"For Life" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band
Exo, released on December 19, 2016, as the lead single of their fifth
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. ''For Life''. It was released in both
Korean
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People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
and
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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by their label
SM. This was the last single released before member Lay's extended hiatus.
Background and release
Produced by
Kenzie, Matthew Tishler and Aaron Benward, "For Life" is described as a "slow ballad" with a sweet piano melody and a beautiful string accompaniment, with lyrics that are about looking at one person for the rest of one's life.
Music video
The Korean and Chinese music videos for "For Life" were released on December 19, 2016. The Korean music video has over 30 million views on Youtube.
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Sales
Accolades
Music program awards
References
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Exo songs
2016 songs
2016 singles
Korean-language songs
SM Entertainment singles
Songs written by Kenzie (songwriter)
Songs written by Aaron Benward
Songs written by Matthew Tishler