Honey (Lay EP)

Honey is the third extended play by Chinese rapper and singer Lay. It was released digitally on June 14, 2019. The EP features four tracks, including the title track "Honey" with English and Chinese versions.[1]

Honey
EP by
Lay
ReleasedJune 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)
StudioZhang Yixing Studio, China
Genre
Length12:23
Language
Label
  • SM
  • Zhang Yixing Studio
ProducerLay
Lay chronology
Namanana
(2018)		 Honey
(2019)		 Lit
(2020)
Singles from Honey
  1. "Honey"
    Released: June 14, 2019

Background and release

On April 30, Lay teased about the artwork of Honey on Instagram.[2] On May 20, Lay released a teaser of Honey music video through his social media accounts.[3][4][5] On June 6, it was confirmed that the official pre-sale for the EP on QQ Music would be on June 11, 2019, and it would be released officially on June 14.[6] On June 10, the track list of the EP were released by Lay Zhang Studio on their social media accounts.[7] On June 13, the second teaser for the "Honey" music video was released.[8] On June 14, the EP was officially released along with "Honey" music video.[9]

Commercial performance

On June 11, the pre-order of the EP started on QQ Music. Within three minutes, the album had sold more than 2,375,945 million copies and was certified Hall of fame gold diamond, making it the best selling release on the QQ Music digital chart in 2019.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Honey" (和你) (English version)
  • Lay
  • Blaq Tuxedo
  • DJ White Shadow
  • Lay
  • Dominique Logan
  • Darius Logan
  • Swiff D
  • DJ White Shadow
  • Lay
  • Swiff D
3:03
2."Bad" (坏的)Jackson Foote
  • Lay
  • Jackson Foote
  • Lay
  • Jackson Foote
  • Coach & Sendo
1:58
3."Amusement Park" (游乐园)Terence Coles
  • Lay
  • Terence Coles
  • Ozzie
  • Kyle "Kxhris" Coleman
  • Hue "Soundzfire" Strother
  • VMP
  • Lay
  • Ozzie
  • Kyle "Kxhris" Coleman
  • Hue "Soundzfire" Strother
  • VMP
4:19
4."Honey" (和你) (Chinese version)
  • Lay
  • Blaq Tuxedo
  • DJ White Shadow
  • Lay
  • Dominique Logan
  • Darius Logan
  • Swiff D
  • DJ White Shadow
  • Lay
  • Swiff D
3:03
Total length:12:23

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US World Albums (Billboard)[11] 11

Sales
Region Sales
China (QQ Music+Kuwo+Kugou)[12] 4,776,947

Release history
Region Date Format Label
China June 14, 2019 Digital download, streaming audio
South Korea
United States
Various

References
  1. "엑소 레이, 14일 새 앨범 '허니' 발매..전곡 자작곡". 다음 연예 (in Korean). June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. "Lay Zhang on Instagram: "👀🐝"". Instagram. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  3. Zhang, Lay (May 19, 2019). "Happy World Bee Day !pic.twitter.com/paRQS0Sg3v". @layzhang. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  4. "张艺兴新歌《Honey》拍摄地曝光，一晚5万8，只对特殊人士开放". baijiahao.baidu.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  5. "张艺兴《HONEY》MV预告展身材 520发布被赞宠粉". ent.ifeng.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. 온라인뉴스팀 (June 9, 2019). "레이(엑소), 'HONEY is out June 14th!...'". www.seohaenews.net (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  7. Studio, Lay Zhang (June 10, 2019). "Here's the track list & the producer of the album. We are ready for Honey & @layzhang ! #producerlayzhangpic.twitter.com/oZxEDPsyNR". @lay_studio. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  8. "张艺兴[超话] 全新 EP (HONEY) 预告来啦!!! 距离正式上线还有不到12个小时，期待完整版MV". Weibo. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  9. LAY (June 14, 2019). "LAY 'Honey (和你)' MV". Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  10. "微博". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  11. "LAY Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  12. Cumulative sales for "Honey":
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