''State of the Art'' is a studio album by

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. It was released on May 11, 2006, by Good Entertainment, and represents the group's eighth major album release (tenth overall). It was the third best-selling album of 2006 in South Korea with over 215,000 copies.

Composition and recording

''State of the Art'' twelve tracks. It was recorded at GoodSound Studio, Rui Studio, Silk Studio, Eungeon (은건) Studio, Dream Factory, and Momo Studio in 2006. Shinhwa member Lee Minwoo composed the lyrics for the song "Paradise", and member

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composed the rap lyrics for all songs, alongside David Kim.

Singles and music videos

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Sales and reception

The album debuted on the Recording Industry Association Korea (RIAK) chart for the month of July 2006, with 161,452 copies sold The album finished 2006 at number 3 on South Korea's year-end charts, with total sales of 215,641 copies.

Personnel

''Information is adapted from the liner notes of ''State of the Art (Special Edition)'':'' * Park Kwun-young – producer * Shinhwa – co-producer * Lee Jang-eon – co-producer * Park Bong-gu – music producer * Park Hyeok – sound engineer * Choi Hyo-young – mastering * Sam Lee – guitar ("Thanks!", "Doobob", "Chance", "Why Me...") * Ko Tae-young – guitar ("Your Man", "Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist", "Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)") * Park Su-won – guitar ("Highway Star") * Hong Joon-ho – guitar ("Midnight Girl", "You're My Everything") * Cho Joon-soo – bass ("Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)" * K-Strings – strings ("Weak Man", "Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist", "Why Me...") * Shin Min – string arrangement ("Weak Man", "Why Me...") * Lee Na-il – string arrangement ("Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist") * Ryu Hyeong-seob – string arrangement ("Throw My Fist") * Hwang Seong-jae – programming, keyboards ("Thanks!") * Jang Ji-won – keyboards ("Once in a Lifetime", "Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)") * Kang Su-hyo – drums ("Once in a Lifetime") * Jang Sang-hyeon – drums ("Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)")

Track listing

''Information is adapted from the liner notes of ''State of the Art (Special Edition)'':'' , lyrics3 = An Young-min, E. Mun, B. Kim , music3 = Y.M. An , extra3 = Y.M. An , length3 = 3:37 , title4 = Once in a Lifetime , lyrics4 = B. Kim, E. Mun , music4 = B. Kim , extra4 = Kang Bong-gu, Ryu Hyeong-seob, B. Kim , length4 = 4:46 , title5 = Doobob , lyrics5 = Y.M. An, E. Mun, D. Kim , music5 = Jo Young-soo , extra5 = Y.S. Jo, Mordny , length5 = 3:31 , title6 = Paradise , lyrics6 =

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, D. Kim, E. Mun , music6 = J.H. Jeong , extra6 = J.H. Jeong , length6 = 3:57 , title7 = Highway Star (feat.

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) , lyrics7 = Seo Jeong-hwan, E. Mun, D. Kim , music7 = Mad Soul Child , extra7 = Mad Soul Child , length7 = 3:44 , title8 = Midnight Girl , lyrics8 = Park Chang-hyeon, E. Mun, D. Kim , music8 = C.H. Park , extra8 = C.H. Park , length8 = 4:12 , title9 = Throw My Fist , lyrics9 = B. Kim, E. Mun, D. Kim , music9 = Ryu Hyeong-seob , extra9 = H.S. Ryu , length9 = 3:44 , title10 = Chance , note10 = ko, 기회 , lyrics10 = Jeon Seung-woo, E. Mun, D. Kim , music10 = S.W. Jeon , extra10 = S.W. Jeon , length10 = 4:06 , title11 = Why Me... , note11 = ko, 왜 내가... , lyrics11 = Yoon Kyeong , music11 = Lee Hyeon-jeong , extra11 = H.J. Lee, Jeong Byeong-gyu , length11 = 4:16 , title12 = You're My Everything , lyrics12 = Lee Yoon-hwan, E. Mun, D. Kim , music12 = Kim Ki-beom , extra12 = Kim Do-hoon , length12 = 3:59 , lyrics3 = An Young-min, E. Mun, B. Kim , music3 = Y.M. An , extra3 = Y.M. An , length3 = 3:37 , title4 = Once in a Lifetime , lyrics4 = B. Kim, E. Mun , music4 = B. Kim , extra4 = Kang Bong-gu, Ryu Hyeong-seob, B. Kim , length4 = 4:46 , title5 = Doobob , lyrics5 = Y.M. An, E. Mun, D. Kim , music5 = Jo Young-soo , extra5 = Y.S. Jo, Mordny , length5 = 3:31 , title6 = Paradise , lyrics6 =

, D. Kim, E. Mun , music6 = J.H. Jeong , extra6 = J.H. Jeong , length6 = 3:57 , title7 = Highway Star (feat.

) , lyrics7 = Seo Jeong-hwan, E. Mun, D. Kim , music7 = Mad Soul Child , extra7 = Mad Soul Child , length7 = 3:44 , title8 = Midnight Girl , lyrics8 = Park Chang-hyeon, E. Mun, D. Kim , music8 = C.H. Park , extra8 = C.H. Park , length8 = 4:12 , title9 = Throw My Fist , lyrics9 = B. Kim, E. Mun, D. Kim , music9 = Ryu Hyeong-seob , extra9 = H.S. Ryu , length9 = 3:44 , title10 = Chance , note10 = ko, 기회 , lyrics10 = Jeon Seung-woo, E. Mun, D. Kim , music10 = S.W. Jeon , extra10 = S.W. Jeon , length10 = 4:06 , title11 = Why Me... , note11 = ko, 왜 내가... , lyrics11 = Yoon Kyeong , music11 = Lee Hyeon-jeong , extra11 = H.J. Lee, Jeong Byeong-gyu , length11 = 4:16 , title12 = You're My Everything , lyrics12 = Lee Yoon-hwan, E. Mun, D. Kim , music12 = Kim Ki-beom , extra12 = Kim Do-hoon , length12 = 3:59 , title13 = Throw My Fist , note13 = Solid Groove Mix Version , lyrics13 = B. Kim, E. Mun, D. Kim , music13 = H. S. Ryu , extra13 = Mad Soul Child , length13 = 3:44 , title14 = Midnight Girl , note14 = Pop Ballad Version , lyrics14 = C.H. Park , music14 = C.H. Park , extra14 = H.S. Ryu , length14 = 4:43

Charts and sales

Monthly charts

Yearly charts

Sales

Release history

A special edition version of ''State of the Art'' also released, containing bonus remix tracks of "Throw My Fist" and "Midnight Girl" and a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage. The album was released in Taiwan on October 5, 2006, by

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in two versions, including one with a bonus DVD.

References

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