Chapter 3 (g.o.d album)
Chapter 3 is the third studio album by South Korean pop music group g.o.d. Released on November 3, 2000, it was the first of their million-selling albums and features "Lies" as its title track. A commercial success, the album sold 1,505,162 copies by the end of the year, making it the second best-selling album of 2000 in South Korea. By April 2001, it sold more than 1,824,000 copies.
Background and release
The album features several of g.o.d's most well-known and popular songs, including "Lies", "One Candle" and "Sky Blue Balloon". The song "Sky Blue Balloon" was dedicated to their fans and referred to their fandom color sky blue.Critical reception
In its review of the album, The Hankyoreh noted that although the overall musical style did not stray from that of the first two albums, the album's appeal lay in the relatable lyrics of the songs, listenable melodies and the members' own natural vocal styles. It also commented that the group's appearance in their reality show g.o.d's Baby Diaries led to the surge in popularity.Commercial performance
The album sold 600,000 copies within several days and would go on to sell more than 1.8 million copies, making them the first group since Seo Taiji & Boys to surpass the 1.5 million mark. "Lies" ranked number one on multiple music program chart rankings, including Inkigayo, Music Bank, and Music Camp for three consecutive weeks, earning nine music show wins in total. "I Need You" also won four music show wins.Track listing
All lyrics and music are written and composed by Park Jin-young, except where noted.Credits and personnel
; g.o.d- Park Jun-hyung – rapper
- Yoon Kye-sang – vocals
- Danny Ahn – rapper
- Son Ho-young – vocals
- Kim Tae-woo – vocals
- Greg Curtis – keyboard instrument
- Seunghwan Yoon – keyboard instrument
- Seunghwan Lee – keyboard instrument
- Bae Jin-yeol – string arrangement, keyboard instrument
- Chunho Ham, Stan the Guitarman – other
- Wizard – bass guitar
- Shin Hyeon-kwon – bass guitar
- Yang Hyeon, Bang Bang-ho, Park Jong-hong, Kim Hye-eun, Kim Woo-hyun, Hwang Mi-ryeong – violin
- Soyoung Kim – cello
- Dongha Kim – trumpet
- Choi Yong-yong – trombone
- Jang Hyo-seok – saxophone
- Fill in the Blank, Kristle Murden, Yvonne Williams, Sueanne Carwell – backing vocals
- Jun Ji-hyun – narration
- fan god – narration
- Hoon-tak Jeong, Hae-ik Jeong – producers
- Park Jin-young – producer, keyboard
- g.o.d. – co-producer
- Bang Si-hyuk – co-producer, keyboard, string arrangement
- Kim Soon-in/Kim Chan-seok, Lee Jin-won/Kim Jin-gu, Namgoong Jin – recording
- Dave Pensado – recording, mixing
- Jihoon Seong – mixing
- Lim Chang-deok – mixing
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Park Pil-won, Park Seong-jun, Kim Bo-hyung – managers
- Hyun-kyung Hwang, Mi-ra Jeong – promotion
- Andy Yoo – art and style director
- Eun-jin Kim, Seong-jin Kwon, Hyun-ha Lee, Ae-seon Seol – stylists
- Sidus – executive producer
- Go Young-jun, Han Jae-hoon – photography
- Jiyeon Kim, Heesu Byun – album design
- Myungjin Art – printing