Good Luck (Beast song)

"Good Luck"
Single by Beast
from the album Good Luck (Beast EP)
ReleasedJune 16, 2014
Genre
Length3:22
LabelCube
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kim Tae-joo
  • Yong Jun-hyung
Beast singles chronology
"No More"
(2014) 		"Good Luck"
(2014) 		"12:30"
(2015)
Music video
"Good Luck" on YouTube

"Good Luck" is a song recorded by South Korea boy band Beast for their sixth extended play of the same name (2014). The song was written by its producers Kim Tae-joo and Yong Jun-hyung. It was released by Cube Entertainment on June 16, 2014, as the album's lead single.

Background and release

On May 27, 2014, Cube Entertainment announced that Beast releasing their sixth extended play, titled Good Luck on June 16.[1] On June 4, Beast posted the track list of Good Luck which revealed "Good Luck" as a track on the album.[2][3] Good luck yielded two singles. The first one, "No More", was released on June 10, 2014, through Cube Entertainment.[4] "Good Luck", the second single from the EP, was made available for digital download and streaming on June 16, 2014.[5]

In the lead-up to the release of the song, two music video teasers were released on June 12 and 13 at midnight.[5][6] The final group image teaser was released on June 15 at midnight.[7] The music video was officially released the next day in conjunction with the release of the album.[8] The video is dance-oriented and features the members performing choreography.[9]

Composition

"Good Luck" was written and produced by Yong Joon-hyung and Kim Tae-ju.[10] "Good Luck" is an EDM song featuring big band, trap beats, and '80s synth-pop elements. The song relies on a "fizzy" electronic production that includes "speaker-quivering" bass, an array of strings, squibs of siren. The song features "ominous" cellos, "sneering" violins and other orchestral instruments in an arrangement of "emotional" piano lines and crooning vocals. Incorporating a sublime and "catchy" chorus, the track sees the members singing, rapping, and belting while making use of higher registers in the verses.[11][9] Lyrically, it is a "lovelorn breakup track that spans 360 degrees of entertainment and emotions."[11]

Reception

The song topped the domestic music charts, and eventually achieved a Perfect All-Kill, as the single reached number one on all of the major South Korean music sites simultaneously.[12] "Good Luck" was a commercial success in South Korea. It debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending June 21, 2014.[13] It was the seventh best-selling song of June 2014, selling 353,158 downloads.[14] The single additionally peaked at numbers three and five on the K-pop Hot 100 and World Digital Song Sales, respectively.

The song ranked at number 2 on Dazed's 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2014.[9] Jeff Benjamin and Jessica Oak of Billboard selected it as the K-pop best song of the year, praising Beast for "pulling fresh music inspirations while still retaining their band's signature energy" and wrote: "There isn't much more you could ask -- or that could fit -- in this meticulously put-together tour de force."[11] "Good Luck" surpassed 705,909 downloads in December 2014 on Gaon Music Chart.[15]

Awards

"Good Luck" achieved the top spot on various South Korean weekly music programs, such as KBS' Music Bank, MBC Music's Show Champion, SBS' Inkigayo, and MBC's Show! Music Core due to its success on digital platforms. The song won seven music show awards, including three consecutive wins on Music bank and Show! Music Core garnering a total of nine awards.

Music program awards
Program Network Date Ref.
M Countdown Mnet June 26, 2014 [16]
Music Bank KBS2 June 27, 2014 [17]
July 4, 2014 [18]
July 11, 2014 [19]
Show! Music Core MBC June 28, 2014 [20]
July 5, 2014 [21]
July 12, 2014 [22]
Inkigayo SBS June 29, 2014 [23]
Show Champion MBC Music July 2, 2014 [24]

Promotion

To promote the song and Good Luck, Beast made appearances on several South Korean music programs around June and July 2014. They performed the song for the first time for M! Countdown on June 19, 2014, as part of their comeback stage.[25] The following three days, the group appeared on Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo to perform the song.[26][27][28]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 1

See also

References

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  2. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (June 4, 2014). "Beast reveals 6th EP's tracks". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Jung, Joon-hwa (June 4, 2014). ‘컴백’ 비스트, 타이틀곡은 ‘Good Luck’…트랙리스트 첫 공개 ['Comeback' Beast, the title song is 'Good Luck'... First release of track list]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (June 5, 2014). 비스트, 10일 발라드 타이틀 '이젠 아니야' 선공개 [BEAST, pre-released ballad title 'No More' on the 10th]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
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  6. ^ Jung, Joon-hwa (June 13, 2014). 컴백 D-3 비스트, 타이틀곡 ‘Good Luck’ 티저 공개…윤두준-손동운 버전 [Comeback D-3 BEAST, title song'Good Luck' teaser released... Doojun Yoon-Dongwoon Son Version]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kim, Hyun-jung (June 15, 2014). 비스트, '굿럭' 메인 티저 영상…역대급 퍼포먼스 [Beast, 'Good Luck' main teaser video... All-time performance]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Lee, Hye-rin (June 16, 2014). [뮤비핫스팟] 비스트, 군무 ↑ 세련미 ↑ 섹시 ↑..'굿 럭' [[MV Hot Spot] Beast, group dance ↑ Refinement ↑ Sexy ↑..'Good Luck']. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
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  10. ^ 윤두준, '순백의 왕자'로 변한 비스트 공개…컴백 기대 ↑ [Yoon Doo-jun reveals Beast who has turned into'Prince of White' Expect a comeback ↑]. Xports News (in Korean). June 5, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
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  12. ^ "역시 강하다"…비스트 '굿럭' 공개직후 9개 음원차트 1위 올킬 ["I'm also strong"... All-kill on 9 music charts right after Beast 'Good Luck' released]. My daily (in Korean). June 16, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Naver.
  13. ^ a b "2014년 26주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "2014년 06월 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "2014년 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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  19. ^ Moon, Wan-sik (July 11, 2014). 비스트, 3주 연속 '뮤직뱅크' 1위 "사랑합니다!" [Beast, #1 on 'Music Bank' for 3 consecutive weeks "I love you!"]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Yoon, Seong-yeol (June 28, 2014). 비스트, 2주연속 '음중' 1위..가요프로 싹쓸이 조짐 [Beast, No. 1 in 'Music Core' for 2 weeks in a row.]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Naver.
  21. ^ 비스트, 카리스마 넘치는 '굿 럭'으로 3주 연속 '음악중심' 1위 [Beast, ranked 1st on 'Music Core' for 3 consecutive weeks with charismatic 'Good Luck']. Hankyung (in Korean). July 5, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Naver.
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  24. ^ Pyo, Jae-min (July 2, 2014). 비스트, ‘쇼챔피언’ 1위..음악방송 올킬 행진 [Beast, 'Show Champion' 1st place..Music broadcast all-kill march]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Naver.
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