Over the Top (Infinite album)

2011 studio album by Infinite

Over the Top

Studio album by

Infinite

Released| July 21, 2011
Recorded| 2011
Genre|

* K-pop
* dance-pop
* Electronic
* pop rock

Length| 34:12
38:38 (with hidden track)
44:24 (Repackage)
Language| Korean
Label| Woollim Entertainment
Infinite chronology
| Inspirit
(2011)  | Over the Top
(2011)  | Infinitize
(2012)

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Singles from  Over the Top

1. "Be Mine"
Released: July 21, 2011

Alternative cover

Paradise cover

Singles from  Paradise

1. "Paradise"
Released: September 26, 2011

Over the Top is the first studio album of South Korean boy band Infinite. It was released on July 21, 2011. The song "Be Mine" was used to promote the album.[1] A repackaged version of the album was released on September 26, 2011 with the song "Paradise" as the lead single.

## Composition

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Several songs on the album and the singles "Be Mine" and "Paradise" were produced by Han Jaeho and Kim Seungsoo and written by Song Sooyoon, who are also known for producing songs for Kara, f(x), Rainbow, SS501, Nine Muses and more.

## Promotions

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### "Be Mine"

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The group started promoting the track "Be Mine" on July 23, 2011 on MBC's Show! Music Core and continued to promote on shows like M! Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo. The songs "1/3" and "Amazing" were used for Infinite's special comeback week performances. Infinite won their first music show award for "Be Mine" (and also the first award for the group since their debut in 2010) on September 1, 2011, on M! Countdown, and won another award the following week. The group promoted the track in a remix version from September 2–11. Promotions for the song ended on September 18.

### "Paradise"

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Promotions for "Paradise" started on September 29, on Mnet's M! Countdown. It was also promoted on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo. "Paradise" won a mutizen award on October 9 on Inkigayo and won another award on October 13 on M! Countdown. "Paradise" promotions ended on November 5.

## Track listing

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Digital[2]No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arranged by| Length

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1.| "Over the Top" (Intro)|  | J.Yoon| J.Yoon| 0:51
2.| "내꺼하자" (Be Mine)| Song Sooyoon| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo, Hong Seunghyun| 3:25
3.| "3 분의 1" (1/3)| Song Sooyoon| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo, Hong Seunghyun| 3:22
4.| "Tic Toc"| Kim Ina| J.Yoon| J.Yoon| 3:32
5.| "Julia"| Song Sooyoon| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo, Hong Seunghyun| 3:29
6.| "Because" (SungGyu solo)| JH| JH| JH| 3:52
7.| "시간아" (Time; WooHyun solo)| J.Yoon| J.Yoon| J.Yoon| 4:29
8.| "Amazing"| Song Sooyoon| Lee Joohyung| Lee Joohyung| 3:26
9.| "Crying" (DongWoo/Hoya ft Baby Soul)| Pe2ny, J-sus, Musikacase| Pe2ny, J-sus, Musikacase| Pe2ny, J-sus, Musikacase| 4:04
10.| "Real Story"| Song Sooyoon| Go Namsoo, Han Boram| Go Namsoo, Han Boram| 3:48
Total length:| 34:12

Physical CD and iTunes version[1][3]No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arranged by| Length

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10.| "Real Story"| Song Sooyoon| Go Namsoo, Han Boram| Go Namsoo, Han Boram| 8:07
Total length:| 38:38

Repackage album (Paradise)[4]No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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3.| "Paradise"| Song Sooyoon| Yue, Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo| 3:35
4.| "Cover Girl"| Song Sooyoon| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo| 3:16
13.| "내꺼하자 (Remix)" (Be Mine Remix)| Song Sooyoon| Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo| 3:22
Total length:| 44:24

Paradise – Physical versionNo.| Title| Length

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14.| "hidden track"| 1:19
Total length:| 46:53

Notes

* On the iTunes Store[3] version and physical version of Over the Top, the song "Real Story" has a hidden track that starts at 6:48.
* The physical version of "Paradise" has another hidden track on track 14. It is the same included in Over the Top but with a conversation between the members in the beginning. This hidden track was later released as a full song on the group's third mini album Infinitize, with the title "In The Summer".

## Charts

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### Over the Top

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| Chart  | Peak
position

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Gaon Weekly album chart  | 2
Gaon Monthly album chart  | 2
Gaon Yearly album chart[5] | 23

### Paradise

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| Chart  | Peak
position

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Gaon Weekly album chart  | 1
Gaon Monthly album chart  | 3
Gaon Yearly album chart[5] | 25

## Sales and certifications

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Physical sales

Album  | Chart  | Period covered  | Amount

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Over the Top | Gaon Physical Album Chart[6] | 2011  | 57,125
Total (As of date) | 57,125
Album  | Chart  | Period covered  | Amount

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Paradise | Gaon Physical Album Chart[6] | 2011  | 61,794
2012  | 40,181
2013  | 20,843
2014  | 4,354
Total (As of Date) | 127,172

## Release history

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Country  | Date  | Format  | Label

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South Korea  | July 21, 2011  | CD, digital download | Woollim Entertainment
Various[3] | Digital download
South Korea  | September 26, 2011 (Repackage) | CD, digital download

## References

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1. ^ a b "YESASIA: Infinite Vol. 1 - Over The Top CD - Infinite, CJ E&M - Korean Music". YesAsia. July 28, 2011.
2. ^ "Over The Top - Infinite at 'Soribada'". Soribada. August 3, 2011.
3. ^ a b c "Over the Top by 인피니트(INFINITE) - Download Over the Top on iTunes". iTunes. July 21, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012.
4. ^ "iTunes - Music - Paradise by 인피니트(INFINITE)". iTunes. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011.
5. ^ a b 2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트 (in Korean). Gaon. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
6. ^ a b "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-03-31.

## External links

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* "Paradise" Music video on YouTube

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Infinite

* Sungkyu
* Dongwoo
* Woohyun
* Sungyeol
* L
* Seongjong

* Hoya

Subgroups|

* Infinite H
* Infinite F

Studio albums|

| Korean|

* Over the Top / Paradise
* Season 2 / Be Back
* Top Seed

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Japanese|

* Koi ni Ochiru Toki

Extended plays|

| Korean|

* First Invasion
* Evolution
* Infinitize
* New Challenge
* Reality
* Infinite Only

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Infinite H|

* Fly High
* Fly Again

Single albums|

* Inspirit
* Destiny
* Flower

Singles|

| Korean|

* "She's Back"
* "BTD (Before the Dawn)"
* "Be Mine"
* "The Chaser"

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Japanese|

* "BTD (Before the Dawn)"
* "Be Mine"
* "She's Back"

Tours|

One Great Step

* Discography
* Awards

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* t
* e

Woollim Entertainment

Artists|

| Solo|

* Lee Su-jeong
* Kwon Eun-bi

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Group|

* Golden Child
* Rocket Punch
* Drippin

Former|

* Epik High
* Kim Dong-ryool
* Kang Kyun-sung
* Tasty
* Nell
* Hoya
* Kim Min-seok
* Oh Hyun-min
* Kim Myung-soo
* Joo
* Kim Sung-kyu
* Jang Dong-woo
* Lee Sung-yeol
* Lovelyz
* Mijoo
* Kim Ji-yeon
* Ryu Su-jeong
* Lee Sung-jong
* Kim Chaewon
* Infinite
* Infinite H
* Infinite F
* Toheart
* Nam Woo-hyun
* Choi Bo-min

* Discography

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