Boss (NCT U song)

"BOSS"
"BOSS"
Single by NCT U
from the album NCT 2018 Empathy
Released	February 18, 2018
Recorded	2018
Studio	SM Booming System; Doobdoob Studio; SM Blue Cup Studio;
Genre	K-pop; hip hop;
Length	3:34
Label	SM
Composer(s)	Mike Daley; Mitchell Owens; Tiffany Fred; Patrick “J Que” Smith; Yoo Young-jin;
Lyricist(s)	Wutan; Taeyong; Mark; Yoo Young-jin;
Producer(s)	Mike Daley; Yoo Young-jin;
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Music video
	"BOSS" on YouTube

"Boss" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first unit of NCT under the management of SM Entertainment, serving as the lead single of NCT's debut studio album NCT 2018 Empathy. Musically, "Boss" was described as a dynamic, electro-hip-hop track with paunchy, chanting chorus of the bass-heavy dance that ends with a heavy synth.^[1]

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Boss" was the first of the two music videos that was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine directed by South Korean director Oui Kim, the other being the coupling NCT U single "Baby Don't Stop".^[2] The filming locations were the Ukrainian house, the abandoned bus park Number 7, the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.^[3]

Accolades[edit]

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
BuzzFeed	30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018	6	^[4]
SBS PopAsia	Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far)	7	^[5]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[6]	97
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[7]	80
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[8]	3

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[9]

Studio[edit]

SM Booming System – recording
SM Blue Cup Studio – recording, mixing
Doobdoob Studio – recording
SM LVYIN Studio – digital editing
Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel[edit]

SM Entertainment – executive producer
Lee Soo-man – producer
NCT U – vocals
- Taeyong – lyrics, background vocals
- Mark – lyrics
Yoo Young-jin – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, music and sound supervisor
Mike Daley – producer, composition, arrangement
Mitchell Owens – composition
Patrick "J. Que" Smith – composition
Tiffany Fred – composition
Wutan – lyrics, vocal directing
Lee Joo-hyung – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating
Byun Jang-moon – background vocals
Jung Eui-seok – recording, mixing
Ahn Chang-gyu – recording
Lee Ji-hong – digital editing
Randy Merrill – mastering

References[edit]

^ "NCT U Shows the World Who Is 'Boss' in Charismatic New Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ 장, 윤정 (2018-02-14). "'NCT 2018' 첫 주자 NCT U 출격···우크라이나 올로케이션 촬영 기대감 증폭". Aju Business Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ "Южнокорейская группа сняла клип в Киеве". kiev.segodnya.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ Han, Sarah. "30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ "Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far)". SBS PopAsia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ "Billboard Korea K-Pop 100 : Page 1 | Billboard". 2018-05-06. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ "NCT U". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ NCT (2018). NCT 2018 Empathy (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.

[1] "NCT U Shows the World Who Is 'Boss' in Charismatic New Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[2] 장, 윤정 (2018-02-14). "'NCT 2018' 첫 주자 NCT U 출격···우크라이나 올로케이션 촬영 기대감 증폭". Aju Business Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[3] "Южнокорейская группа сняла клип в Киеве". kiev.segodnya.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[4] Han, Sarah. "30 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2018". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[5] "Most visually captivating K-pop music videos of 2018 (so far)". SBS PopAsia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[6] "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[7] "Billboard Korea K-Pop 100 : Page 1 | Billboard". 2018-05-06. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[8] "NCT U". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[9] NCT (2018). NCT 2018 Empathy (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.

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