"Lightsaber" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band

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for their collaboration with ''

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.'' The Korean-language version was released on November 11, 2015, by their label

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, and was later announced as a bonus track for the group's fourth EP '' Sing for You''. It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions on December 10, 2015 alongside the EP. The single was later released in Japanese on December 17, 2015, by Avex Trax.

Background and release

On November 4, 2015, EXO was announced to be releasing "Lightsaber", a promotional song for the movie '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' in South Korea, as part of the collaboration project between

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and

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. A teaser video for the song was released on November 8, followed by its music video and digital release on November 11. "Lightsaber" was later announced to be included in ''Sing for You'' as a bonus track on December 7. The song talks about a guy being the girl's "lifesaver" and'' ''her "lightsaber" and brings her out of her darkness.

Music video

The music video of "Lightsaber" includes only three members of the group

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, Kai and

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, the members are seen to be in a ''Star Wars''-inspired world where clubs are "Jedi Only" and they carry lightsabers.

Live performance

EXO performed the song for the first time at the 17th

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. The group later performed the song during their concerts.

Reception

The song peaked at number 9 on Gaon's digital chart, number 84 on

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, and at number 3 on ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs chart.

Charts

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References

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