''No.5'' (stylized as ''№5'') is the fifth Korean

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(ninth overall) by South Korean boy band 2PM. The album was released in both physical and digital format on June 15, 2015, by

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Background and release

On May 8, 2015, JYP Entertainment announced that the group will be releasing their fifth album on June 1 and will be followed with two concerts to be held at

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later that month. On May 11, 2015, the group's label explained that the album would be pushed backed to mid-June after video production company, Dextor Lab, pulled out of the production for the group's music video and would take legal action for the delay. On May 13, JYP said that they would be working with Naive Creative Productions for the music video. The album's track list was revealed on June 10, 2015. The album along with title track's music video was subsequently released on June 15, 2015 in South Korea.

Composition

The album's lead track, "My House", is a dance song and was written and composed by member

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, who previously wrote and composed "Go Crazy" on their last Korean release. Other group members also participated in the production of the album.

Commercial performance

''No.5'' debuted at number one on the

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for the week of June 14, 2015. As of 2015, the album had sold 62,618 copies in South Korea. In Japan, the album debuted at number fourteen on the

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, selling 6,307 copies in its first week. By the end of June, ''No.5'' had sold 9,132 copies. In the United States, the album debuted at number three on the ''

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'' World Albums chart.

Track listing

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is also credited for writing and producing the song's rap.

Charts

Release history

References

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