"Millions" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Winner. It was released on December 19, 2018 under the label YG Entertainment and is distributed by Genie Music.[1][2]
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| Single by Winner | ||||
| Released | December 19, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||
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| "Millions" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
On December 11, 2018, YG Entertainment published a group poster with the words "Coming Soon".[3] Two days later, it was revealed that Winner's comeback would consist of a single album that would be released online on December 19.[4] On December 14, it was announced that the single was entitled "Millions" through a poster crediting Kang Seung-yoon, Song Min Ho and Lee Seung Hoon for the lyrics and Kang Seung-yoon, Kang Uk-jin and Diggy for the composition of the song.[5]
Solo posters of the members were released on December 17[6] and a final poster was published a few hours prior to the release along with a teaser of the music video.[7] The group held an hour-long comeback special live "Merry Millions Day" on Naver's V App on December 19 at 5 PM (KST).[8] The music video was released at 6PM (KST).[9] The making film was published the following day.[10] A performance video with the full choreography was released on December 21.[11]
Composition
Tamar Herman of Billboard describes "Millions" as a "feel-good dance track that brings a summery feel" and that is "fronted by plucky strings, snappy drum beats, and bright whistle synth effects."[12] Woo Jae-yeon of Yonhap News Agency defines it as "a tropical-pop dance song."[13]
Promotion
Winner held their comeback stage on MBC's Show! Music Core on December 22.[14] They promoted the song on several music programs in South Korea, including Inkigayo.
Charts
| Chart (2018–19) | Peak position |
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| China (QQ Music Weekly Chart)[15] | 16 |
| South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[16] | 2 |
| South Korea (K–Pop Hot 100)[17] | 2 |
| US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[18] | 5 |
Awards and nominations
Music program awards
| Program | Date | Ref. |
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| M Countdown (Mnet) | December 27, 2018 | [19] |
| January 3, 2019 | [20] | |
| Inkigayo (SBS) | December 30, 2018 | [21] |
| January 6, 2019 | [22] | |
| Show Champion (MBC Music) | January 2, 2019 | |
| Show! Music Core (MBC) | January 5, 2019 | [23] |
| Music Bank (KBS) | January 11, 2019 | [24] |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Various | December 19, 2018 | Digital download, streaming | YG Entertainment | [25] |
| South Korea | December 24, 2018 | CD, digital download, streaming | YG Entertainment |