Lion Heart (song)

This article is about the 2015 song by Girls' Generation. For other uses, see Lion Heart (disambiguation).
"Lion Heart"
Single by Girls' Generation
from the album Lion Heart
ReleasedAugust 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)
GenreBubblegum pop
Length3:45
LabelSM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Girls' Generation singles chronology
"Party"
(2015) 		"Lion Heart"
(2015) 		"You Think"
(2015)
Music video
"Lion Heart" on YouTube

"Lion Heart" is a song that was recorded by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation for their fifth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's title track by SM Entertainment on August 18, 2015.

Composition

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"Lion Heart"
"Lion Heart" is described as a soul pop-inspired bubblegum pop song.
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"Lion Heart" was described as a soul pop-inspired bubblegum pop song by Billboard.[1] It embraces a 1960s American retro sound and has a jazzy melody as well as "an ear-grabbing bass line".[2][3] Lyrically, the song talks about women falling in love with men who have a cheating heart and how they try to tame him like taming a lion.[4]

Music video

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The music video was released on August 18, 2015.[5] The music video narrates a story where the members of Girls' Generation each fall in love with a male protagonist, who turns out to be the same man (with his head being that of a lion, representing the song's conceptual "lion heart/lyin' heart" pun). They become upset and team up against him, then go on to reject further advances from him separately.[1] The song was choreographed by the American choreographer Tony Testa & SM Entertainment's choreographer Shim Jaewon.[6] It became third most viewed music video on YouTube by a South Korean act in August 2015.[7]

Reception

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Billboard praised the song for its retro themes and shifting of member roles saying "But what is new, musically, is the division of lines -- namely when Yuri, a member who typically only chimes in with a line or two, gets to handle a majority of the second chorus. It's a decision that further shows how Girls' Generation is embracing change in their eighth year..."[8] The song was deemed the 7th best K-pop single of 2015 by PopMatters.[9] Meanwhile, Idolator chose it as the 24th best K-pop song of the year.[10]

Awards and nominations

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"Lion Heart" received 14 music program awards in South Korea. It was nominated for Song of the Month (September) at the 5th Gaon Chart Music Awards, but lost to iKon's "My Type". It was one of the Digital Song Bonsang winners at the 30th Golden Disc Awards and was nominated for Digital Daesang.[11]

Music program awards
Program Date
The Show August 25, 2015
Show Champion August 26, 2015
M Countdown August 27, 2015
September 3, 2015
September 10, 2015
Music Bank August 28, 2015
September 4, 2015
September 11, 2015
September 18, 2015
Show! Music Core August 29, 2015
September 19, 2015
Inkigayo August 30, 2015
September 6, 2015
September 13, 2015

Credits

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Credits are adapted from Lion Heart liner notes.[12]

Studio

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  • SM Blue Ocean Studio – recording
  • SM Blue Cup Studio – recording
  • SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing
  • Ingrid Studio – recording, digital editing
  • MonoTree Studio – recording, additional vocal editing
  • Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel

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Charts

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Sales

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Country Sales
South Korea (digital)[17][18] 1,120,388

Release history

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Country Release date Format
South Korea[19] August 21, 2015 Contemporary hit radio

References

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  1. ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (August 18, 2015). "Girls' Generation Drop Sassy, Soul Pop-Inspired Single 'Lion Heart'". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Pops in Seoul－Girls′ Generation(소녀시대) _ (Lion Heart) - MV" (Video upload). ArirangTV on YouTube. Google Inc. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Nancy Lee (August 18, 2015). "SNSD Brings the Paws Out in ′Lion Heart′ MV". eWorldNews. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Pops in Seoul－Girls′ Generation(소녀시대) _ interview(인터뷰)" (Video upload). ArirangTV on YouTube. Google Inc. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Girls' Generation drop 'You Think' and 'Lion Heart' music videos". Special Broadcasting Service. August 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. ^ "소녀시대 'You Think' 'Lion Heart'의 파워풀한 안무 '주목'". JoongAng Ilbo. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (September 17, 2015). "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America & Around the World: August 2015". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  8. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (18 August 2015). "Girls' Generation Drop Sassy, Soul Pop-Inspired Single 'Lion Heart'". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  9. ^ Interrante, Scott (December 18, 2015). "The Best of K-Pop of 2015". PopMatters. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  10. ^ Peterson, Jacques (December 29, 2015). "The 25 Best K-Pop Song of 2015". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "Total of 10 teams including Big Bang and Girls' Generation achieved final Main Awards [30th Golden Disc Awards]". Osen. January 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  12. ^ Lion Heart (Liner Notes [CD, Album]). Girls' Generation. SM Entertainment. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Japan Hot 100 – September 14, 2015". Billboard (in Japanese). September 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
  14. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart: August 16–22, 2015" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
  15. ^ "World Digital Songs: September 5, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  16. ^ "Digital Chart of 2015" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Download Chart – 2015" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  18. ^ "Download Chart (Half Year 2016 - see #206)". 2016-08-12. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  19. ^ "KBS Playlist – August 21, 2015". KBS Radio. Korean Broadcasting System. August 21, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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