I. Introduction
Lightsaber is a song recorded by EXO for their collaboration with Star Wars.
The Korean-language version was released on November 11, 2015, by their label SM Entertainment and was later announced as a bonus track for the group's fourth mini album ''Sing For You''.
It was released in both Korean and Chinese versions on December 10, 2015 alongside the EP. The single was later released in Japanese on December 17, 2015, by Avex Trax.
II. Background and Release
On November 4, 2015, EXO was announced to be releasing "Lightsaber", a promotional song for the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens in South Korea, as part of the collaboration project between SM Entertainment and Walt Disney.
A teaser video for the song was released on November 8, followed by its music video and digital release on November 11.
"Lightsaber" was later announced to be included in Sing for You as a bonus track on December 7.
The song talks about a guy being the girl's "lifesaver" and her "lightsaber" and brings her out of her darkness. The music video of "Lightsaber" includes only three members of the group Baekhyun, Kai and Sehun.
The members are seen to be in a Star Wars-inspired world where clubs are "Jedi Only" and they carry lightsabers.
III. Tracklist
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
VI. Concept Pictures
VII. Reception
The song peaked at number 9 on Gaon Digital Chart and at number 3 on Billboard World Digital Songs chart.
