"Hangover" is a single by South Korean rapper

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, featuring American rapper

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. Produced by

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, Its music video debuted on the June 8, 2014 broadcast of ''

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''. , the video has received over 345 million views on YouTube. The song serves as a follow-up to Psy's two international hit singles "

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" and " Gentleman". The song was used in the 2018 Marvel superhero film '' Black Panther'' during the

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Production

In January 2014,

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confirmed that Psy's upcoming single will feature the American rapper

, along with K-pop rapper

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. On March 12, 2014, it was revealed that CL of

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would also appear in the video. According to YG Entertainment, the music video was produced in January 2014 during Snoop Dogg's visit to South Korea. In an interview with

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, Psy revealed that the video was filmed over the course of 18 hours at 10 different locations near

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Reception

Critical response

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'' magazine described the music video as "delightful", while '' Spin'' magazine compared the music to "cacophonous EDM-rap" that is "unlikely to ease a hangover", but the end result is "still a curiously enjoyable five minutes".

Social media

Immediately after its release, reactions on social media were mixed. ''

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'' noted that some viewers were "soaking it up", while others have voiced their "complaints about both the song and the video". In South Korea, some fans described the music video as a wrong depiction of Korean culture. Within 24 hours of release, the music video for "Hangover" racked up over 10 million views.

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