Ian Never Going to Dance Again

2020 studio album by Taemin

Never Gonna Dance Again
Embrace of the compilation version
Studio album by Taemin
Released	September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
Genre	Pop dance R&B
Length	61:01
Language	Korean
Label	SM Dreamus
Producer	Lee Soo-homo (exec.)
Taemin chronology
Famous (2019) Never Gonna Trip the light fantastic toe Again (2020) Advice (2021)
Singles from Never Gonna Dance Again
"two Kids" Released: August iv, 2020 "Criminal" Released: September seven, 2020 "Idea" Released: November 9, 2020

Never Gonna Trip the light fantastic toe Once again is the third Korean studio album by Due south Korean vocaliser Taemin. It consists of two parts, Act 1 and Human action 2, that were subsequently collected together in the repackage album, Never Gonna Trip the light fantastic toe Again (Extended Ver.).

Background and release [edit]

It was initially reported that Taemin was preparing to make a improvement in July 2020.^[one] However, the comeback was delayed due to a wrist injury Taemin sustained while practicing choreography.^[2] On July 29, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Taemin would soon be releasing his third total album, Never Gonna Dance Over again, starting with the release of prologue unmarried "two Kids" on August 4, 2020.^[iii] This was followed up by the release of the first half of the album, Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1, on September 7, accompanied by title track "Criminal". The album features nine tracks, including "Criminal", "ii Kids" and a Korean version of the Japanese song "Famous", previously released by Taemin in 2019.^[iv] Two remixes of "Criminal" by DJ Minit and Sumin were afterward released on September 29 equally part of SM's iScreaM project.^[v]

The second half of the album, Never Gonna Dance Again: Deed two, was released on November ix, 2020, aslope pb single "Idea", which includes vocals by BoA.^[six] The album too features the vocal "Exist Your Enemy", a duet with Wendy of Red Velvet.^[7] The two "acts" were later released together in an album repackage entitled Never Gonna Trip the light fantastic Again (Extended Ver.) on Dec 14, 2020, which includes all eighteen tracks.^[8]

Music and lyrics [edit]

The anthology featured Taemin's highest level of artistic involvement to appointment.^[9] Taemin described it as "a moment of growth for me as an artist," saying, "I just really wanted to emphasize my individual talent and showcase my grapheme as an artist, my own private way."^[9] The album is intended to reflect a turning point in Taemin's career,^[x] and themes of identity and rebirth are central to the overarching narrative. Taemin envisioned the series equally a "cinematic story," comparison the split parts to a movie and its sequels that can stand alone simply form a complete narrative when brought together.^[eleven]

According to Taemin, "Act i is well-nigh rebelling against the ordinary and the process of finding a new ego."^[11] Lead single "Criminal" is a synthwave song with newtro sounds and a Stockholm syndrome theme.^[12] "Black Rose" features rapper Kid Milli, and combines dark and colourful keyboard sounds with lyrics referencing a solar eclipse.^[13] "Strangers" is a dark popular song with an oriental tune. It describes the moment of meeting a past lover by chance and pretending to be strangers.^[12] "Waiting For" is a medium tempo trip the light fantastic track featuring a violin melody and Spanish guitar adlibs.^[12] "Famous" expresses the conflict between the artist's onstage and offstage persona.^[12] "Clockwork" is a pop ballad that recalls memories of a old lover past incorporating the ticking sound of a clock.^[thirteen] "Simply Me And You" is an R&B pop song with a retro tape source, whispering vocals and heavy drum beats.^[12] R&B vocal "Nemo" makes use of rhythmic guitars and evokes a 90s sensibility.^[13] The final song on the album is prologue single "2 Kids", and includes lyrics written by Taemin concerning painful memories of dearest every bit a child. It is described as an electropop vocal with warm guitar sounds, and is noted for showcasing a more emotional side to Taemin'south vocals in dissimilarity to his usual intense performance fashion.^[fourteen]

"Thought" is inspired by Plato's theory of forms and the allegory of the cave. Taemin described information technology thus: "instead of 'being trapped in a cave' and living in the shadow of the truth, I want to gratis myself from the darkness and embark on a journeying of enlightenment where I find a new ego, identity and meaning."^[fifteen]

