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"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]
Background and release
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
"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
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
"Happy Death Day" debuted at number 12 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[13]
Track listing
- Digital download / streaming
- "Happy Death Day" – 3:40
- "Happy Death Day" (instrumental) – 3:40
Credits and personnel
Credits adopted from Melon.[8]
Studios
- JYPE Studios — digital editing, recording, mixing
- Quincy Jones — recording
- Lead Sound Studio — recording
- Honey Butter Studio — mastering
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- 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
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] | 12 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | December 6, 2021 | Шаблон:Hlist | Шаблон:Hlist |
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