Gentleman (song)
| gentleman | |
|---|---|
| Psy | |
| publication | April 12th, 2013 |
| length | 3:14 min |
| Genre (s) | K-pop |
| Author (s) | Park Jae-sang |
Gentleman (also GENTLEMAN ) is a K-Pop song by the South Korean singer Psy .
interpretation
In the song Psy sings self-deprecating about how he as a gentleman ( German gentleman ) is responsive to a party women. The choreography of the circling hips is a kind of homage to the music video for the K-pop song Abracadabra by the Brown Eyed Girls from 2009.
Music video
The original video on YouTube received over a billion views. In South Korea, the TV station KBS does not broadcast the Gentleman music video because it contains vandalism and has been classified as "inappropriate". In one scene at the beginning of the video, Psy steps away from a traffic cone .
Chart success
The song was offered in over 100 countries on April 12, 2013. Gentleman was immediately the most downloaded track among online music services in South Korea .
In the British singles charts , the song debuted on April 14, 2013 at position 61. A week later, Gentleman reached number ten in Great Britain. On the same day, the song rose to number twelve on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart . In Germany, Gentleman rose to number twelve.
On April 25, 2013, Gentleman was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the "Most clicked video in 24 hours" .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
12 (21 weeks) | 21st |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
7th (19 weeks) | 19th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
3 (17 weeks) | 17th |
 South Korea (KMCA)
|
1 (14 weeks) | 14th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
5 (16 weeks) | 16 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
10 (19 weeks) | 19th |
Publications
| region | Record label | date | format |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | YG Entertainment | April 12th, 2013 | Download |
| Worldwide |
Schoolboy Records / Universal Republic Records |
Public performances
Psy opened the finale of Germany's Next Top Model on May 30, 2013 with Gentleman .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Gangnam Style" was yesterday: Psy is now the "Gentleman" , n-tv
- ↑ South Korean rapper Psy publishes new video , focus.de
- ↑ Original video on YouTube
- ^ South Korean TV Network Bans Psy's Video , The Wall Street Journal
- ^ "Gangnam Style" is followed by "Gentleman": Psy with a new piece ( memento from April 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), sueddeutsche.de
- ↑ Duke Dumont holds Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead from Number 1 . Official Charts Company . Retrieved on April 14, 2013: "... while after less then 48 hours on sale Psy's Gentleman, at Number 61."
- ^ Rudimental take on Will.I.Am and Justin Bieber in Number 1 single race . Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 17, 2013: “K-pop hero Psy leaps a massive 53 places to enter the Top 10 with Gentleman (8). The follow-up to his worldwide smash and former UK Number 1, Gangnam Style, made its chart debut at 61 on Sunday after being on sale for less than 48 hours. At the time of writing, the accompanying video has clocked up a massive 117.5 million views on YouTube since it was uploaded on Saturday afternoon. "
- ↑ P! Nk Powers to No. 1 On Hot 100 With 'Just Give Me A Reason' , Billboard
- ^ PSY secures new YouTube world record with "Gentleman" . Guinness World Records . Retrieved April 30, 2013: "PSY's previous music video," Gangnam Style ", earned him multiple GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles, including Most viewed video online, Most" liked "video online, and First video to receive one billion views."
- ↑ a b c d e f Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US