Sherlock (Shinee song)

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"Sherlock•셜록 (Clue + Note)"
Single by Shinee
from the album Sherlock
Released March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)
Format Digital download
Recorded SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, new jack swing, electropop
Length 03:57
Label SM Entertainment
Writer(s) Rocky Morris, Thomas Eriksen, Thomas Troelsen, Jo Yoon Gyung
Producer(s) Lee Soo-man (Executive)
Shinee Korean singles chronology

"Hello"
(2010)		 "Sherlock (Clue + Note)"
(2012)		 "Dream Girl"
(2013)

Music video
"Sherlock•셜록 (Clue + Note)" on YouTube

"Sherlock" (Korean title: Sherlock•셜록 (Clue + Note)) (Japanese title: シャーロック) is a song performed in Korean and later Japanese by South Korean boy band Shinee. The song was written by Rocky Morris, Thomas Eriksen, Thomas Troelsen, Rufio Sandilands and the lyrics by Jo Yoon Gyung.[1]

Korean version

The Korean version of the song is the lead single from the group's fourth EP, Sherlock, released in 2012. It is a hybrid remix and the dance is choreographed by Tony Testa. [2] The song was released as a digital single on March 19, 2012, two days after the South Korean release of the album.[3]

Charts performance

The song was an instant success in South Korea, topping the Gaon Single Chart for 2 consecutive weeks. "Sherlock" was downloaded over 1.5 million times. Sherlock placed 5th on Korea's broadcast play count ranking for 2012 with a total of 623 plays. The ranking takes into account the broadcasts aired from January to December 15th, 2012. [4] Shinee also gained a lot of attention in global music charts, such as in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and France, and achieved 8th place on the iTunes Top Albums chart. They also reached 1st position on the Japanese, 6th on the Swedish, 9th on the Canadian, and 10th on the Mexican iTunes Chart.[5]

Chart Peak
position [6]
Gaon Weekly singles 1
Gaon Monthly singles 1
Gaon Download Singles chart 1
K-Pop Billboard Weekly singles 3 [7]

Japanese version

"Sherlock"

Limited Edition CD+DVD Cover
Single by Shinee
from the album Boys Meet U
B-side Keeping Love Again
Released May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
Format CD single, CD+DVD,
digital download
Recorded SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Genre Electropop
Length 03:57 (Sherlock)
03:53 (Keeping Love Again)
Label EMI Music Japan
Writer(s) Natsumi Kobayashi
Producer(s) San-e Ichii, Lee Soo-man (both executive)
Shinee Japanese singles chronology

"Lucifer"
(2012)		 "Sherlock"
(2012)		 "Dazzling Girl"
(2012)

Music video
"Sherlock" (Japanese Version) on YouTube

On April 2, 2012, EMI Music Japan announced that Shinee will be releasing the song as a Japanese version in Japan as their fourth Japanese single and Japanese original song "Keeping love again" as a B-side. It was released in two versions, a limited edition comes with a bonus DVD with music video and jacket & music video shooting sketch, a 28-page photo booklet, and a trading card randomly selected from 11 kinds. Packaged in a deluxe 3D slipcase. And a regular edition comes with a poster photo booklet.[8][9]

Tracklisting

Japanese single:
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Sherlock" (Japanese version)Natsumi KobayashiRocky Morris, Thomas Eriksen, Thomas Troelsen, Rufio Sandilands 3:57
2. "Keeping Love Again"  Sara SakuraiDarren Martyn, Shikita 3:54
Total length:
 7:51

Chart performance

Oricon Chart

Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
May 16, 2012 Daily Singles Chart 2 28,045 (Daily)
48,990 (Weekly)
68,291 (Yearly)		 69,316+ 5 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart 2
Monthly Singles Chart 9
Yearly Singles Chart 120

Music video

Shinee's "Sherlock" music video was released on March 22. The Japanese music video is the same for the most part as the Korean version except the language difference.[10] The music video "Sherlock" has been directed by Cho Suhyun who has been working with the group also on "Ring Ding Dong" and TVXQ’s "Mirotic". The choreography was reported to be worked with world class choreographer Tony Testa who choreographed Michael Jackson's last tour "This is It" and he also worked with Kylie Minogue on her Aphrodite World Tour.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "SHINee’s New Mini Album ‘Sherlock’ will Finally be Unveiled". SM Entertainment. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012. 
  2. ↑ "'Sherlock' released digitally". allkpop.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "SHINee Unveils Their New Album Sherlock". jujugal.wordpress.com. March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012. 
  4. ↑ http://www.shineee.net/index.php?showtopic=41079
  5. ↑ "Shinee achieves all-kill for "Sherlock" on various global music charts". allkpop.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012. 
  6. ↑ (Korean) "Gaon Search - Shinee Sherlock". Gaon. Retrieved 2012-04-29. 
  7. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2012-04-29. 
  8. ↑ "Sherlock [Japanese ver.]". Retrieved November 17, 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Sherlock [Japanese ver.] [Regular Edition]". Retrieved November 17, 2012. 
  10. ↑ "SHINee Release Japanese ‘Sherlock’ Music Video". Retrieved October 10, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "SHINee teams up with world famous choreographer Tony Testa for ‘Sherlock". allkpop.com. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012. 

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