on May 24, 2012 through Jellyfish Entertainment. The song served as VIXX's debut single and single album. "Super Hero" was written and composed by Lee Ki Won aka Kiggen, the leader of hip-hop trio Phantom. VIXX's rapper, Ravi also participated in the song's creation by writing the rap for "Super Hero".
The song's music video was directed by Hong Won-ki of Zanybros.
Composition
VIXX's debut track, "Super Hero", was composed by rapper Kiggen (Phantom), guitarist Brent Paschke and prolific music producer Drew Ryan Scott.
Promotions
The group started promoting on May 24 and they had their debut stage on Mnet's M! Countdown. They ended promotion for the album performing a remix of "Super Hero" in their goodbye stages from July 1 to July 13.[1]
Music video
The MV for "Super Hero" was directed by veteran director Hong Won-ki of Zanybros.[2]
Track listing
※ Track in Bold is the promotional track in the album. The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Super Hero" | Kiggen, Ravi (rap) | Kiggen, Brent Paschke, Jimmy Richard Drew | 03:30 |
| 2. | "Starlight" | Jeong Hye Young, Ravi (rap) | Andreas Oberg, Erik Lidbom and Jona Nilsson | 03:41 |
| 3. | "Super Hero" (Inst.) | Kiggen, Brent Paschke, Jimmy Richard Drew | 03:30 | |
| Total length: | 10:41 | |||
Credits and personnel
- VIXX - vocals
- Cha Hakyeon (N) - Lead vocals, background vocals
- Jung Taekwoon (Leo) - Main vocals, background vocals
- Lee Jaehwan (Ken) - Main vocals, background vocals
- Kim Wonsik (Ravi) - rap, songwriting
- Lee Hongbin - vocals
- Han Sanghyuk (Hyuk) - vocals
- Kiggen - songwriting, producer, music
- Brent Paschke - producer, music
- Jimmy Richard Drew - producer, music
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
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| South Korea (Gaon Singles Chart)[4] | 112 |
| South Korea (Gaon Monthly Singles chart)[5] | 185 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | May 24, 2012 |
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| Worldwide | Digital download | Jellyfish Entertainment | |
References
- ↑ "VIXX begins promoting remix version of debut track, "Super Hero"". Allkpop. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "VIXX releases "Super Hero" MV!". Allkpop. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "1st Single: Super Hero". Jellyfish Entertainment. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – May 20, 2012 to May 26, 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "South Korean Gaon Chart: Overall singles – May 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.