4X2=8
4×2=8
2017 studio album by Psy
4×2=8 is the seventh studio album by South Korean singer Psy.[lower-alpha 1] The album was released digitally on May 10, 2017, by YG Entertainment, School Boy Records, and Republic Records.[1]
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| Released | May 10, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016-2017 | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
| Length | 35:32 | |||
| Label | YG Entertainment, School Boy, Republic | |||
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| Singles from 4×2=8 | ||||
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This was Psy's last album under YG before his departure on May 15, 2018.[2]
On May 1, YG Entertainment officially announced PSY's comeback by unveiling a poster of the comeback schedule, along with the title of the album 4×2=8.[3] From May 4 to May 7, the track list was released, revealing the title track and featured artists, including Big Bang's G-Dragon and Taeyang, iKON's B.I and Bobby, Zico, Tablo, Lee Sung-kyung and Park Jin-young as a producer.[4][5][6][7] One day before the release of the album, illustration teaser images were unveiled for each song.[8]
Most of the songs were written and composed by YG Entertainment artists, unlike his last album Chiljip Psy-da which didn't feature any YG artists.[9] Psy stated in an interview that he wanted young blood for the album, and didn't want it to sound old, so he worked with B.I, who co-composed three tracks on the album. BigBang's Taeyang is featured on "Love"; iKon's B.I and Bobby on "Bomb"; and actress Lee Sung-kyung is featured on "Last Scene". Tablo participated in writing the lyrics and is featured on "Auto Reverse" with B.I. BigBang's G-Dragon took part in writing the lyrics for, and features on "Fact Assault", which is notable for having profanity, Psy stated "this track has so much profanity, and I don't even expect it to pass the censorship rating".[10][11]
Actor Lee Byung-hun is featured in the music video of "I Luv It", while Apink's Son Na-eun played the title role in the music video of "New Face".[12] The music videos cumulatively reached 8 million views within 14 hours, with "I Luv It" surpassing 4 million views and "New Face" surpassing 3.7 million views.[13]
On January 1, 2018 "New Face" surpassed 100 million views.[14]
PSY performed the songs in his new album for the first time on SBS's Inkigayo on May 14 and Fantastic Duo 2.[15] He also promoted on JTBC's Knowing Bros sho and MBC's Radio Star show.[16]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "I Luv It[lower-alpha 2]" |
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| Yoo Gun-hyung | 3:09 |
| 2. | "New Face[lower-alpha 3]" | Psy |
| Yoo Gun-hyung | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Last Scene" (마지막 장면; Majimag Jangmyeon featuring Lee Sung-kyung) |
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| 4:11 |
| 4. | "Love" (featuring Taeyang) |
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| Yoo Gun-hyung | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Bomb" (featuring B.I and Bobby) |
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| 2:53 |
| 6. | "We Are Young" |
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| Seo Won-jin | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Fact Assault" (팩트폭행; Paegteupoghaeng featuring G-Dragon) |
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| Yoo Gun-hyung | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Rock Will Never Die" |
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| Yoo Gun-hyung | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Place to Lean On / Refuge" (기댈곳; Gidaelgot) | Psy |
| Seo Won-jin | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Auto Reverse" (오토리버스; Otoribeoseu featuring Tablo [lower-alpha 4]) |
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| Yoo Gun-hyung | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 35:32 | ||||
- Samples Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) by the American band T. S. Monk
- Interpolates "We Want Some Pussy" by the American hip hop group 2 Live Crew from their album The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are.
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | May 10, 2017 | YG Entertainment, School Boy, Republic | Digital download | [1] |
| South Korea | May 15, 2017 |
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| Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the Year | "New Face" | Nominated |
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- "[Official announcement] PSY confirmed the release of eighth full album on May 10… Surprise poster was unveiled". YG Life. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "싸이, 타이틀곡명 '뉴페이스'..손나은 MV 여주인공 [공식]". Kakao Corp. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "'컴백 D-5' 싸이, 지코 이어 태양·B.I·이성경까지 참여…역시 '월드스타'". JTBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "GD부터 JYP까지…싸이 8집 초호화 피처링 라인업". Chosun. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "'컴백 D-3' 싸이, 최종 트랙리스트 공개..이병헌 출연뮤비 더블타이틀 낙점 출처". Chosun. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "[팝업뮤직]'컴백 D-1' 싸이, 가요·예능 집어삼킬 괴물이 온다". Herald. 9 May 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "'컴백' 싸이 "'팩트폭행', GD와 시원한 욕설…심의통과 안될 것"". Korea News 1. 10 May 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ""From Lee Byung-hun to GD"… 17 months of waiting will be fully paid back". YG Life. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "[차트IS] 싸이, 8개 차트 '올킬'…800만 뷰 돌파도 눈압(ft.줄세우기)". JTBC News. 11 May 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- officialpsy (2017-05-10), PSY - 'New Face' M/V, retrieved 2018-01-07
- "[Exclusive]PSY to Appear on Inkigayo on May 14 to Perform His New Songs for the Very First Time". YG Life. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "[Pop-Up Music] 'Comeback D-1′ PSY, the monster is coming to sweep the music scene and entertainment world". YG Life. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "PSY 8TH "4X2=8"". YGESHOP. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.