Gentleman (Psy song)
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"Gentleman" is a K-pop song by South Korean musician Psy released on April 12, 2013 (KST), serving as his 19th single.[1] The song serves as the follow-up to his international hit single "Gangnam Style", which at the time of "Gentleman"'s release had been viewed on YouTube over 1.5 billion times.[2] The first public performance of the song, with its associated dance, was unveiled at 6:30 pm on April 13 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul.[1][3][4] A poster and Twitter message was released containing the main line of the song "I'm a mother f••••• gentleman",[5][6] The obscured word was later revealed to be "father".[2] In 2013, Psy stated that he had no plans to release an album including the song or a sequel to it.
"Gentleman" | ||||
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Single by Psy | ||||
Released | April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12) | |||
Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
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Length | 3:14 | |||
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Producer(s) | Yoo Gun-hyung | |||
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"Gentleman" on YouTube | ||||
As of May 1, 2021, the video has been viewed more than 1.4 billion times.[7] It held the YouTube record for most views in its first 24 hours,[8] and most views in any 24 hours for over nine years until September 2021.[9] It also held the record for fastest music video to reach 100 million views for over six years until 2019's "Kill This Love" by fellow YG Entertainment girl group Blackpink.[10][11][12] Other records previously held were the fastest overall video to reach 200 million views (until September 2017),[10][13] and 300 million views (until November 2015). The song reached number one on charts in Luxembourg, South Korea and the United States.