9 Way Ticket

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9 Way Ticket
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Single album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)
Genre
Length9:31
Label
Fromis 9 chronology
My Little Society
(2020)
9 Way Ticket
(2021)
Talk & Talk
(2021)
Singles from 9 Way Ticket
  1. "We Go"
    Released: May 17, 2021

9 Way Ticket is the third single album by South Korean girl group Fromis 9. The album was released on May 17, 2021 by Off the Record and distributed by Stone Music. The physical version of the single album is available in two versions: "Ticket To Seoul" and "9 Travelers". Both of them consist of the same three songs, including the lead single "We Go". [1] [2]

Contents

Background and release

On May 3, 2021, Off The Record released a teaser photo confirming that fromis_9 would make a comeback with their third single album titled 9 Way Ticket on May 17. [3]

On May 4–6, they released the first set of the concept photos for 9 Way Ticket. [4] [5] [6] On May 7, the "Ticket To Seoul" version of the concept film for 9 Way Ticket was released. [7] On May 8–10, they released the second set of the concept photos for 9 Way Ticket. [8] [9] [10] On May 11, the "9 Travelers" version of the concept film for 9 Way Ticket was released. [11] On May 12–13, they released the tracklist and the highlight medley for 9 Way Ticket respectively, revealing "We Go" as the lead single. [12] [1] [13] On May 14–15, they released the first and second music video teasers for "We Go" respectively. [14] [15]

On May 17, the single album and the music video for "We Go" was released simultaneously. [16]

Music

The first track, "Airplane Mode" is a "mid-tempo, EDM song characterized by the emotional chords". The song features writing contributions from member, Park Jiwon. The second track, and the title track, "We Go" is a pop song with "funky guitar, and bass". The third track, "Promise", is described as "having sentimental keys and synths", "minimal drums and clear basslines", and a "Lo-Fi feel". [17]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon. [18]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Airplane Mode"
  • Park Ki-tae (PRISMFILTER)
  • Elum (PRISMFILTER)
  • Shannon
  • Park Ki-tae (PRISMFILTER)
3:03
2."We Go"
  • Lee Woo-min (collapsedone)
  • Lee Hae-sol
2:56
3."Promise"
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Han Kyoung-su (ARTMATIC)
  • Lee Jeong-woo
  • Kang Woo-jin
  • Choi Min-jun
  • Lee Jeong-woo
  • Kang Woo-jin
  • Choi Min-jun
  • Han Kyoung-su (ARTMATIC)
3:32
Total length:9:31

Charts

Chart performance for 9 Way Ticket
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [19] 9
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [20] 4

Release history

Release history and formats for 9 Way Ticket
CountryDateFormatLabel
South KoreaMay 17, 2021CD, Kihno, digital download, streamingOff the Record, Stone Music, Genie
VariousCD, digital download, streaming

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