Happy Death Day (song)

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This article is about the song by Xdinary Heroes. For the Saddolls album, see Happy Deathday. For the 2017 horror film, see Happy Death Day.

"Happy Death Day"
Single by Xdinary Heroes
LanguageKorean
ReleasedDecember 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shim Eun-ji
  • Lee Hae-sol
Xdinary Heroes singles chronology
"Happy Death Day"
(2021) 		"Test Me"
(2022)
Music video
"Happy Death Day" on YouTube

"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[edit]

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[edit]

"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[edit]

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[edit]

"Happy Death Day" debuted at number 12 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[13]

Track listing[edit]

  • Digital download / streaming
  1. "Happy Death Day" – 3:40
  2. "Happy Death Day" (instrumental) – 3:40

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adopted from Melon.[8]

Studios

Personnel

  • 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[edit]

Chart performance for "Happy Death Day"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] 12

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for "Happy Death Day"
Region Date Format Label
Various December 6, 2021

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kang, D. (December 23, 2021). "'JYP 신인' 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 2022 새해 소망 "팬분들과 직접 마주하길"" ['JYP Rookie' Xdinary Heroes, 2022 New Year's Wish "To face the fans directly"]. MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Yeo, G. (November 8, 2021). "Stray Kids and TWICE's agency teases upcoming K-pop act Xdinary Heroes". NME. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Baek, J. (November 8, 2021). "JYP 신인그룹명은 '엑스디너리 히어로즈'…비범한 신예 탄생 예고" [JYP's rookie group name is 'Xdinary Heroes'... Announcing the birth of an extraordinary newcomer]. Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Lee, M. (November 15, 2021). "JYP, 신인 그룹 Xdinary Heroes 멤버 주연 최초 공개" [JYP unveils member of rookie group Xdinary Heroes for the first time]. Newsen. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Ghoshal, N. (November 7, 2021). "Xdinary Heroes Members: Meet The New Band From JYP". Otakukart. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Hwang, H. (December 5, 2021). "데뷔부터 자작곡…엑스디너리 히어로즈, Z세대 대표 K팝 밴드 탄생" [JYP 新밴드 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 데뷔곡 ‘Happy Death Day’ MV 티저 최초 공개]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Hwang, H. (December 6, 2021). "데뷔부터 자작곡…엑스디너리 히어로즈, Z세대 대표 K팝 밴드 탄생" [Composed song since debut... Xdinary Heroes, the birth of a representative K-pop band of Generation Z]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ a b "Happy Death Day - Xdinary Heroes". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Jin, M. (January 6, 2022). "'JYP 新 밴드' 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 데뷔곡 MV 1000만뷰 돌파" ["JYP New Band" Xdinary Heroes' debut song MV hits 10 million views]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. ^ "Key & BPM for Happy Death Day by Xdinary Heroes". Tunebat. December 6, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Yoo, B. (December 7, 2021). "JYP엔터테인먼트, 미래 밝히는 데뷔 라인업…12월 신인 보이밴드 엑스디너리 히어로즈→2022년 2월 신인 걸그룹" [JYP Entertainment, debut lineup that brightens the future... December new boy band Xdinary Heroes → February 2022 new girl group]. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Lee, S. (December 13, 2021). "'JYP 신인' 엑스디너리 히어로즈, 데뷔 첫 주 장식..음방→라디오서 보여준 풋풋 매력" ['JYP rookie' Exdinary Heroes decorated in the first week of their debut]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Kyung, J. (December 15, 2021). "엑스디너리 히어로즈, 美 빌보드 '월드 디지털 송 세일즈' 12위..데뷔 8일만" [Xdinary Heroes ranked 12th on US Billboard 'World Digital Song Sales'... 8 days after debut]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ "Happy Death Day". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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