Al1
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| Released | May 22, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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Al1 (pronounced Alone) is the fourth extended play by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on May 22, 2017, by Pledis Entertainment. The album contains eight tracks, including the lead single "Don't Wanna Cry".
Background and release
[edit | edit source]On May 11, 2017, Pledis Entertainment released a video teaser on Seventeen's Instagram page in preparation for Al1.[1] The video features member Vernon wandering around a deserted road with a compass in his hand. Over the next five days, twelve similar trailers, one for each member, were released on Seventeen's social media accounts.[2] While revealing teasers, Seventeen announced the tour that would accompany the album titled 'Diamond Edge', due to start in July.[3] On May 17, they revealed the tracklist for the album.[4]
Promotions
[edit | edit source]On May 26, 2017, Seventeen made their comeback on MBC's Show! Music Core music program. This was followed by promotions on SBS MTV's The Show, MBC Music's Show Champion, Mnet's M Countdown and KBS's Music Bank, with Seventeen collecting six wins in total for their lead single "Don't Wanna Cry".[5]
Commercial performance
[edit | edit source]After a month of its release, Al1 sold over 250,000 copies and topped both the weekly Gaon Album Chart for the chart issued on May 27, 2017, and the monthly chart recorded for May.[6][7] The album also debuted and peaked at number two on the World Albums chart for the week ending on May 25, having sold 2,000 units in the United States.[8] The album peaked at number three on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart, the group's highest entry until then.[9]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Wanna Cry" (Korean: 울고 싶지 않아; RR: Ulgo Sipji Ana) |
| Bumzu | 3:23 | |
| 2. | "Habit" (입버릇; Ipbeoreut) (Vocal Team) | Woozi |
| Petrén | 4:13 |
| 3. | "IF I" (Hip-hop Team) | Bumzu | Bumzu | 3:09 | |
| 4. | "Swimming Fool" (Performance Team) |
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| Bumzu | 3:07 |
| 5. | "My I" (Jun & The8) |
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| Bumzu | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Crazy in Love" |
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| 3:35 |
| Total length: | 20:37 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 7. | "Who" (Performance Team) |
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| 3:20 |
| 8. | "Check-In" (Remastering) (Hip-hop Team) |
| Bumzu | Bumzu | 2:33 |
| Total length: | 26:30 | ||||
Charts
[edit | edit source]Weekly charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Japan Albums (Oricon)[9] | 3 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] | 1 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 10 |
| US World Albums (Billboard)[11] | 2 |
Monthly Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] | 1 |
Release history
[edit | edit source]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| South Korea | May 22, 2017 | [12] | ||
| Various | Digital download | [13] | ||
| Taiwan | July 5, 2017 | CD | Warner Music Taiwan | [14] |
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