Shock (Beast song)

"Shock"
Single by Beast
from the album Shock of the New Era
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2010 (2010-02-28)
Recorded2010
GenreDance-pop, electropop, hip hop
Length3:47
LabelCube Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Ho Yang-lee, Sang Ho-lee & Yong Jun-hyng
Beast Korean singles chronology
"Mystery"
(2009)
"Shock"
(2010)
"Take Care of My Girlfriend (Say No)"
(2010)
Music video
"Shock" (Korean) on YouTube
"Shock (Japanese Version)"
Limited Edition A Cover
Single by Beast
from the album So Beast
ReleasedMarch 16, 2011 (2011-03-16) (Japan)
Recorded2011
GenreJ-pop, electropop, dance-pop
Length3:47
LabelFar Eastern Tribe Records
Beast Japanese singles chronology
"Shock (Japanese Version)"
(2011)
"Bad Girl"
(2011)
Music video
"Shock" (Japanese) on YouTube

"Shock" is a song by the South Korean boy group Beast. It's the first single from their second EP "Shock of the New Era" which was released on March 1, 2010 along with the EP.[1] The song introduced a new genre called Rocktronic, which is a combination of rock and electronic music.[2]

A Japanese version was released on March 16, 2011 which serves as their debut single in Japan. It ranked #2 in the Oricon daily and weekly chart with 28,532 copies sold in the first week, beating the debut single of Big Bang's "My Heaven" at no. 3 in 2009.[3]

  1. ^ "Release of BEAST's new album put forward by a day "Currently looking for the source of leakage". Newsen (in Korean). 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. ^ "BEAST's 2nd Mini Album, 'Shock of the New Era'". Interpark (in Korean). 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  3. ^ "Beast Beats Big Bang In Japan". HanCinema. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2018-05-26.