Studio Album · No. 1
XOXO Songwriting Credits by EXO
Produced by SM Entertainment
Holds writing credit on 0 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether EXO carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
XOXO follows the standard K-pop authorship model: EXO perform songs supplied by SM Entertainment's writing pool and outside professionals, so the members hold no writing credits here. The lyricist and composer columns belong to career songwriters like Kenzie, Jo Yoon-kyung and Seo Ji-eum, with the idols credited as performers rather than authors, the clearest illustration of the label-driven craft behind the group's debut.
XOXO is the debut studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO, released in June 2013 by SM Entertainment. It arrived as two editions, the Korean-language Kiss version and the Chinese-language Hug version, with the title track 'Wolf' driving the group's commercial breakthrough. As is standard for SM Entertainment releases, the songs were written and produced by the label's in-house writers and outside professionals rather than the members, with composers including Kenzie and production teams such as Joombas. A repackaged edition added the hit ballad 'Growl,' which turned EXO into one of K-pop's biggest acts and helped XOXO become the first Korean album in over a decade to sell more than a million copies.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wolf
|
Kenzie | KenzieWill SimmsNermin Harambašić | KenzieWill Simms | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 2 |
Baby Don't Cry
|
Jo Yoon-kyung | Tesung KimIm Kwang-wookAndrew ChoiKalle Engström | Im Kwang-wook | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 3 |
Black Pearl
|
Seo Ji-eum | DK2xxx!JJ EvansHyuk ShinDeanfluenzaTKJasmine KearseBrittani Marthena White | Joombas | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 4 |
Don't Go
|
Seo Ji-eum | DKHyuk ShinJordan KyleJohn MajorJeffrey Patrick Lewis | Hyuk ShinJordan KyleJohn Major | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 5 |
Let Out the Beast
|
John Hyunkyu Lee | Jay J. KimChris LightbodyRobert SteinmillerSpencer YarasTaeko CarrollRobert PetersCharles Wiggins | Jay J. KimChris LightbodyRobert SteinmillerSpencer YarasTaeko CarrollRobert PetersCharles Wiggins | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 6 |
3.6.5
|
Jo Yoon-kyung | Hayden BellChristian FastHenrik Nordenback | Hayden BellChristian FastHenrik Nordenback | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 7 |
Heart Attack
|
Misfit | GoodWillMGI | GoodWillMGI | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 8 |
Peter Pan
|
Hong Ji-yoo | 12KeyziDRRyan S. Jhun | 12KeyziDRRyan S. Jhun | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 9 |
Baby
|
Kenzie | Kim Jeong-baeKenzie | Kim Jeong-baeKenzie | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |
| 10 |
My Lady
|
Kim Boo-min | Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | EXO (Vocals, Rap) |