Chained Up

Chained Up
Chained Up
	Control Version
Studio album by VIXX
Released	November 10, 2015
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	K-pop; dance-pop; ballad;
Length	44:00
Language	Korean
Label	Jellyfish Entertainment; CJ E&M Music;
VIXX chronology
Alternative Cover
	Freedom Version
Singles from Chained Up
	"Chained Up"; Released: November 10, 2015; "Chained Up"; Released: November 25, 2015 (Chinese Version);

Chained Up is the second studio album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on November 10, 2015, under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single "Chained Up".

Background and promotions

In late October Jellyfish Entertainment announced that VIXX would be having a comeback on November 10, with their second full studio album.^[1] On November 1, Jellyfish Entertainment released on VIXX's official Facebook and Twitter individual image teasers and a group image teaser on their official website along with the upcoming title, Chained Up.^[2] On November 2, Jellyfish Entertainment started a Hidden Key Game on Facebook and Twitter in which in order to find hidden image teasers relating to Chained Up on VIXX's official website.

On November 10, VIXX's second studio album Chained Up was released along with the music video for “Chained Up”. On the same day VIXX held a showcase for Chained Up at AX Korea in Seoul’s Gwangjin-gu. Upon the release of Chained Up, the title song was ranked number one on Mnet, Genie, Monkey3 and Naver Music, whilst the remaining songs also ranked taking over the charts.^[3] VIXX started their promotions for “Chained Up” on Music Bank on November 13. On November 17, VIXX gained their first win for "Chained Up" on The Show.^[4] On the 19th of November Chained Up debuted at number three on the Billboard World Albums Chart.^[5] On December 4, 2015, VIXX wrapped up their promotional cycle for Chained Up on Music Bank with a goodbye stage performance.

Showcase Tour

Date	Venue	Location	Country
November 10, 2015	AX Korea	Gwangjin-gu, Seoul	South Korea
December 8, 2015		Beijing	China
December 13, 2015		Shanghai	China

Track listing

The credits are adapted from the official homepage of the group.^[6]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Mistress" (Intro)		MELODESIGN	1:11
2.	"Chained Up" (사슬; Saseul)	Misfit, Ravi	Albi Albertsson, Hugo Solis, Farah Achour, Carl Arvid Lehne	3:13
3.	"Maze"	Misfit, Ravi	Albi Albertsson, Martin Mulholland, Nalle Ahlesdt	3:28
4.	"Stop It Girl"	Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi	Erik Lidbom, Andreas Oberg	3:45
5.	"Hot Enough"	Kim Min-jin, Ravi	Erik Lidbom, MLC, Deeepsol, Odd.I	3:27
6.	"Spider"	Park Sung-hee (Jam Factory), Ravi	Simon Janlöv	3:47
7.	"Out of Sorts" (부시시; Busisi)	Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi	MELODESIGN	3:55
8.	"Heaven"	Ravi	Ravi	3:15
9.	"Us Now" (지금 우린; Jigeum Ulin)	Kim Ji-hyang	MELODESIGN	4:24
10.	"Eternity" (기적; Gijeok)	Kim Eana	Hyuk Shin, Deanfluenza, 2xxx!, DK, siyeonking!	3:04
11.	"Error"	Kim Eana	Hwang Se-jun, MELODESIGN	3:46
12.	"Can't Say"	Kim Ji-hyang, Ravi (Original Lyrics by SHOW for Digz. Inc Group)	Hwang Se-jun (Y.Bird), MELODESIGN	3:24
13.	"Chained Up" (Inst.)		Albi Albertsson, Hugo Solis, Farah Achour, Carl Arvid Lehne	3:13
Total length:				44:00

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position	Sales
South Korea (Gaon Weekly albums chart)	1	KOR: 120,158^[7]
South Korea (Gaon Weekly social chart)	1
South Korea (Gaon Weekly singles chart)	8
Taiwan (Five-Music) (Korea-Japan Weekly album chart)	1
US World (Weekly world albums chart)	3

