Thriller is the third
EP released by
South Korean boy band,
BTOB
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. It was released on September 9, 2013, consisting a total of 6 tracks with ''Thriller'' as title track and the promotional single of the album.
Background
On August 23, 2013, Cube Entertainment released concept pictures for "When I Was Your Man", a pre-release track from the album before the official release with a special music video for the song released a few days later. On September 4, 2013, BTOB uploaded the music video of ''Thriller'' on their official YouTube channel and on the same day they performed ''Thriller'' and ''When I Was Your Man'' on MBC's
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Hosts
* Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012)
* Hahm Eun-jung ...
prior to the release date of the EP.
Composition
The EP features a total of 6 tracks with 5 tracks co-written by the members of BTOB themselves and the third track of the EP titled ''왜이래 (Why)'' was composed and co-written by label mate
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Lee Gi-kwang
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The EP opens with the first track ''When I Was Your Man'', a classy and soft, laid back track. The song is about a man looking back at a past relationship, and reflecting how different he is now. The second track of the album, ''Thriller'', a dynamic song with a story of a fallen knight coming back to life to finish their mission of saving their princess. It is a song that focuses on that rush they get as they rise from the grave. The third track ''Why'' is an R&B influenced track that tells the story of a man who has realized that his lover has no feelings left for him. The fourth track ''Catch Me'' is a song that is focused on the feelings one experiences that moment he falls in love. The fifth track ''Like a Crystal'', is a song largely accompanied by an acoustic guitar and the last track ''Star'' is a ballad song that samples the bars of the famous nursery rhyme, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".
Track listing
※ Track in bold is the title track in the album.
Charts
Release history
Release date for worldwide may vary in different countries
References
External links
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Cube Entertainment EPs
Dance-pop EPs
2013 EPs
BtoB (band) EPs
Korean-language EPs