Gentleman (Psy song)

"Gentleman"
Single by Psy
ReleasedApril 12, 2013 (2013-04-12)
Recorded2012–13
Genre
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Yoo Gun-hyung
Psy singles chronology
"Gangnam Style"
(2012) 		"Gentleman"
(2013) 		"Hangover"
(2014)
Music video
"Gentleman" on YouTube

"Gentleman" is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy released on April 12, 2013 (KST), serving as his 19th single.[1] The song serves as the follow-up to his international hit single "Gangnam Style", which at the time of "Gentleman"'s release had been viewed on YouTube over 1.5 billion times.[2] The first public performance of the song, with its associated dance, was unveiled at 6:30 pm on April 13 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul.[1][3][4] A poster and Twitter message was released containing the main line of the song "I'm a mother f••••• gentleman",[5][6] The obscured word was later revealed to be "father".[2] In 2013, Psy stated that he had no plans to release an album including the song or a sequel to it.

As of May 1, 2021, the video has been viewed more than 1.4 billion times.[7] It held the YouTube record for most views in its first 24 hours,[8] and most views in any 24 hours for over nine years until September 2021.[9] It also held the record for fastest music video to reach 100 million views for over six years until 2019's "Kill This Love" by fellow YG Entertainment girl group Blackpink.[10][11][12] Other records previously held were the fastest overall video to reach 200 million views (until September 2017),[10][13] and 300 million views (until November 2015). The song reached number one on charts in Luxembourg and South Korea, and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking his second top-ten single on the chart.

  1. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (April 2, 2013). "Psy Preps 'Gentleman' As 'Gangnam Style' Follow: Single will be released on April 12". MTV. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Sherwin, Adam (April 11, 2013). "Brace yourself for Psy's second act – but will it live up to Gangnam Style?: It was impossible to escape his first single – but can the Korean rapper strike it big a second time?". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference L was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (April 11, 2013). "Psy's new single Gentlemen blocked online within minutes of its debut". Metro. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "Psy Teases New Single 'Gentlemen' With Promo Pic". UK: MTV News. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  6. ^ PSY [@psy_oppa] (April 11, 2013). "오늘밤 자정 04/12 0am 드디어 음원공개!!! I'm a mother f••••• #Gentleman!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 25, 2013 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ abidlimboro. "Top 1000 Most Viewed YouTube Videos of All Time". YouTube. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2020. Click on individual videos to get more precise count.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard-gmviews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference youtubetrends20130422 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference yahoo1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference e-100m was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference visible-measures1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference inquirer-200m was invoked but never defined (see the help page).