"Show the World" is a song by the first Danish X Factor winner,

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. It is the second single off his same-titled debut album, ''Show the World'' (2008). It was written by the Danish songwriting and production team of

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and

Lucas Secon Lucas Secon (born 3 November 1970), known mononymously as Lucas, is a Danish record producer, songwriter and rapper. He has written and produced for artists including the Pussycat Dolls, Alesso, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogu ...

. Martin's singing has been compared to

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and

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Charts and certifications

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Love Like Oxygen

In 2008, South Korean boy band

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recorded a remake version of the song in Korean as "Love Like Oxygen" (Korean:"산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen). It was released as the first single from ''

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'' (2008).

Music video

The music video consist of the boys dancing in a white room, wearing colorful outfits at first and then black and white outfits near the end. It switches from scenes to the boys in a club having individual shots of their solo parts. The dance was choreographed by Japanese dancer Rino Nakasone-Razalan.

Release

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promoted "Love Like Oxygen" as the group's debut single outside of South Korea. The group travelled to Thailand in November 2008, where the single reached number one (as well as the album). The single continued to be released throughout Asia into early 2009. The single and album were also released in

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Track listing

Accolades

References

{{Shinee 2008 singles Songs written by Thomas Troelsen Shinee songs SM Entertainment singles Songs in Korean Songs written by Lucas Secon Songs written by Remee 2008 songs