Fatal Love (album)

Fatal Love is the third Korean-language studio album by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released on November 2, 2020 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M.[1]

Fatal Love
Studio album by
Monsta X
ReleasedNovember 2, 2020
Genre
Length32:57
LanguageKorean
Label
Monsta X chronology
Fantasia X
(2020)		 Fatal Love
(2020)		 Flavors of Love
(2021)
Singles from Fatal Love
  1. "Love Killa"
    Released: November 2, 2020

Background and release

The album was announced on October 5, 2020.[2][3] The title track for the album is "Love Killa". The group collaborated with labelmates Brother Su and Jooyoung, as well as singer Eric Nam and DJ Justin Oh, for the production of the album.[4] Additionally, the album includes Hyungwon's first song which he is credited in all aspects of the production, including writing, composing, and arranging, for the song "Nobody Else".[4]

The physical album was released in four versions.

Critical reception

The album received praise for "showcasing all facets of their songwriting and each members' distinct artistry".[5] The song "Nobody Else" gained praise for its showcasing of group member Hyungwon's musical range in composition,[6] and the album overall was praised for its "diverse musicality to satisfy any palette".[5]

The lead single "Love Killa" won two music show awards on The Show and Show Champion.[7][8]

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Album
The Honey POP Top 50 Albums of 2020 Fatal Love Placed[lower-alpha 1] [9]
South China Morning Post The 15 Best K-pop Albums of 2020 3 [5]
Song
BuzzFeed 35 Songs That Helped Define K-pop in 2020 "Love Killa" 20 [10]
KultScene 50 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 45 [11]
Nación Rex 20 K-pop Songs That Dominated 2020 14 [12]
Refinery29 The 29 Best Songs of the Year Placed[lower-alpha 1] [13]

Commercial performance

Fatal Love became Monsta X's third certified platinum album through the Gaon Music Chart with over 280,000 albums sold as of January 2021.[14]

"Love Killa" ranked on the weekly Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart at number fourteen upon release,[15] while "Nobody Else" and "Night View" ranked number ten and number thirteen, respectively in 2021.[16][17]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Love Killa"
Willie Weeks3:02
2."갈증" (Gasoline)
  • FlyingLab
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Andreas Oberg
Albin Nordqvist3:58
3."Thriller"
  • Lee Su-ran
  • danke
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Andy Love
  • Joony
Joony3:39
4."Guess Who"
  • danke
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Daniel Kim
  • Willie Weeks
  • Mr Danny
Willie Weeks3:25
5."Nobody Else"
  • Hyungwon
  • Jantine Annika Heij
  • Hyungwon
  • Jantine Annika Heij
3:02
6."Beastmode"
  • Joohoney
  • 9F
  • Eric Nam
  • Joohoney
  • 9F
3:15
7."대동단결" (Stand Together)
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
  • I.M
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Laser
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
3:03
8."Night View"
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
  • I.M
  • Yoonseok
  • Wooki
3:09
9."Last Carnival"FlyingLab
LDN Noise2:54
10."Sorry I'm Not Sorry"
  • Bottle God
  • Jooyoung
Bottle God3:27
Total length:32:57

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Certification and sales
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Album
South Korea (KMCA)[14] Platinum 313,731[28]
Japan — 4,306[29]

Awards and nominations
Bout Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
Album
Golden Disc Awards
35th 2021 Disc Bonsang Fatal Love Nominated [30]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea November 2, 2020
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

See also

Notes
  1. All the albums and songs listed are either unranked or just alphabetically ranked.

References
  1. Hwang, Ji-young (November 2, 2020). [알쓸신곡] 몬스타엑스, 치명적인 여섯 킬러들 '러브 킬라'. Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved November 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Kim, Soo-young (October 6, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 11월 2일 정규 3집 발매…가을 컴백 대전 합류 [공식]. Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Moon, Wan-sik (October 10, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 11월2일 정규앨범 '페이탈 러브' 스케줄 전격 공개..'컴백 카운트다운'. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. Yoo, Byung-cheol (October 21, 2020). 몬스타엑스, 11월 2일 컴백…'페이탈 러브' 트랙리스트 공개. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. "The 15 Best K-pop Albums of 2020, from BTS and Twice to NCT 127's near-perfect offering". SCMP. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  6. Kim, Eun-ae (January 15, 2021). 몬스타엑스 형원 오늘(15일) 생일, 전세계 SNS 달궜다..자작곡으로 증명한 성장. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. Kim, Min-ji (November 10, 2020). '몬스타엑스, '러브 킬라'로 '더 쇼' 컴백과 동시에 1위 "팬들 고마워" [종합]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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  10. Travis, Emlyn (December 31, 2020). "35 Songs That Helped Define K-pop in 2020". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. "50 Best K-pop Songs of 2020". KultScene. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. Pérez, Edlin (December 30, 2020). "20 CANCIONES DE K-POP QUE DOMINARON EL 2020 CON SU ESTILO". Nación Rex (in European Spanish). Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  13. Morin, Natalie; Komonibo, Ineye (December 22, 2020). "Music Saved 2020: The 29 Best Songs of the Year". Refinery29. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  14. "Gaon Certification - Album". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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  16. Park, Soo-in (January 23, 2021). 몬스타엑스 형원 자작곡 'Nobody Else' 빌보드 월드디지털송 10위. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Naver.
  17. Yun, Sang-geun (January 29, 2021). 몬스타엑스 아이엠 자작곡 'Night View' 빌보드 디지털송 차트 13위. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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  28. Cumulative sales for Fatal Love (Kit + CD):
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