Track listing [edit]

Never Gonna Dance Once again: Deed ane track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Criminal"	Danke (Lalala Studio)	Lauren Aquilina Chloe Latimer Shae Jacobs Score (13) Megatone (13)	Jacobs Score (13) Megatone (13)	3:31
2.	"Black Rose" (Korean: 일식 ; RR: Ilsik ; lit. Solar Eclipse) (Featuring Kid Milli)	Kim Soo-jin Kid Milli	Greg Bonnick Hayden Chapman Deez [ko] Adrian McKinnon	LDN Noise Deez	iii:39
iii.	"Strangers"	Kim Min-ji	Daniel Davidsen Peter Wallevik Sarah Barrios Linnea Södahl	PhD	3:03
4.	"Waiting For" (Korean: 해몽 ; RR: Haemong ; lit. Estimation)	Kim Min-ji	Noah Conrad Rollo Spreckley Jake Torrey	Conrad Spreckley Torrey Deez	ii:57
5.	"Famous" (Korean version)	Lee Seu-ran	Didrik Thott Daniel Kim	Daniel Kim	iii:00
half dozen.	"Clockwork"	Lee Seu-ran Bong Eun-young	Britt Burton Harvey Bricklayer Jr.	Mason	3:47
vii.	"Just Me and Yous"	Mola (Makeumine Works) JQ	Sam Gray Steve Manovski Jimmy Conway Ryan S. Jhun	Gray Manovski Conway Jhun	three:34
eight.	"Nemo" (Korean: 네모 )	Noday Aisle Park Moonchi	Aisle Park Moonchi Noday	Park Moonchi Noday	3:56
9.	"2 Kids"	Jo Yoon-kyung Taemin	Matt Thomson Max Lynedoch Graham Ninos Hanna Jenson Vaughan Marlene Strand James F. Reynolds Tim Stuart	Arcades Blur	three:33
Full length:					31:00

Never Gonna Trip the light fantastic Once more: Act 2 track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	System	Length
1.	"Idea" (Korean: 이데아 ; Hanja: 理想 ; RR: Ide-a )	Moon Seol-ri	James Foye III Austin Owens Jimmy Claeson Adrian McKinnon Tay Jasper	Foye Owens TAK [ko]	3:xiv
2.	"Sky"	Taemin Yoo Young-jin	Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir [is] Markus Videsäter Emanuel "Email" Abrahamsson Yoo	Email Yoo	three:02
3.	"Impressionable" (Korean: 유인 ; RR: Yu-in )	Kim Woo-jung	MNEK Daniel Davidsen Peter Wallevik Lewis Blissett	PhD	3:02
four.	"Be Your Enemy" (featuring Wendy of Cherry Velvet)	Park Tae-won Hwang Yu-bin	Noah Conrad Brooke Tomlinson David Brook	Conrad	3:35
5.	"Think of You" (Korean: 안아줄래 ; RR: An-ajullae ; lit. Will You Hug Me)	Taemin	Max Lynedoch Graham Matt Thomson Wilhelm Börjesson Marcus Holmberg James F. Reynolds	Arcades	iii:eighteen
half dozen.	"Exclusive" (Korean version)	Mola (Makeumine Works) JQ	Fredrik Thomander Dennis Mansfeld Dani Paz	Thomander Paz	three:24
7.	"Pansy"	Jung Young-ah Taemin	Bram Inscore Alma Goodman Darin	Inscore	3:l
8.	"I Recollect It's Dearest" (Korean: 사랑인 것 같아 ; RR: Sarang-in Geot Gat-a )	minGtion	Andrew Choi Kim Yeon-seo minGtion	minGtion	3:35
nine.	"Identity"	Jo Yoon-kyung	Steven Lee	Steven Lee	three:01
Total length:					thirty:01

Charts [edit]

Accolades [edit]

Release history [edit]

References [edit]

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18. ^ Charted albums:
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19. ^ Charted albums:
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    • Human action 2 - "2020년 46주차 Album Nautical chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May viii, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
    • Extended Ver. - "2020년 51주차 Album Nautical chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May v, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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