For Life (EP)

For Life
For Life
	Digital cover
EP by Exo
Released	December 19, 2016
Recorded	2016
Studio	Doobdoob (Seoul); In Grid (Seoul); MonoTree (Seoul); SM Blue Cup (Seoul); SM Blue Ocean (Seoul); SM Concert Hall (Seoul); SM Yellow Tail (Seoul);
Genre	Pop; R&B; hip hop;
Length	35:58
Language	Korean; Mandarin; English;
Label	SM; KT Music;
Exo chronology
Singles from For Life
	"For Life"; Released: December 19, 2016;

For Life is the fifth extended play by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. It was released on December 19, 2016, by SM Entertainment. The album contains five tracks, including the single of the same name, in both Korean and Chinese versions. It was the last album to feature Lay before his extended hiatus.

Background and release

On November 30, 2016, Exo was confirmed to be releasing their fifth extended play and third special winter album, after Miracles in December (2013) and Sing for You (2015).^[2] On December 13, the album's title was announced to be For Life.^[3] The album and title track's music videos, which feature Japanese actress Nanami Sakuraba alongside three Exo members Kai, Suho and Chanyeol, were released simultaneously on December 19.^[4]^[5] Unlike Exo's previous albums which were released in separate Korean and Chinese versions, For Life contains both the Korean and Chinese versions of the tracks. Profits from the album are reportedly donated to charity.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial performance

Within the first week of its release, For Life sold over 300,000 copies–Exo's second best first week album sales and the third best first week sales in the history of South Korean album sales chart Hanteo.^[6]^[7] The album debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.^[8] For Life became the third best selling album in Gaon Chart in 2016 with 438,481 copies sold.^[9]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver. Unlike Exo's previous albums which were released in separate Korean and Chinese versions, For Life contains both the Korean and Chinese versions of the tracks in one release.

*For Life*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"For Life"	Kenzie	Kenzie Matthew Tishler Aaron Benward	Kenzie Matthew Tishler Aaron Benward	3:58
2.	"Falling for You"	Seo Ji-eum	Dominique "DOM" Rodriguez (Audity) Richard Garcia (Audity) Andreas Stone Johansson [sv] Allison Kaplan	Dominique "DOM" Rodriguez (Audity) Richard Garcia (Audity) Andreas Stone Johansson [sv] Allison Kaplan	3:24
3.	"What I Want for Christmas" (sung by Suho, Baekhyun, Chen, D.O.)	JQ (Makeumine Works) Seolim (Makeumine Works)	BUM (Joombas) Chek Parren (Joombas) J. Lewis Sidnie Tipton	Joombas	3:22
4.	"Twenty Four" (sung by Xiumin, Chanyeol, Kai, Sehun)	Lee Yoo-jin	Joseph "Joe Millionaire" Foster Jeremy "Tay" Jasper Leven Kali Otha "Vakseen" Davis III MZMC	Joseph "Joe Millionaire" Foster	3:40
5.	"Winter Heat"	Kim Min-ji	Andreas Öberg Maria Marcus Andrew Choi	Maria Marcus	3:35
6.	"For Life (一生一事)"	Kenzie Xiaohan	Kenzie Matthew Tishler Aaron Benward	Kenzie Matthew Tishler Aaron Benward	3:58
7.	"Falling for You (亿万分之一的奇迹)"	Seo Ji-eum Yang Yao-cheng	Dominique "DOM" Rodriguez (Audity) Richard Garcia (Audity) Andreas Stone Johansson [sv] Allison Kaplan	Dominique "DOM" Rodriguez (Audity) Richard Garcia (Audity) Andreas Stone Johansson [sv] Allison Kaplan	3:24
8.	"What I Want for Christmas (再续冬季)" (sung by Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, D.O.)	JQ (Makeumine Works) Seolim (Makeumine Works) DeerJenny [zh]	BUM (Joombas) Chek Parren (Joombas) J. Lewis Sidnie Tipton	Joombas	3:22
9.	"Twenty Four (二十四小时)" (sung by Xiumin, Chanyeol, Kai, Sehun)	Sun Yien	Joseph "Joe Millionaire" Foster Jeremy "Tay" Jasper Leven Kali Otha "Vakseen" Davis III MZMC	Joseph "Joe Millionaire" Foster	3:40
10.	"Winter Heat (暖冬)"	Kim Min-ji Xiaohan	Andreas Öberg Maria Marcus Andrew Choi	Maria Marcus	3:35
Total length:					35:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[8]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[10]	7
US World Albums (Billboard)^[11]	9

