Cheeky Icy Thang
2024 single by STAYC From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Cheeky Icy Thang" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group STAYC for their first studio album Metamorphic. It was released as the album's lead single by High Up Entertainment on July 1, 2024.
| "Cheeky Icy Thang" | ||||
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| Single by STAYC | ||||
| from the album Metamorphic | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | July 1, 2024 | |||
| Studio | Vanguard Town | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
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| "Cheeky Icy Thang" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
On June 3, 2024, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing their first studio album titled Metamorphic on July 1.[1] On June 16, the track listing was released with "Cheeky Icy Thang" announced as the lead single.[2] On June 23, the music video teaser was released.[3] The highlight medley teaser videos was released on June 24 and 25.[4] The song was released alongside its music video and the album on July 1.[5]
Composition
"Cheeky Icy Thang" was written and composed by B.E.P, with Illson, On2pop, Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas), Jeong Na-kyung (153/Joombas), and Jiggy (153/Joombas) participating in the lyrics writing, Flyt participating in the composition and arrangement, and Rado from B.E.P participating in the arrangement.[6] It was described as a synth-pop song with "funky shuffle rhythm".[7] "Cheeky Icy Thang" was composed in the key of D major, with a tempo of 131 beats per minute.[8]
Promotion
Prior to the release of Metamorphic, on July 1, 2024, STAYC held a live event aimed at introducing the album and its songs, including "Cheeky Icy Thang", and connecting with their fanbase.[9] They subsequently performed on four music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 4,[10] KBS's Music Bank on July 5,[11] and MBC's Show! Music Core on July 6.[12]
Accolades
On South Korean music programs, "Cheeky Icy Thang" achieved first place win on the July 12 episode of Music Bank.[13]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Studio
- Vanguard Town – recording
- Ingrid Studio – digital editing
- Klang Studio – mixing
- The Mastering Palace – mastering
Personnel
- STAYC – vocals
- B.E.P – composition, lyrics
- Rado – arrangement, programming, drums, synthesizer
- Choi Kyu-sung – vocal arrangement, digital editing
- Flyt – composition, arrangement, recording, digital editing, programming, bass, keyboard, synthesizer
- Illson – lyrics
- On2pop – lyrics
- Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas) – lyrics
- Jung Na-gyeong (153/Joombas) – lyrics
- Jiggy (153/Joombas) – lyrics
- Jeong Eun-kyung – digital editing
- Will.B – digital editing
- Gu Jong-pil – mixing
- Hong Jang-mi – engineered for mix
- Dave Kutch – mastering
- Kevin Peterson – mastering (assistant)
Charts
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
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| Various | July 1, 2024 | Original |
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| Various | August 21, 2024 | Japanese | Universal Music Japan | |
| Japan | CD |
References
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