Starry Night (Mamamoo song)
"Starry Night" | ||||
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Single by Mamamoo | ||||
from the EP Yellow Flower | ||||
Language | Korean | |||
Released | March 7, 2018 | |||
Studio | RBW Studio | |||
Genre | K-pop | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | RBW | |||
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Mamamoo singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Starry Night" on YouTube |
"Starry Night" (Korean: 별이 빛나는 밤; RR: Byuli bichnaneun bam) is a song by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released on March 7, 2018, as the second single from the group's seventh EP Yellow Flower, the first EP in a series of releases focusing on each member.[1] A dance-pop and Latin-inspired track, "Starry Night" was written by Moonbyul, Park Woo-sang, and Kim Do-hoon, with music and arrangement performed by the latter two. The song peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and earned the group their first-ever music recording certification, after surpassing 100 million streams according to the Gaon Music Chart.
Background and release
[edit]In January 2018, Mamamoo released the digital single "Paint Me", a precursor to their upcoming album project titled 'Four Seasons, Four Colors', in which the group would release four EPs, each focusing on one member and a corresponding season.[2] The next month, the group released the first teasers for the first EP in the series, Yellow Flower.[3] "Starry Night" was released as the second single from Yellow Flower on March 7, 2018, alongside the release of the EP itself.[4][5]
On August 7, 2019, the re-recorded Japanese-language version of the song was released as part of the group's debut Japanese album, 4colors, by JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment.[6] On September 15, 2021, an orchestral remix of the song was released as part of their debut compilation album I Say Mamamoo: The Best.[7]
Composition
[edit]Sonically a dance-pop and K-pop track, "Starry Night" is a dance track featuring "Latin-inspired strings."[8] The song is composed in the key of A minor and at a tempo of 124 BPM, running for three minutes and 31 seconds.[5][9]
Critical reception
[edit]"Starry Night" was met with positive critical reception upon release, with Hong Dam-young of The Korea Herald calling it "dramatic" and "dynamic."[4] CelebMix stated that it "confirmed and lived up to the expectations of the fans and the critics" in a year when many K-pop acts were experimenting with Latin music."[8]
Commercial performance
[edit]A commercial success, "Starry Night" debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, earning 44.7 million index points in its first week.[10] It remained at that position for four consecutive weeks, before dropping to number four for the issue dated April 7, 2018.[11] The song was the highest-performing song of March 2018, earning 219 million index points in that time frame.[12] It was the 13th highest-performing song of 2018 on the chart and was the fourth highest-performing song by a girl group, with over 818 million index points earned in 2018.[13] The song earned a further 77 million points in 2019.[14] "Starry Night" also peaked at number one on the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100 and number eight on Billboard World Digital Songs Sales.[15]
In November 2018, "Starry Night" earned the group their first platinum certification from the Gaon Music Chart and Korean Music & Content Association for surpassing 100 million domestic streams.[16] It was certified for 2.5 million digital downloads in July 2019.[17]
Music video
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Bethels_Beach_-_West_Coast.jpg/220px-Bethels_Beach_-_West_Coast.jpg)
The music video for "Starry Night" was directed by Won Ki-hong.[18] It was shot entirely in New Zealand.[19] Like with their music video for previous single "Paint Me", the music video was posted to both the group's official channel and the 1theK distributor channel.[20][21] As of February 2022, the music video has a combined total of 201.4 million views across both channels.
Accolades
[edit]Year | Awards | Category | Result |
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2018 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Year – March | Nominated |
Golden Disc Awards | Digital Song Bonsang | Won | |
Melon Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Female Dance | Nominated | ||
Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Vocal Performance – Group | Nominated | ||
Seoul Music Awards | Digital Song Bonsang | Won |
Program | Date |
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The Show | March 13, 2018 |
March 20, 2018 | |
Show Champion | March 14, 2018 |
M Countdown | March 15, 2018 |
March 22, 2018 | |
Music Bank | March 16, 2018 |
Inkigayo | March 18, 2018 |
March 25, 2018 | |
April 1, 2018 |
Track listings
[edit]Digital download[5]
- "Starry Night" – 3:31
Digital download – Japanese version[6]
- "Starry Night" (Japanese version) – 3:31
Digital download – remix[7]
- "Starry Night" (orchestra version) – 3:34
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Monthly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | March 7, 2018 |
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Korean | [5] | |
Japan | August 7, 2019 | Japanese | Victor Entertainment | [6] | |
Various | September 15, 2021 | Remix | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ Kim, D. (February 19, 2018). "MAMAMOO Drops Group Teaser For Comeback With "Yellow Flower"". Soompi. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Jai, Arie (February 21, 2018). "[Review] Mamamoo Gets Colorful With 'Paint Me'". Asia 24/7. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Kim, D. (February 19, 2018). "MAMAMOO Drops Group Teaser For Comeback With "Yellow Flower"". Soompi. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Ham, Dam-young (March 8, 2018). "Mamamoo gets mellow, returns with yellow spring vibe". The Korea Herald. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Yellow Flower by MAMAMOO on Apple Music". Apple Music. March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c "4COLORS by MAMAMOO on Apple Music". Apple Music. August 7, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "I SAY MAMAMOO: THE BEST by MAMAMOO on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ a b "Mamamoo: A Year In Review (2018)". CelebMix. January 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Starry Night by MAMAMOO". TuneBat. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Starry Night on the Gaon Digital Chart".
- ^ "2018년 14주차 Digital Chart".
- ^ "March 2018 Gaon Digital Chart".
- ^ "2018 Gaon Digital Chart".
- ^ "Gaon Yearly Jisu 2019 (see #292)".
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value (help) - ^ "Mamamoo Chart History: K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "가온 인증(Gaon Certification)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "가온 인증(Gaon Certification)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Mamamoo: Starry Night (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "K-pop girl group Mamamoo release New Zealand music video 'Starry Night'". Newshub. March 12, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "[MV] MAMAMOO - Starry Night". March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "[MV] MAMAMOO(마마무) _ Starry Night(별이 빛나는 밤)". YouTube. 1theK. March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Mamamoo Chart History: K-Pop 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Mamamoo Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "March 2018 Gaon Digital Chart".
- ^ "2018 Gaon Digital Chart".