"Dancing King" is a song by South Korean comedian

Yoo Jae-suk Yoo Jae-suk (; or ; born on 14 August 1972) is a South Korean comedian, host and television personality. He has hosted several variety television shows in South Korea, including ''Infinite Challenge'', '' Running Man'', '' Happy Together, and ...

and South Korean–Chinese boy band

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. The song is a part of

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and is a collaboration single for the variety show ''

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''. It was released digitally on September 17, 2016, by

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Background and release

On September 12, 2016, it was revealed that the next ''SM Station'' single, titled "Dancing King" would feature Yoo Jae-suk and Exo and be released on September 17. It was also revealed that all the profits of the single would be donated. The song has been described as "a dance song based on brass sound and passionate samba rhythm". It was officially released on September 17.

Music video

The music video was released following which featured Exo. It features shots of the dress rehearsal and the actual performance from ''

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'' concert in Bangkok interspersed with more lighthearted clips of Yoo Jae-suk and EXO members jamming out.

Live performance

The artists performed the song at the ''ExoPlanet 3 – The Exo'rdium'' concert in Bangkok on September 11, 2016, before its release. The performance was aired on episode no. 498 of ''

'' which featured the artists' rehearsal for the song.

Track listing

Commercial performance

Upon release, "Dancing King" quickly reached the top on seven South Korean online music charts. The song debuted at No. 2 on the South Korean

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and on ''Billboard's US World Digital Songs''. The song ranked No.1 on China's Xiami daily music chart for two days.

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Awards and nominations

Release history

References

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