"Happy Death Day" is the debut single by the South Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes. The song was released by Studio J and JYP Entertainment on December 6, 2021.[1]
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| Single by Xdinary Heroes | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | December 6, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
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| "Happy Death Day" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release edit
On November 1, 2021, JYP Entertainment released a teaser titled "Heroes Are Coming" hinting at a new group to debut.[2] A week later, on November 8, the logo and name of the group were revealed and the group's official social media accounts were launched.[3] Jooyeon was officially announced as the group's first member, followed by O.de, Gaon, Jun Han, Jungsu, and Gunil from November 15–20.[4] On November 22–27, teasers were released revealing the positions of the members.[5] On December 5, a teaser for the music video were released by JYP.[6] The single alongside its music video were released the next day.[1]
Composition edit
"Happy Death Day" is written and composed by the band's members Jungsu and Gaon, along with Shim Eun-ji, and Lee Hae-sol.[7] Shim and Lee handled the arrangement of the song.[8] According to the Gunil, the lyrics is about "the irony of encountering the harsh truth on the happiest and most celebrated day of the year, a person's birthday."[9] The song was composed in the key of A minor, with a tempo of 130 beats per minute.[10]
Promotion edit
The band held a debut showcase to officially commence the promotions of the single.[11] The single was also performed by the band in three music programs: KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, and SBS's Inkigayo.[12]
Commercial performance edit
"Happy Death Day" debuted at number 12 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[13]
Track listing edit
- Digital download / streaming
- "Happy Death Day" – 3:40
- "Happy Death Day" (instrumental) – 3:40
Credits and personnel edit
Credits adopted from Melon.[8]
Studios
- JYPE Studios — digital editing, recording, mixing
- Quincy Jones — recording
- Lead Sound Studio — recording
- Honey Butter Studio — mastering
Personnel
- Gunil — drums, background vocals
- Jungsu — lyricist, composition, keyboard, vocals, background vocals
- Gaon — lyricist, composition, electric guitar, vocals, rap, background vocals
- O.de — keyboard, vocals, rap, background vocals
- Jun Han — electric guitar, vocals, background vocals
- Jooyeon — bass, vocals, background vocals
- Lee Hae-sol — lyricist, composition, arrangement, electric guitar, sessions computer programming, recording
- Shim Eun-ji — lyricist, composition, arrangement, keyboard, vocal directing
- Lee Sang-yeop — recording
- Eom Chan-yong — recording
- Lee Tae-sub — mixing
- Park Jeong-eon — mastering
Charts edit
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] | 12 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | December 6, 2021 |
References edit
- ^ a b c Kang, D. (December 23, 2021). "'JYP 신인' 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 2022 새해 소망 "팬분들과 직접 마주하길"" ['JYP Rookie' Xdinary Heroes, 2022 New Year's Wish "To face the fans directly"]. MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Yeo, G. (November 8, 2021). "Stray Kids and TWICE's agency teases upcoming K-pop act Xdinary Heroes". NME. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Baek, J. (November 8, 2021). "JYP 신인그룹명은 '엑스디너리 히어로즈'…비범한 신예 탄생 예고" [JYP's rookie group name is 'Xdinary Heroes'... Announcing the birth of an extraordinary newcomer]. Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, M. (November 15, 2021). "JYP, 신인 그룹 Xdinary Heroes 멤버 주연 최초 공개" [JYP unveils member of rookie group Xdinary Heroes for the first time]. Newsen. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Ghoshal, N. (November 7, 2021). "Xdinary Heroes Members: Meet The New Band From JYP". Otakukart. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Hwang, H. (December 5, 2021). "데뷔부터 자작곡…엑스디너리 히어로즈, Z세대 대표 K팝 밴드 탄생" [JYP 新밴드 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 데뷔곡 ‘Happy Death Day’ MV 티저 최초 공개]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang, H. (December 6, 2021). "데뷔부터 자작곡…엑스디너리 히어로즈, Z세대 대표 K팝 밴드 탄생" [Composed song since debut... Xdinary Heroes, the birth of a representative K-pop band of Generation Z]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ a b "Happy Death Day - Xdinary Heroes". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Jin, M. (January 6, 2022). "'JYP 新 밴드' 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 데뷔곡 MV 1000만뷰 돌파" ["JYP New Band" Xdinary Heroes' debut song MV hits 10 million views]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Happy Death Day by Xdinary Heroes". Tunebat. December 6, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Yoo, B. (December 7, 2021). "JYP엔터테인먼트, 미래 밝히는 데뷔 라인업…12월 신인 보이밴드 엑스디너리 히어로즈→2022년 2월 신인 걸그룹" [JYP Entertainment, debut lineup that brightens the future... December new boy band Xdinary Heroes → February 2022 new girl group]. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, S. (December 13, 2021). "'JYP 신인' 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 데뷔 첫 주 장식..음방→라디오서 보여준 풋풋 매력" ['JYP rookie' Exdinary Heroes decorated in the first week of their debut]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kyung, J. (December 15, 2021). "엑스디너리 히어로즈, 美 빌보드 '월드 디지털 송 세일즈' 12위..데뷔 8일만" [Xdinary Heroes ranked 12th on US Billboard 'World Digital Song Sales'... 8 days after debut]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Happy Death Day". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2022.