Young & Free

"Young & Free" is a single recorded by South Korean singers Xiumin and Mark, members of K-pop groups EXO and NCT respectively. It was released by S.M. Entertainment and distributed by Genie Music on July 7, 2017 through their digital music project SM Station.[1]

For the album by Rock Goddess, see Young and Free.
"Young & Free"
Single by Xiumin and Mark
ReleasedJuly 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Recorded2017
StudioSM Studio, Seoul, South Korea
GenreK-pop, future bass, retrowave
Length3:22
LabelS.M. Entertainment, Genie Music
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Mark
Producer(s)Willie Weeks
Music video
"Young & Free" on YouTube

Background and release

On June 28, S.M. Entertainment announced that Xiumin and Mark will collaborate for an SM Station track "Young & Free" set to be released on July 7.[2] The agency also released a video clip of the two introducing their track "Young & Free" on their official Twitter page.[3] On June 30, S.M. stated that the duo would be performing the song live during the SMTOWN concert that is set to take place on July 8.[4] On the same day, teaser photos of the duo were released through S.M.'s official Twitter page.[5] One July 5, an interview video of the duo talking about their collaboration and their friendship was released.[6] A teaser of the music video was released on July 6.[7] On July 7, the song along with the official music video were released.

Produced by Willie Weeks, "Young & Free" is described as a 90's vibe song featuring retro piano tunes and future-bass sounds, "Young & Free" is altogether a lively tune that features Xiumin's singing and Mark's rapping. The song's lyrics talk about how to live in the moment.[8]

Music video

Released on July 7, the music video of "Young & Free" features Xiumin and Mark at what appears as a photographic studio playing around and dancing "freely". At the end of the music video the duo end up in a real forest.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Young & Free"
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Mark
Willie Weeks03:22
2."Young & Free" (Inst.) 
Willie Weeks03:22
Total length:06:44

Charts

Sales
Region Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 72,133

Release history
Region Date Format Label(s)
South Korea July 7, 2017 digital download, streaming S.M. Entertainment, Genie Music
Worldwide

References
  1. ""7월 7일 young&free역에서 만나요" 시우민X마크 신곡 홍보영상 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  2. "엑소 시우민·NCT 마크, 'SM스테이션'으로 스페셜 듀오 결성" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  3. GLOBAL, SMTOWN (2017-06-28). "We Are Young, To The Free#칠월칠일 #민석이민형이 Young & Free 가벼운 맘으로 이 길을 나서 You & me 끝없는 고민은 내려놓고 Everyday 한 번인 삶이 더 빛나도록 소중한 건 바로 It's you #영앤프리pic.twitter.com/VHlJEFs5Sc". @SMTOWNGLOBAL. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  4. "SM 측 "시우민X마크, SM타운 콘서트서 신곡 최초 공개"(공식)" (in Korean). 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  5. GLOBAL, SMTOWN (2017-06-30). "[#STATION] #EXO #XIUMIN X #NCT(@NCTsmtown) #MARK 'Young & Free' 2017.07.07 6PM(KST)pic.twitter.com/3FUcBAbm6M". @SMTOWNGLOBAL. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  6. SMTOWN (2017-07-05), [STATION] 톡스테: 이상한 나라의 시우민 마크 #Young&Free 1부, retrieved 2017-07-06
  7. SMTOWN (2017-07-06), [STATION] 시우민 X 마크_Young & Free_Music Video Teaser, retrieved 2017-07-06
  8. SMTOWN (2017-07-07), [STATION] 시우민 X 마크_Young & Free_Music Video, retrieved 2017-07-07
  10. "Gaon Digital Chart – July, 2017". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  11. Cumulative sales for "Young & Free":
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