"Sherlock" (Korean title: Sherlock•셜록 (Clue + Note)) (Japanese title: シャーロック) is a song performed in Korean and later Japanese by South Korean boy band Shinee. The song was written by Rocky Morris, Thomas Eriksen, Thomas Troelsen, Rufio Sandilands and the lyrics by Jo Yoon Gyung.[1]
Korean version
The Korean version of the song is the lead single from the group's fourth EP, Sherlock, released in 2012. It is a hybrid remix and the dance is choreographed by Tony Testa.[2] The song was released as a digital single on March 19, 2012, two days after the South Korean release of the album and reached the top on various Korean online music charts.[3]
Charts performance
The song topped the Gaon Single Chart of South Korea for 2 consecutive weeks.
On April 2, 2012, EMI Music Japan announced that Shinee will be releasing the song as a Japanese version in Japan as their fourth Japanese single and Japanese original song "Keeping love again" as a B-side. It was released in two versions, a limited edition that came with a bonus DVD, a 28-page photo booklet, and a trading card, and a regular edition with a poster photo booklet.[7][8]
Tracklisting
Japanese single:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"Sherlock" (Japanese version)
Natsumi Kobayashi
Rocky Morris, Thomas Eriksen, Thomas Troelsen, Rufio Sandilands
Shinee's "Sherlock" music video was released on March 22. The Japanese music video is the same for the most part as the Korean version except the language difference.[9] The music video "Sherlock" was directed by Cho Suhyun, and the choreography was created by Tony Testa.
