“Way Back Home (Sam Feldt Edit)” by Shaun (Ft. Conor Maynard)
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As far as singles go, “Way Back Home” was perhaps the most successful song to come out of South Korea in 2018. And in this version, K-Pop sensation Shaun is assisted by Dutch DJ Sam Feldt and British singer Conor Maynard to give the jam an even more-international appeal.
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Throughout the track, from its beginning to the end, the main sentiment expressed is that nothing on earth is going to be able to relinquish Shaun and Conor’s commitment to this association.
Facts about “Way Back Home (Sam Feldt Edit)”
- Writer(s): This song was written by the musically-talented Shaun.
- Producer(s): DJ Sam Feldt produced the song.
- Release Date: “Way Back Home” was released on 21 December 2018.
- Record Label: The label through which this song was released is Spinnin’ Records.
- Interesting Stuff: A controversy over the original version of this song erupted in South Korea over its impressive rise in the charts. Many accused Shaun and his management of artificially manipulating the charts. Both Shaun and his management (DCTOM Entertainment) strongly denied these accusations. These accusations resulted in formal investigations into such as well as Shaun himself pressing charges against those who slandered his name.
