Switch On

Switch On is the eighth extended play by South Korean boy group Astro.^[1] It was released on August 2, 2021, by Fantagio Music and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. The album contains six songs including the lead single "After Midnight".^[2]

Switch On
Digital and On version cover
EP by Astro
Released	August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)
Genre	K-pop
Length	20:17
Label	Fantagio Music Kakao
Astro chronology
All Yours (2021) Switch On (2021) Drive to the Starry Road (2022)
Singles from Switch On
"After Midnight" Released: August 2, 2021

Track listing

Switch On track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"After Midnight"	Cha Eun-woo (Astro) Kim Yeon-seo Jinjin (Astro) Rocky (Astro) Kim Young-jin	Alysa Carlyle Fernandes Sean Michael Alexander Sqvare	Carlyle Fernandes Alysa	3:10
2.	"Footprint" (발자국)	Moonbin (Astro) Su Kyung (Flying Lab)	Nomasgood Vendors (San) Joliker Leandre	Nomasgood	3:12
3.	"Waterfall"	Mi Seong (Music Cube) Jinjin (Astro) Kim Su-jeong (Music Cube)	Alysa Phil Schwan Sean Michael Alexander Sqvare	Alysa Phil Schwan	4:02
4.	"Sunset Sky" (노을 그림)	MJ (Astro) Park Sang-min Rocky (Astro) Jinjin (Astro)	MJ (Astro) Park Sang-min Park Yong-hyun Jabong Moses Sun	Park Yong-hyun	3:20
5.	"My Zone"	Jinjin (Astro) Rocky (Astro) Lee Jae-ni (Flying Lab)	Sam Carter Nomasgood Jinjin (Astro) Yoon San-ha (Astro)	Nomasgood	3:21
6.	"Don't Worry"	Cha Eun-woo (Astro) Jinjin (Astro) Rocky (Astro) Obros Obros2	Rocky (Astro) Obros Obros2 Cha Eun-woo (Astro) Sean Oh Yuki	Obros Sean Oh	3:21
Total length:					20:17

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Switch On Chart (2021) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 2 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[4] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Switch On Chart (2021) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[5] 45

Accolades

2021 music program awards

Song	Program	Network	Date	Ref
"After Midnight"	The Show	SBS MTV	August 10, 2021	[6]
	Show Champion	MBC M	August 11, 2021	[7]
	Music Bank	KBS World	August 13, 2021	[8]
	Show! Music Core	MBC	August 14, 2021	[9]

Release history

Release formats for Switch On

Region	Date	Format	Distributor	Ref.
Various	August 2, 2021	Digital download streaming	Fantagio	[citation needed]
South Korea		CD	Fantagio Kakao Entertainment

See also

• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2021

References

1. "ASTRO release 8th mini-album, 'SWITCH ON', with 'After Midnight". Bangwagon Asia. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
2. "ASTRO drops feel-good music video for 'After Midnight'". GMA News. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
3. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-08-23" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
4. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 32, 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 11, 2021.
5. "2021년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2022.
6. "Watch: ASTRO Takes 1st Win For "After Midnight" On "The Show"; Performances By Golden Child, Dreamcatcher, Weeekly, And More". Soompi. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
7. SHOW CHAMPION 404회 TOP5 [SHOW CHAMPION Episode 404 TOP 5]. MBC Plus (in Korean). August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
8. "Watch: ASTRO Takes 3rd Win For "After Midnight" On "Music Bank"; Performances By THE BOYZ, Sunmi, Ten, And More". Soompi. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
9. "ASTRO「音楽中心」でも1位獲得！涙で喜びのコメント…NCT ジョンウ＆Stray Kids リノも新MCとして初登場". Kstyle. Retrieved August 14, 2021.