3 2 1 (Shinee song)

For single "3 2 1" by Hedley, and other songs, see 3 2 1 (disambiguation).
"3 2 1"
Regular Edition Cover
Single by Shinee
from the album I'm Your Boy
B-side
  • "Everybody" (Japanese version)
  • "Colors of the Season"
ReleasedDecember 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)
Recorded2013
GenreJ-pop, pop rock[1]
LabelEMI Records Japan[2]
Songwriter(s)Natsumi Kobayashi, Damon Sharpe, Valeria Marbell, Eric Sanicola, Kendall Schmidt, Carlos Pena, James Maslow
Shinee Japanese singles chronology
"Boys Meet U"
(2013) 		"3 2 1"
(2013) 		"Lucky Star"
(2014)
Music video
"3 2 1" on YouTube

"3 2 1" is the ninth Japanese single by South Korean boy group Shinee. The single was released on December 4, 2013, by Universal Music Japan sublabel EMI Records Japan and is an OST for the Japanese drama Tokyo Toy Box.[3]

Background and release

On October 10, 2013 EMI Records Japan announced Shinee's ninth single, "3 2 1".[4] On October 5, the song started playing as the theme song for the TV Tokyo drama Tokyo Toy Box.[5] The short version of the music video was released on September 11, 2013.[6]

According to the Japanese chart Oricon, Shinee sold 42,216 copies of their single on the first day of release. It landed them in third place on the chart.[7]

Track listing

Limited editions and CD only normal version:
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."3 2 1"Natsumi KobayashiDamon Sharpe, Eric Sanicola, Kendall Schmidt, Carlos Pena, James Maslow3:33
2."Everybody" (Japanese version)"Sara SakuraiThomas Troelsen, Coach & Sendo, Yoo Young Jin4:09
3."Colors of the Season"Sara SakuraiAndreas Stone Johansson, Caroline Gustavsson4:29
CD only regular edition:
No.TitleLength
4."3 2 1" (Instrumental)3:33
5."Everybody (Japanese version)" (Instrumental)4:09
6."Colors of the Season" (Instrumental)4:29
DVD (Limited Edition A)
No.TitleLength
1."Everybody" (Music Video)4:38
2."Everybody" (Music Video Shooting Sketch)7:54
DVD (Limited Edition B)
No.TitleLength
1."3 2 1" (Music Video)3:45
2."3 2 1" (Jacket & Music Video Shooting Sketch)5:48

Chart performance

Charts

Country Chart Peak
position
Japan Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] 2
Taiwan G-Music Asia Chart[9] 3
G-Music Combo Chart [10] 20
Korea Gaon Download Charts [11] 168

Oricon chart

Chart (2013) Peak position Sales
Daily Singles Chart[12] 3 82,236 [13]
Weekly Singles Chart[14] 3
Monthly Singles Chart[15] 7

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan December 4, 2013 CD, Digital download EMI Music Japan
South Korea January 15, 2014 Digital download SM Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "Shinee - 321". EMI Music Japan. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. ^ "Shinee - 321". EMI Music Japan. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. ^ 12月4日発売ニューシングル「3 2 1」（スリー ツー ワン）、ジャケット写真＆収録内容公開！ 購入者対象の豪華特典も！ (in Japanese). EMI. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "SHINeeの新曲「3 2 1」、12月4日（水）リリース決定！" (in Japanese). EMI. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  5. ^ "SHINeeの新曲「3 2 1」、12月4日（水）リリース決定！" (in Japanese). EMI. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "SHINee -- 「3 2 1」Music Video". Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "SHINee's Japanese Single "321" Sells Over 40K on Day of Release" (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "Shinee Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "SHINee's single ranks #3 on G-Music Asia Chart". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "G-Music Combo Charts". Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "Gaon Download Charts". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  12. ^ "CDシングルデイリーランキング" [CD Single daily ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  13. ^ "Archived from the original on January 9, 2014". December 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  14. ^ "CDシングル週間ランキング" [CD Single weekly ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 2–8, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  15. ^ "CDシングル月間ランキング" [CD Single monthly ranking]. Oricon. December 2013. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.