Swing is the third extended play (EP) and fifth overall release by Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M, a sub-group of the South Korean band Super Junior. The EP consists of six songs, which were released for digital download on March 21, 2014, in China and Taiwan by S.M. Entertainment. The group released the album in Korean music sites, such as MelOn, Genie, Naver music and more, on March 31, 2014.
This is the final album to feature Henry as a member before his departure on April 30, 2018.
Reception The website UnitedKpop gave the album an 8/10 rating, praising its varied music styles and unique lyrical messages. According to the article, the album's title track "Swing" moves away from the "dubsteppy outlook" of their previous album, Breakdown, and instead offers a smoother, R&B-influenced sound. "Swing offers a more smooth, easy-to-listen to R&B sound with headbanging dance tracks with the occasional dubstep slipped in sneakily into it, of course."
Seoulbeats described "Swing" as a "fabulously familiar" track. The review praises the music video's concept of office workers breaking into dance as "plain old awesome" and highlights the choreography as "wild, fast and furious." The author also notes that the video's aesthetic, with its black, white, and yellow color palette, is reminiscent of the group's "Sorry, Sorry" era.
Track list
Charts +Peak album positions Chart (2014) Peakposition Sales South Korea (Gaon Monthly Albums) 5 46,115
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)LabelChinaMarch 21, 2014SMTaiwanAvex TaiwanHong KongMarch 29, 2014Media Asia MusicSouth KoreaMarch 31, 2014
References
External links Super Junior-M – Official Korean website Super Junior-M – Official Chinese website Super Junior – Official YouTube Channel