On August 6, 2014, it was revealed that the group would be returning with a new album the following month, with their label later confirming a mid-September release date.[3][4] The title track, "Sugar Free", is an electronic dance music (EDM)-inspired song of the big room genre and was produced by Shinsadong Tiger, who had worked with the group on previous releases including "Roly-Poly", "Lovey-Dovey", and "Number 9", and Beom & Nang.[5][6] Core Contents Media released a stand-alone single of "Sugar Free" on 24 September 2014. The stand-alone single featured the "BigRoom Version" of Sugar Free as well as various remixes of the single. Core The "BigRoom Version" was promoted as the primary version of "Sugar Free" released to media outlets and radio.
Commercial performance
And & End debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of September 7, 2014.[7] In the United States, the album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard World Albums chart. As of December 2014, the album has sold 20,677 copies.[8]
^ ab"And & End". music.naver.com (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
^ ab2014년 38주차 Album Chart [Week 38 of 2014 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ ab2014년 Album Chart [2014 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.