Super Bowl (song)

"Super Bowl" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their third Korean-language studio album 5-Star, which was released on June 2, 2023, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. The Japanese version was released as the lead single from their third Japanese-language EP Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.) on August 10, 2023, through Epic Records Japan.

"Super Bowl"
Song by Stray Kids
from the album 5-Star
Language	English
Released	June 2, 2023
Studio	JYPE (Seoul)
Genre	Techno
Length	3:03
Label	JYP Republic
Composer(s)	Bang Chan Changbin Han Zack Djurich
Lyricist(s)	Bang Chan Changbin Han Felix

"Super Bowl (Japanese ver.)"
Single by Stray Kids
from the EP Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.)
Language	Japanese English
A-side	"Social Path"
Released	August 10, 2023
Studio	JYPE (Seoul)
Genre	Techno
Length	3:05
Label	Epic Japan
Composer(s)	Bang Chan Changbin Han Zack Djurich
Lyricist(s)	Bang Chan Changbin Han Felix KM-Markit
Stray Kids singles chronology
"S-Class" (2023) "Super Bowl (Japanese ver.)" (2023) "Social Path" (2023)
Music video
"Super Bowl" (Japanese ver.) on YouTube

Background and release

Originally titled "God's Menu", "Super Bowl" was written at the same time as "God's Menu"—both depict the cooking concept—and become one of the candidates for the lead single of Stray Kids' first studio album Go Live (2020), which they eventually chose "God's Menu".^[1] Three years later, on April 28, 2023, The group's third Korean-language studio album 5-Star was announced via a trailer, set to be released on June 2.^[2] The album's Solar System-styled track listing was posted two days later. Out of 12 songs, "Super Bowl" appears as the fourth track.^[3] The title "Super Bowl" referred to the American football championship game of the same name.^[1]

On June 26, 2023, the group announced their first Japanese-language extended play, set to be released on September 6.^[4][A] The EP's title Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.), and track listing were revealed on July 27, confirming the Japanese version of "Super Bowl" as the lead single, alongside "Social Path" featuring Japanese singer-songwriter Lisa.^[5] The song was released on August 10.^[6]

Composition

"Super Bowl" is a techno track,^[7] written by 3Racha—an in-house production team of Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—and co-written lyrics by bandmate Felix and co-composed by Zack Djurich. The song compares Stray Kids' music to dishes of food,^[1] including whispering in a manner similar to ASMR.^[8]

Music video

An accompanying music video for the Japanese version of "Super Bowl" premiered on August 10, 2023, in conjunction with the single release. It was directed Jeong Nu-ri.^[9] In the visual, Stray Kids portray waiters and American football players, along with their team mascot called "Skichu".^[6] A part of the music video referred to Gordon Ramsay's meme "Idiot Sandwich".^[10]

Live performances

Stray Kids first performed "Super Bowl" at Lollapalooza music festival in Paris on July 21, 2023.^[11] The Japanese version was included on the setlist of their 5-Star Dome Tour.^[12]

Credits and personnel

Personnel

• Stray Kids – vocals, background vocals
  • Bang Chan (3Racha) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, all instruments, computer programming
  • Changbin (3Racha) – lyrics, composition
  • Han (3Racha) – lyrics, composition
  • Felix – lyrics
• KM-Markit – Japanese lyrics
• Zack Djurich – composition, arrangement, all instruments, computer programming
• Lee Kyeong-won – digital editing
• Lim Chan-mi – recording
• Goo Hye-jin – recording (Japanese version)
• Yoon Won-kwon – mixing
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Locations

• JYP Publishing (KOMCA) – original publishing, sub-publishing
• Copyright Control – original publishing, sub-publishing
• Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. – publishing (Japanese version)
• JYPE Studios – recording
• Studio DDeepKick – mixing
• 821 Sound Mastering – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Super Bowl" Chart (2023) Peak position New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13] 24 South Korea Download (Circle)[14] 21 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15] 13 Weekly chart performance for "Super Bowl" (Japanese ver.) Chart (2023) Peak position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[16] 56 Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[17] 42 Japan Streaming (Oricon)[18] 43

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Super Bowl" Chart (2023) Position South Korea Download (Circle)[19] 51

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Super Bowl"

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	August 10, 2023	Digital download streaming	Japanese	Epic Japan	[20]

Notes

1. Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.) has been marketed as the group's "Japan first EP", despite having two previous All In (2020), and Circus (2022), which were officially classified as "mini-album".

References

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3. Kim, Ha-young (1 May 2023). "[공식] 6월 2일 컴백…스트레이 키즈, 타이틀곡 '특'" [[Official] June 2 Comeback… Stray Kids, Title Track 'S-Class']. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
4. "Stray Kids、日本1st EP発売決定" [Stray Kids to Release 1st Japanese EP]. Pia (in Japanese). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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7. ANC613 (7 June 2023). "Review: Stray Kids Take a Risk to Prove their S-Class Status". Genius. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
8. Juu (4 June 2023). "Stray Kids Are On A Tier Of Their Own With 5-STAR". The Honey Pop. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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10. "Stray Kids gives musical flavour to Gordan Ramsay's 'Idiot Sandwich', celebrity chef reacts". The Indian Express. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
11. Park, Se-yeon (21 July 2023). "'퍼포먼스 킹' 스트레이 키즈, K팝 최초 롤라팔루자 파리 헤드라이너 출격" ['Performance King' Stray Kids, First K-pop Headliner in Lollapalooza Paris]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
12. "Stray Kids、"応募総数250万件超" 初の4大ドームツアー開幕 未解禁のLiSAとのコラボ曲初披露" [Stray Kids, "Over 2.5 Million Applications" First 4 Major Dome Tour Kicks Off Unreleased Collaboration Song with LiSA for the First Time]. Oricon (in Japanese). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
13. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
14. "Download Chart – Week 22 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
15. "Stray Kids Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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17. "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2023-08-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
18. "Oricon Top 50 Streaming: 2023-08-28" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
19. "Download Chart – June 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
20. "Stray Kids「Super Bowl -Japanese ver.-」の先行配信＆Music VideoのYouTubeプレミア公開がこのあと0時よりスタート!" [Stray Kids' "Super Bowl -Japanese ver.-" Will Be Streamed in Advance and the YouTube Premiere of the Music Video will Start at Midnight!]. Stray Kids Japan Official Website (in Japanese). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.