Dream Girl (Shinee song)
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| Single by Shinee | |||||||
| from the album Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You | |||||||
| Released | February 19, 2013 | ||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||
| Recorded | S.M. Studios in Seoul, South Korea | ||||||
| Genre | Acid house, electro funk[1] | ||||||
| Length | 3:03 | ||||||
| Label | SM Entertainment | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Jun Gan-di, Minho | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Lee Soo-man (Executive), Hyuk Shin | ||||||
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"Dream Girl" is a K-Pop/J-Pop song of acid house/electro funk music genre performed by the South Korean idol artist group Shinee. The song was composed by Hyuk Shin, Jordan Kyle, Ross Lara, Dave Cook, DK, Anthony "TC" Crawford and produced by Hyuk Shin and his team Joombas Music Factory.[2]
The Korean version of the song, penned by Jun Gan-di, was included as the title track and lead promotional single from their first chapter of third Korean concept album, The Misconceptions of You, released on February 2, 2013 under the record label of S.M. Entertainment and distributing label of KMP Holdings.[3] The Japanese version, written by Hidenori Tanaka and agehasprings, was included as one of the three tracks on their eight Japanese CD single "Boys Meet U" which was released on August 21, 2013 under the distributing label of EMI Music Japan.[4]
Background and release
The song "Dream Girl" was released on February 19, 2013. It was produced by Shin Hyuk and his team Joombas Music Factory and described the song as "an acid electro funk song".[5]
On February 14, Shinee held the event "Melon Premiere Shinee Music Spoiler" at the Olympus Hall in Seoul. At this event, they revealed the choreography for “Dream Girl“. Several hours later Shinee officially released the music video and dance version for "Dream Girl" on February 19. The album was then physically released on February 20.[6] After the publication "Dream Girl" ranked #1 on many music sites.[7]
Composition
"Dream Girl" is written by Jun Gandi and composed by Hyuk Shin, Jordan Kyle, Ross Lara, Dave Cook, DK, and Anthony "TC" Crawford.[8] It is an electro-drenched dance pop song with a funk influence and is a work of Shin Hyuk and his team of composers, Joombas Music Factory. The song has a fuller sound, featuring electric guitars among various other synths and the beat is very diverse and complex with a lot of tempo changes. The song is described as the most "Shinee-like song" in the album and tells us about how the five boys meet their dream girl that only appear in their dreams, and disappear in reality.[8]
Critical reception
Billboard K-Town columnist Jeff Benjamin wrote that the song "is a safe, enjoyable mainstream single".[9]
Music video
The accompanying music video was filmed in January 2013, with choreographer, Tony Testa.[5]The music video was released on February 19, 2013 on Mnet.
Japanese version
The Japanese version, written by Hidenori Tanaka and agehasprings, was included as one of the three tracks on their eight Japanese CD single "Boys Meet U" which was released on August 21, 2013 under the distributing label of EMI Music Japan. Before the release, the version was performed live during their second Japan arena tour Shinee World 2013.[4]
Credits
Charts
Plagiarism accusationsSome listeners perceived similarities between Shinee's "Dream Girl" and Luis Miguel's "Vuelve" almost immediately following "Dream Girl"'s release.[13] SM Entertainment refuted all rumors that the song was either plagiarized or sampled, saying, "'Dream Girl' is the product of producer Shin Hyuk, who is famous for being the producer of the famous pop star Justin Bieber, and his composing team, 'Joombas Music Factory'." In a phone call with the Chosun Ilbo, they said, "We didn't buy distribution rights, and we didn't sample the song. This is purely SM Entertainment's creation. The plagiarism accusations are just the opinions of some people." In another phone call with Osen, a representative from SM said, "We know that [the plagiarism accusations] have stemmed from some netizens. We don't think they know what plagiarism is. You can say they're similar, but it's not right to say they are the same." A composer stated to Osen, "For a song to be considered plagiarized in legal terms, four bars must be completely the same. If you compare the two songs, you can't say that."[14][15] References
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