Mayday is the second single album by the South Korean boy group Victon. It was released on June 2, 2020 by Play M Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.

Mayday
Single album by
ReleasedJune 2, 2020
Recorded2020
Genre
Length10:17
Label
Victon chronology
Continuous
(2020)
Mayday
(2020)
Voice: The Future Is Now
(2021)
Singles from Mayday
  1. "Mayday"
    Released: June 2, 2020

Background and release

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The single album was released three months after their previous comeback, Continuous.[2] The group promoted the single album for two weeks on South Korean music shows, including The Show and Inkigayo.[3] Following the end of the comeback, the group held a virtual concert, 2020 Victon Ontact Live: Mayday, in July.[4]

Commercial performance

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Upon release the single album ranked first in the Hanteo daily album rankings,[3] and it sold 95,560 copies in South Korea in 2020.[5] The album debuted at number three on the Gaon Weekly album chart,[6] and at number eight on the monthly chart.[7]

The title track "Mayday" debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Download chart,[8] and its music video surpassed 10 million views in four days.[3] It peaked at number 23 in Billboard's World Digital Song Sales Chart.[9]

For Mayday, Victon won first place on The Show on June 9.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mayday"
  • Peter Rycroft
  • Tom Mann
  • Sebastian Coucheron
  • Jesper Borgen
  • Harold Philippon
  • Ryan Cheon
3:12
2."Mayday (Inst.)" 
  • Peter Rycroft
  • Tom Mann
  • Sebastian Coucheron
  • Jesper Borgen
  • Harold Philippon
  • Ryan Cheon
3:12
3."New World (New ver.)" (CD ver. only)
  • JQ
  • makeumine
  • Bae Seong-hyeon
  • Do Han-se
  • Ryan Cheon
  • Tim Tan
3:53
Total length:10:17

Charts

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Sales

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Region Sales
Album
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 95,850

References

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  1. ^ a b 빅톤, 오늘(2일) 신보 ‘Mayday’ 공개…“힘내서 어서 만나요”. Sports World (in Korean). June 2, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ 빅톤, 신곡 'Mayday'로 자체 음원 차트 순위 경신..거침없는 성장세. OSEN (in Korean). June 3, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Jeong, Ji-won (June 15, 2020). 빅톤 'Mayday' 활동 호평 속 마무리…초고속 컴백에도 저력. JoyNews24 (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ 빅톤, 단독 온택트 공연 'Mayday' 성료.."좋은 추억으로 남았으면". Herald Pop (in Korean). July 13, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. ^ 2020년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  6. ^ a b 2020년 23주차 Album Chart (in Korean). May 31 – June 6, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  7. ^ a b 2020년 03월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  8. ^ 2020년 23주차 Download Chart [Download Chart for Week 23 of 2020]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Chart History - Victon". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  10. ^ '더 쇼' 빅톤, 컴백..1위 "가슴 속에 앨리스 있어..사랑해". Star News (in Korean). June 9, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  11. ^ 2020년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 1, 2021.