"Young, Dumb, Stupid" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Nmixx for their first extended play Expérgo. It was released as the EP's pre-release single by JYP Entertainment on March 13, 2023.

"Young, Dumb, Stupid"
Single by Nmixx
from the EP Expérgo
LanguageKorean
ReleasedMarch 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)
GenreHip hop
Length3:10
LabelJYP
Composer(s)
  • Brain U (The Hub)
  • Honey Noise (The Hub)
  • Brown Panda (The Hub)
  • Frankie Day (The Hub)
  • Awry (The Hub)
Lyricist(s)
Nmixx singles chronology
"Funky Glitter Christmas"
(2022)
"Young, Dumb, Stupid"
(2023)
"Love Me Like This"
(2023)
Music video
"Young, Dumb, Stupid" on YouTube

Background and release edit

On February 10, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced that Nmixx would be releasing their first extended play titled Expérgo on March 20.[1] On March 2, the track listing for the EP was released, with "Young, Dumb, Stupid" announced as a pre-release track.[2] The song along with its music video was released on March 13.[3]

Composition edit

"Young, Dumb, Stupid" was written by Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio), Moon Yeo-reum (Jam Factory), Lee Seu-ran (Jam Factory), and Park Sang-yu (PNP), and composed by members of the production team The Hub, including Brain U, Honey Noise, Brown Panda, Frankie Day, and Awry.[4] The song was described as an "energetic", "Mixx-Pop" song that combines hip hop and a style typical of a children's song, sampling the nursery rhyme "Frère Jacques".[5]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM     [6]

Lim Dong-yeop wrote for IZM that the song's "familiar tune immediately arouses initial interest, but interest waned due to the simple melody that everyone knew".[6]

Commercial performance edit

"Young, Dumb, Stupid" debuted at number 130 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated March 12–18, 2023,[7] and at number 21 on the Circle Download Chart.[8] It peaked at number 50 on the Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated April 9–15, 2023.[9]

In Singapore, the song debuted at number 27 on the RIAS Top Regional Chart in the chart issue dated March 10–16, 2023,[10] ascending to and peaking at number 17 in the following week.[11]

Charts edit

Release history edit

Release history for "Young, Dumb, Stupid"
Region Date Format Label
Various March 13, 2023 JYP

References edit

  1. ^ Oh, Yoon-ju (February 10, 2023). "엔믹스, 3월 첫 미니앨범 '엑스페르고' 컴백 확정" [Nmixx confirms comeback with first mini-album 'Expergo' in March] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Kim, Na-yul (March 2, 2023). "엔믹스, 20일 'Love Me Like This' 컴백..트랙리스트 공개" [Nmixx, 'Love Me Like This' comeback on the 20th..Track list released] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Kang, Seo-jeong (March 13, 2023). "'컴백 D-7' 엔믹스, 새 앨범 수록곡 음원·뮤비 기습공개..힙합X동요 '색다른 믹스'" ['Comeback D-7' Nmixx, surprise release of music and music video for songs included in new album...Hip-hop] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Nmixx (2023). Expérgo (photobook). South Korea: JYP Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.
  5. ^ Park, Se-yeon (March 13, 2023). "'20일 컴백' 엔믹스, '영, 덤 스투피드' 깜짝 선공개" ['Comeback on the 20th' Nmixx, surprise pre-release of 'Young, Dumb Stupid'] (in Korean). Maeil Business News. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. ^ a b "Young, Dumb, Stupid". IZM. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – Week 11 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). March 12–18, 2023. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Circle Download Chart – Week 11 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). March 11–18, 2023. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Circle Digital Chart – Week 15 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). April 9–15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "RIAS Top Charts – Week 11 (March 10–16, 2023)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. March 10–16, 2023. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "RIAS Top Charts – Week 12 (March 17–23, 2023)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. March 17–23, 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – April 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.