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	MBC Show Champion Awards	Best Performance^[8]	"Chained Up"	Nominated
	SBS PopAsia Awards	Best Song of The Year^[9]		Nominated
	KMC Radio Awards	Comeback of the Year		Won
	KMC Radio Awards	Album of the Year	Chained Up	Nominated
2016	Seoul Music Awards	Bonsang Award^[10]	Chained Up	Won
2016	YinYueTai V Chart Awards	Best Performance^[11]	"Chained Up"	Won
2017	Golden Disk Awards	Disk Bonsang Award	Chained Up	Won

Music program awards

Song	Music show	Date
"Chained Up"	The Show	November 17, 2015^[4]
	Show Champion	November 18, 2015^[12]
	Music Bank	November 20, 2015^[13]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Korean album
South Korea	November 10, 2015	CD Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment CJ E&M Music
Worldwide	November 10, 2015	Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment
Chinese single
China	November 25, 2015	Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment, QQ
Taiwan	November 25, 2015	Digital download	Jellyfish Entertainment, Avex Taiwan

References

^ "VIXX Signals Comeback with Intense Image Teaser". mwave.interest.me/. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "VIXX gets ready to get "Chained Up" for November comeback in new image teasers". koreaboo.com. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
^ "VIXX's entire 'Chained Up' album takes over music charts". Allkpop. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "VIXX Grabs 1st Win for "Chained Up" on "The Show," Performances by B.A.P, BEG, and More". Soompi. 17 November 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
^ "VIXX's 'Chained Up' album is on Billboard's World Albums chart!". Allkpop. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^ "VIXX 2nd Album: Chained up". Jellyfish Entertainment. November 10, 2015. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
^
Cumulative sales for Chained Up
- "Gaon Album Chart: December 2015 (Domestic)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- "Gaon Album Chart: 2015 Year End". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ 'Show Champion' reveals 'Best Champion Songs' of 2015 and more for its end-of-the-year awards. December 23, 2015.
^ "SBS PopAsia Award 2015: Best Song of The Year". www.sbs.com.au. November 30, 2015.
^ "EXO get Daesang + Winners from the 25th Seoul Music Awards". Allkpop. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "VIXX wins 'Best Performance' in China for V Yinyuetai Chart Awards // Chained Up performance without Leo". onehallyu.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "VIXX Takes 2nd Win for "Chained Up" on "Show Champion," Performances by B.A.P, EXID, and More". Soompi. 18 November 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^ "VIXX win #1 + Performances from November 20th 'Music Bank'! | allkpop.com". Allkpop. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

External links

[1] "VIXX Signals Comeback with Intense Image Teaser". mwave.interest.me/. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[2] "VIXX gets ready to get "Chained Up" for November comeback in new image teasers". koreaboo.com. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

[3] "VIXX's entire 'Chained Up' album takes over music charts". Allkpop. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

[soompi.com-4] "VIXX Grabs 1st Win for "Chained Up" on "The Show," Performances by B.A.P, BEG, and More". Soompi. 17 November 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.

[5] "VIXX's 'Chained Up' album is on Billboard's World Albums chart!". Allkpop. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

[6] "VIXX 2nd Album: Chained up". Jellyfish Entertainment. November 10, 2015. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

[7] Cumulative sales for Chained Up
"Gaon Album Chart: December 2015 (Domestic)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

"Gaon Album Chart: 2015 Year End". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[8] "Gaon Album Chart: December 2015 (Domestic)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

[9] "Gaon Album Chart: 2015 Year End". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[8] 'Show Champion' reveals 'Best Champion Songs' of 2015 and more for its end-of-the-year awards. December 23, 2015.

[9] "SBS PopAsia Award 2015: Best Song of The Year". www.sbs.com.au. November 30, 2015.

[Allkpop-10] "EXO get Daesang + Winners from the 25th Seoul Music Awards". Allkpop. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[vchart-11] "VIXX wins 'Best Performance' in China for V Yinyuetai Chart Awards // Chained Up performance without Leo". onehallyu.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[12] "VIXX Takes 2nd Win for "Chained Up" on "Show Champion," Performances by B.A.P, EXID, and More". Soompi. 18 November 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[allkpop13-13] "VIXX win #1 + Performances from November 20th 'Music Bank'! | allkpop.com". Allkpop. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

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