Never Gonna Dance Again (album)

Never Gonna Dance Again is the third Korean studio album by South Korean singer Taemin. It consists of two parts, Act 1 and Act 2, that were later collected together in the repackage album, Never Gonna Dance Again (Extended Ver.).

Never Gonna Dance Again
Cover of the compilation version.
Studio album by
Taemin
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
(see release history)
Genre
LanguageKorean
Label
Taemin chronology
Famous
(2019)		 Never Gonna Dance Again
(2020)
Singles from Never Gonna Dance Again
  1. "2 Kids"
    Released: August 4, 2020
  2. "Criminal"
    Released: September 7, 2020
  3. "Idea"
    Released: November 9, 2020

Background and release

It was initially reported that Taemin was preparing to make a comeback in July 2020.[1] However, the comeback was delayed due to a wrist injury Taemin sustained while practicing choreography.[2] On July 29, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Taemin would soon be releasing his third full album, Never Gonna Dance Again, starting with the release of prologue single "2 Kids" on August 4, 2020.[3] This was followed up by the release of the first half of the album, Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1, on September 7, accompanied by title track "Criminal". The album features nine tracks, including "Criminal", "2 Kids" and a Korean version of the Japanese song "Famous", previously released by Taemin in 2019.[4]

The second half of the album, Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 2, was released on November 9, 2020. Lead single "Idea" was inspired by Plato's theory of forms and includes vocals by BoA.[5] The album also features the song "Be Your Enemy", a duet with Wendy of Red Velvet.[6] The two "acts" were later released together in an album repackage entitled Never Gonna Dance Again (Extended Ver.) on December 14, 2020, which includes all eighteen tracks.[7]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the official homepage.[8][9]

Act 1

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Criminal"danke (라라라스튜디오)
  • Jacobs
  • SCORE (13)
  • MEGATONE (13)
3:31
2."일식 (Black Rose) (Feat. Kid Milli)"
  • Greg Bonnick
  • Hayden Chapman
  • Deez
  • Adrian McKinnon
3:39
3."Strangers"Kim Min-ji (Jam Factory)
PhD3:03
4."해몽 (Waiting For)"Kim Min-ji (Jam Factory)
  • Noah Conrad
  • Rollo Spreckley
  • Jake Torrey
  • Conrad
  • Spreckley
  • Torrey
  • Deez
2:57
5."Famous (Korean Ver.)"Lee Seu-ran
  • Didrik Thott
  • Daniel Kim
Kim3:00
6."Clockwork"
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Bong Eun-young (Jam Factory)
Mason3:47
7."Just Me And You"
  • Mola (makeumine works)
  • JQ
  • Gray
  • Manovski
  • Conway
  • Jhun
3:34
8."네모 (Nemo)"
  • Noday
  • Lee I:ll
  • Park Moon-chi
  • Lee
  • Park
  • Noday
  • Park
  • Noday
3:56
9."2 Kids"
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Taemin
  • Matt Thomson
  • Max Lynedoch Graham
  • Ninos Hanna
  • Jenson Vaughan
  • Marlene Strand
  • James F. Reynolds
  • Tim Stuart
3:33

Act 2

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."이데아 (IDEA:理想)"Moon Seo-lee
  • James Foye III
  • Austin Owens
  • Jimmy Claeson
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • Tay Jasper
  • Foye
  • Owens
  • TAK
3:!4
2."Heaven"
  • Klara Osk Eliasdottir
  • Markus Videsäter
  • Emanuel Abrahamsson
  • Yoo
  • Email
  • Yoo
3:02
3."유인 (Impressionable)"Kim Woo-jung (Jam Factory)
  • MNEK
  • Daniel Davidsen
  • Peter Wallevik
  • Lewis Blissett
PhD3:02
4."Be Your Enemy (Feat. Wendy of Red Velvet)"
  • Park Tae-won
  • Hwang Yu-bin
Conrad3:35
5."안아줄래 (Think Of You)"Taemin
  • Max Lynedoch Graham
  • Matt Thomson
  • Wilhelm Börjesson
  • Marcus Holmberg
  • James F. Reynolds
ARCADES3:18
6."Exclusive (Korean Ver.)"
  • Mola (makeumine works)
  • JQ
  • Thomander
  • Paz
3:24
7."Pansy"
  • Jung Young-ah (Jam Factory)
  • Taemin
  • Bram Inscore
  • Alma Goodman
  • Darin
Inscore3:50
8."사랑인 것 같아 (I Think It’s Love)"minGtion
minGtion3:35
9."Identity"Jo Yoon-kyungSteven LeeLee3:01

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Act 1 Act 2 Extended Ver.
Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] 914—
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 1129—
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[12] 128
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[13] 3463—
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 11——

Accolades
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Time The Songs and Albums That Defined K-Pop's Monumental Year in 2020 Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 2 N/A [15]
Sputnik Best K-Pop Comebacks in 2020 Never Gonna Dance Again N/A [16]
Rhythmer 10 Best Korean R&B/Soul Albums of 2020 5 [17]
South China Morning Post The Best K-pop Solo Albums of 2020 N/A [18]
Paper The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 "Criminal" 3 [19]
Dazed The 40 best K-pop songs of 2020 3 [20]
Refinery29 Music Saved 2020: The 29 Best Songs Of The Year N/A [21]
Billboard The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020: Critics' Picks 12 [22]
Metro The Best K-pop Comeback Songs of 2020 7 [23]
BuzzFeed Best K-Pop Songs of 2020 1 [24]
South China Morning Post The best 15 singles from K-pop groups in 2020 N/A [25]
CNN Philippines Life Our Best K-pop Songs of 2020 N/A [26]
MTV The Best K-Pop B-sides of 2020 "Clockwork" 2 [27]
Rolling Stone India 20 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2020 "Idea" 5 [28]
Music program awards
Song Program Network Date Ref.
"Idea" Inkigayo SBS November 22, 2020 [29]

Release history
Edition Date Region Format Label
Act 1 September 7, 2020 South Korea
Various Digital download
Act 2 November 9, 2020 South Korea
  • CD
  • digital download
Various Digital download
Extended Ver. December 14, 2020 South Korea CD

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