Monthly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[12]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Chinese Albums (YinYueTai Vchart)^[13]	5
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[14]	3
Chart (2017)	Peak position
Chinese Albums (YinYueTai Vchart)^[15]	21
Chart (2018)	Peak position
Chinese Albums (YinYueTai Vchart)^[16]	33

Sales

Region	Sales
China (Xiami)^[17]	269,004+
Japan (Oricon)^[18]	22,826+
South Korea (Gaon)^[19]	442,592+

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2017	6th Gaon Chart Music Awards	Artist of the Year (Album) – 4th Quarter	For Life	Nominated

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date
"For Life"
"For Life"	Music Bank (KBS)	December 30, 2016

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
South Korea	December 19, 2016	CD	SM KT Music
Various	December 19, 2016	Digital download streaming	SM
Taiwan	January 20, 2017	CD	Avex Taiwan	^[20]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "EXO 2016 겨울 스페셜 앨범 'For Life'" [EXO 2016 Winter Special Album "For Life]. SM Entertainment (in Korean). December 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ Lee Mi-hyun (November 30, 2016). "SM 측 "엑소, 겨울 스페셜 앨범 아직 발매일 미정"". Ilkan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ Sun Mi-kyung (December 14, 2016). "엑소, 12월19일 겨울 스페셜음반 'For Life'로 컴백 확정". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "엑소, 윈터송 MV도 역대급..'개훔방' 김성호 감독 연출". Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
^ "엑소 'For Life' 공개 한 시간 만에 차트 줄 세우기". Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
^ "엑소, 겨울 스페셜 앨범 'For Life' 주간 음반 차트 1위". Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
^ "겨울에도 엑소 열풍, 스페셜 앨범으로 주간 음반 차트 1위". Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
^ "2016년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年12月19日～2016年12月25日". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
^ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
^ "Gaon Album Chart - December, 2016". Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
^ "YinYueTai Vchart 2016 Yearly Chart". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
^ "2016 Gaon Album Chart". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
^ "YinYueTai Vchart 2017 Yearly Chart". Retrieved 2017-01-13.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "YinYueTai Vchart 2017 Yearly Chart". Retrieved 2017-01-13.^{[permanent dead link]}
^
Cumulative sales for "For Life":
- "For Life - Winter Special Album, 2016". Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
^ "2017 Oricon Chart - January Week 2". Oricon. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^
Cumulative sales for "For Life":
- "Gaon Album Chart - December, 2016". Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- "Gaon Album Chart - January, 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- "Gaon Album Chart - February, 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
^ "2016冬季特別專輯 For Life 台壓版" [2016 Winter Special Album "For Life" 2CD]. Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). January 20, 2017. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

External links

[SM-1] "EXO 2016 겨울 스페셜 앨범 'For Life'" [EXO 2016 Winter Special Album "For Life]. SM Entertainment (in Korean). December 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2] Lee Mi-hyun (November 30, 2016). "SM 측 "엑소, 겨울 스페셜 앨범 아직 발매일 미정"". Ilkan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[3] Sun Mi-kyung (December 14, 2016). "엑소, 12월19일 겨울 스페셜음반 'For Life'로 컴백 확정". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[4] "엑소, 윈터송 MV도 역대급..'개훔방' 김성호 감독 연출". Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

[5] "엑소 'For Life' 공개 한 시간 만에 차트 줄 세우기". Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2016-12-18.

[6] "엑소, 겨울 스페셜 앨범 'For Life' 주간 음반 차트 1위". Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-26.

[7] "겨울에도 엑소 열풍, 스페셜 앨범으로 주간 음반 차트 1위". Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2016-12-26.

[gaon-8] "2016 Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

[9] "2016년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[10] "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年12月19日～2016年12月25日". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2016-12-29.

[11] "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[12] "Gaon Album Chart - December, 2016". Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

[13] "YinYueTai Vchart 2016 Yearly Chart". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

[14] "2016 Gaon Album Chart". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

[15] "YinYueTai Vchart 2017 Yearly Chart". Retrieved 2017-01-13.^{[permanent dead link]}

[16] "YinYueTai Vchart 2017 Yearly Chart". Retrieved 2017-01-13.^{[permanent dead link]}

[17] Cumulative sales for "For Life":
"For Life - Winter Special Album, 2016". Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[18] "For Life - Winter Special Album, 2016". Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[18] "2017 Oricon Chart - January Week 2". Oricon. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[19] Cumulative sales for "For Life":
"Gaon Album Chart - December, 2016". Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

"Gaon Album Chart - January, 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

"Gaon Album Chart - February, 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.

[21] "Gaon Album Chart - December, 2016". Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

[22] "Gaon Album Chart - January, 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

[23] "Gaon Album Chart - February, 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.

[20] "2016冬季特別專輯 For Life 台壓版" [2016 Winter Special Album "For Life" 2CD]. Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). January 20, 2017. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

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