Birthday (Red Velvet song)

"Birthday"
Single by Red Velvet
from the EP The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday
LanguageKorean
ReleasedNovember 28, 2022 (2022-11-28)
GenreDance-pop
Length3:36
Label
Composer(s)
  • Ejae
  • Kole
  • Issac Han
  • Aaron Kim
  • Ghostchild Ltd
  • Loosen Door
Lyricist(s)Kim Min-ji (Jam Factory)
Red Velvet singles chronology
"Wildside"
(2022) 		"Birthday"
(2022) 		"Beautiful Christmas"
(2022)
Music video
"Birthday" on YouTube

"Birthday" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their sixth special extended play The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday. It was released as the EP's lead single by SM Entertainment on November 28, 2022.

Background and release

On October 28, 2022, SM Entertainment announced Red Velvet would be releasing a new album in November 2022.[1] On November 7, it was announced the group will be releasing their sixth special extended play titled The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday, alongside the lead single "Birthday", on November 28.[2] On November 27, the music video teaser was released.[3] The song was released alongside its music video and the EP on November 28.[4]

Composition

"Birthday" was written by Kim Min-ji of Jam Factory, composed and arranged primarily by Issac Han, Aaron Kim, Ghostchild Ltd, and Loosen Door, alongside Ejae and Kole for the composition.[5] It was described a dance-pop song that samples George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue, featuring R&B, trap, drum, and synth rhythm with lyrics about "returning to the birthday of the person you like and making all of your dreams come true, giving yourself a day to remember".[6][7] "Birthday" was composed in the key of B-flat minor, with a tempo of 150 beats per minute.[8]

Music video

The "whimsical" music video directed by Kim Hyun-soo of Segaji was released alongside the song by SM Entertainment on November 28, 2022.[9][4] It portrays Red Velvet's members "being transported into a kaleidoscopic imaginary world constructed from giant pieces of chocolate and candy" where each members "has their own surreal world" with scenes that switches "[imaginary world] where Seulgi performs with traditional Korean lion dancer" to "another [world] where Wendy sings in a garden modelled after a chessboard".[10]

Commercial performance

"Birthday" debuted at number 23 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated November 27 – December 3, 2022.[11] on its component charts, it debuted at number six on the Circle Download Chart,[12] number 43 on the Circle Streaming Chart,[13] and number 88 on the Circle BGM Chart.[14] The song also debuted at number 14 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated December 10, 2022.[15]

Promotion

Prior to the release of The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday, on November 28, 2022, the group held a live event on YouTube and TikTok to introduce the EP and its song, including "Birthday", and to communicate with their fans.[16] They subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week: KBS's Music Bank on December 2,[17] MBC's Show! Music Core on December 3,[18] and SBS's Inkigayo on December 4.[19] On the second week, they performed on Music Bank on December 9,[20] Show! Music Core on December 10,[21] and Inkigayo on December 11.[22]

Accolades

"Birthday" won two music program awards on Show Champion on December 7 and 14, 2022.[23][24] It received a nomination for Song of the Year – November at the 2023 Circle Chart Music Awards.[25]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday.[26]

Studio

  • SM Big Shot Studio – recording
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording
  • SM Ssam Studio – recording
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
  • SM Lvyin Studio – digital editing
  • 821 Sound Mastering – mastering

Personnel

  • SM Entertainment – executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man – producer
  • Lee Sung-soo – production director, executive supervisor
  • Tak Young-joon – executive supervisor
  • Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
  • Red Velvet (Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri) – vocals, background vocals
  • Ejae – background vocals, composition
  • Kim Min-ji – lyrics
  • Kole – composition
  • Isaac Han – composition, arrangement
  • Aaron Kim – composition, arrangement
  • Ghostchild Ltd – composition, arrangement
  • Loosen Door – composition, arrangement
  • MinGtion – vocal directing
  • Lee Min-kyu – recording
  • Noh Min-ji – recording
  • Kang Eun-ji – recording
  • Kim Chul-soon – mixing
  • Lee Ji-hong – digital editing
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Birthday"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[11] 23

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Birthday"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[27] 74

Release history

Release history for "Birthday"
Region Date Format Label
Various November 28, 2022

References

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