PYL Younique Volume 1

PYL Younique Volume 1 is a single album by SMTOWN released on 31 October 2012. It is the first collaboration project between the auto-mobile manufacturing company Hyundai and the record label agency S.M. Entertainment, both headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

PYL Younique Volume 1
Single album by SMTOWN
Released	October 31, 2012 (South Korea)
Recorded	2012
Studio	SM Booming System SM Yellow Tail Studio Ingrid Studio
Genre	Dance
Length	9:42
Language	Korean
Label	SM KMP
Producer	Lee Soo-man (exec.) Will Simms Stella Attar Marissa Renee Shipp Toby Gad Yoo Young-jin
Singles from PYL Younique Volume 1
"Lookin'" Released: October 16, 2012 "My Lifestyle" Released: October 18, 2012 "Maxstep" Released: October 31, 2012
Music video
"Maxstep" on YouTube

The single album contains three previously released digital singles "Lookin'" by BoA featuring The Quiett,^[1] "My Lifestyle" by Girls' Generation's Jessica Jung featuring Dok2,^[2] and the "Maxstep" by Younique Unit which includes Super Junior's Eunhyuk, Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon, Shinee's Taemin, Super Junior-M's Henry, Exo-K's Kai and Exo-M's Lu Han.^[3]

PYL

PYL is a Hyundai Motor Company marketing project; meaning Premium Younique Lifestyle. The cars that are associated with it are the Hyundai Veloster, Hyundai i30 and the Hyundai i40.^[4]

PYL Younique Volume 1, the collaborative music album created by Hyundai and the record label agency S.M. Entertainment, was released on October 31, 2012.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Lookin'" (BoA featuring The Quiett)	Junggigo The Quiett	Stella Attar Will Simms	Stella Attar Will Simms	2:49
2.	"My Lifestyle" (Jessica featuring Dok2)	Dok2 Soulful Monster	Toby Gad Marissa Renee Shipp	Toby Gad Marissa Renee Shipp	3:06
3.	"Maxstep" (Younique Unit)	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Young-jin	3:47
Total length:					9:42

Chart performance

Release date	Single	Artist	Peak positions		Remarks
			KOR	KOR
			Gaon [6]	Billboard
October 16, 2012	"Lookin'"	BoA feat. The Quiett	19	44	[7]
October 18, 2012	"My Lifestyle"	Jessica feat. Dok2	34	30	[8]
October 31, 2012	"Maxstep"	Younique Unit	228	—	[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[10]

Studio

• Ingrid Studio – recording, mixing, digital editing (all tracks)
• SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, mixing (track 1)
• SM Booming System – recording, mixing, digital editing (track 3)
• SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 2)
• Sonic Korea – mastering (all tracks)

Personnel

• SM Entertainment – executive producer
• Lee Soo-man – producer
• BoA – vocals, background vocals (track 1)
• Jessica – vocals, background vocals (track 2)
• Younique Unit – vocals (track 3)
• The Quiett – vocals, lyrics (track 1)
• Dok2 – vocals, lyrics (track 2)
• Stella Attar – producer (track 1), composition, arrangement (track 1)
• Will Simms – producer (track 1), composition, arrangement (track 1)
• Toby Gad – producer (track 2), composition, arrangement (track 2)
• Marissa Renee Shipp – producer (track 2), composition, arrangement (track 2)
• Junggigo – lyrics (track 1)
• Soulful Monster – lyrics (track 2)
• Yoo Young-jin – producer (track 3), lyrics, composition, arrangement, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing (track 3), music and sound supervisor (all tracks)
• Taesung Kim – vocal directing (track 1–2), recording (track 1–2)
• Kenzie – vocal directing (track 3)
• Jung Eun-kyung – recording (track 2–3), digital editing (all tracks)
• Kim Ji-eun – recording (track 1–2)
• Gu Jong-pil – recording, mixing (track 1)
• Lee Seong-ho – mixing (track 2)
• Jeon Hoon – mastering (all tracks)