Clé: Levanter

Clé: Levanter (stylized as Clé : LEVANTER) is the fifth extended play (sixth overall) by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. It was released on December 9, 2019, by JYP Entertainment and distributed through Dreamus. The EP spawned three singles. Its lead single, "Double Knot", was released on October 9, 2019, followed by "Astronaut" on November 14, 2019, and the title track "Levanter" on the same day as the EP released date.

Clé: Levanter
Digital cover
EP by Stray Kids
Released	December 9, 2019
Recorded	2019
Studio	The Vibe Studio RCAVE Sound W Sound Ji-sang’s Studio Ingrid Studio 821 Sound
Genre	Hip-hop EDM K-pop
Length	27:20
Language	Korean
Label	JYP Dreamus
Producer	J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" (exec.) 3Racha Cook Classics Lorenzo Cosi Crash Cove DallasK Hong Ji-sang Josh Wei Nick Lee Henrik Nordenback Matthew Tishler YK Koi
Stray Kids chronology
Clé 2: Yellow Wood (2019) Clé: Levanter (2019) Step Out of Clé (2020)
Singles from Clé: Levanter
"Double Knot" Released: October 9, 2019 "Astronaut" Released: November 14, 2019 "Levanter" Released: December 9, 2019

The EP was originally set to be released on November 25, 2019, but was delayed to December 9, 2019, due to member Woojin's departure from the group on October 27, 2019.^[1] Woojin's departure resulted in the group having to re-record the songs on the EP without Woojin's voice as well as having to re-organize the choreographies shortly before the album drop.

Background

On the half of October with the success of its lead single of "Double Knot", JYP announced that the group will held Olympic Hall starting November 23–24, with their upcoming mini-album Clé: Levanter will be released on November 25.

Following Woojin's departure was announced on October 27, the release date was pushed back to December as a result. Concept teasers were released on November 27 following the music video teasers on December 6–7 and the full music video release on December 9.

Commercial performance

Clé: Levanter was a success in term of album sales, debuting atop the Gaon Album Chart and topping the chart for two consecutive weeks. The EP became the second best-selling album for the December issue of Gaon Monthly Album Chart with 182,300 copies sold.^[2] The EP also charted at number 30 of Gaon Year-End Album Chart for 2019, became the best-selling album of the group in 2019.^[3]

Track listing

Clé: Levanter – Digital EP

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Stop"	3Racha[a]	3Racha Matthew Tishler Andrew Underberg Crash Cove	Matthew Tishler Crash Cove	3:10
2.	"Double Knot"	3Racha	3Racha Nick Furlong Dallas Koehlke	DallasK Bang Chan (3Racha)	3:10
3.	"Levanter" (바람[b])	3Racha J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" Herz Analog	3Racha Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	3:16
4.	"Booster"	3Racha	Christian Fast Henrik Nordenback Albin Nordqvist	Henrik Nordenback	3:41
5.	"Astronaut"	3Racha	3Racha Lorenzo Cosi YK Koi	Lorenzo Cosi YK Koi	2:59
6.	"Sunshine"	Han (3Racha)	Han (3Racha) Nicholas Lee Joshua Wei	Nicholas Lee Joshua Wei	3:42
7.	"You Can Stay"	3Racha	3Racha Cook Classics	Cook Classics	3:28
Total length:					23:25

Clé: Levanter – Physical EP bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
8.	"Mixtape #5"	Stray Kids	Stray Kids	Edmmer ALOM	3:54
Total length:					27:16

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019-2021) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 132 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 138 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[6] 15 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 17 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[8] 20 Japanese Download Albums (Billboard)[9] 67 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 85 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[11] 1 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12] 86 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 18 US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] 79 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[16] 30

Certifications

Certifications for Clé 1: Miroh

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[17]	Platinum	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Music program wins

Song	Program	Date	Ref.
"Levanter"	M Countdown (Mnet)	December 19, 2019	[18]

Notes

1. Normally in track's credit, 3Racha is separated as Bang Chan (3Racha), Changbin (3Racha), and Han (3Racha).
2. Baram lit. "Wind"

References

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12. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
13. "Stray Kids Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
14. "Stray Kids Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
15. "Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista - eladási darabszám alapján" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
16. "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
17. "South Korean album certifications – Stray Kids – Clé: Levanter" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved September 9, 2021.
18. Aram, Jeon (December 20, 2019). 스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '바람'으로 '엠카' 1위…"음악방송 접수 시작" [Stray Kids, 'M Countdown' 1st place with new song 'Levanter'... "Starting to receive music broadcasting wins"]. X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Naver.