A Page

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A Page
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ReleasedMay 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
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Length6:23
LanguageEnglish
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Yuqi chronology
A Page
(2021)
Grey Track
(2023)
Singles from A Page
  1. "Giant"
    Released: May 13, 2021
  2. "Bonnie & Clyde"
    Released: May 21, 2021

A Page (stylized in sentence case) is the debut single album released by Chinese singer-songwriter Song Yuqi. The album was released digitally on May 13, 2021, by Cube Entertainment. The album consists of two lead singles, "Giant" and "Bonnie and Clyde".

Contents

Background and release

On May 6, 2021, Cube Entertainment unveiled the artwork teaser of Yuqi's first single album A Page through the official SNS channel of (G)I-dle. [1] A highlight medley a track in the album was released on May 11. [2] An accompanying animated music video for "Giant" was uploaded on (G)I-dle's official YouTube channel. The video illustrated a girl running hurriedly as if being chased by something to a forest, and the silhouette of a falling girl continued. At the end of the video, the girl holding the hand mirror that fell on the floor opened the closed door, and soon a bright light poured into the dark room. [3]

On May 19, 2021, Cube Entertainment released the music video teaser for "Bonnie and Clyde". In the teaser released, Yuqi in a black suit is seen looking at herself in the mirror. Scenes such as timers, chessboards, and boiling pots quickly intersect. Then, she makes a hand-shooting gesture toward herself in the mirror. At the end of the video, shots were fired from her hand-shooting gesture, shattering the mirror. A blonde haired woman is dimly seen at the end of the video. [4] The following day, Cube Entertainment released the second music video teaser for "Bonnie and Clyde". In it, Yuqi is behind the wheel of a car. The music video for "Bonnie and Clyde" was released on May 21, 2021. [5]

The album was released on May 13, 2021. [6]

Music and lyrics

The album contains two singles. [2] The songs were written and composed by Song Yuqi, BoyToy, Young Sky, Peter Hyun and ChaTone. [7] [8] The album's first track, "Giant," is a pop rock song that features drum sounds and lyrics about "overcoming pain and moving forward confidently without giving up". [3] On the track, the singer narrates a story about a girl who "does not give up in the midst of scars, worries, and fears and advances like a giant". [7] It was released with an animated music video that symbolizes the meaning. [9] The second track, "Bonnie & Clyde," is an English-language dance-rock song influenced by the 90s trance and house beats. Its lyrics revolve around "distinct storytelling and bold lyrics". [8] The song lyrics was inspired by the 1967 American film of the same name. [7] South China Morning Post ranked the song No. 12 among the "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021." [10]

Promotion

Almost a year of the album release , Yuqi performed the band version of the two songs on one music program on MBC M's Show Champion on May 11, 2022. [11]

Track listing

A Page track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Giant"
  • Yuqi
  • BoyToy
  • Young Sky
  • Peter Hyun
  • ChaTone
  • Yuqi
  • BoyToy
  • Young Sky
  • Peter Hyun
  • ChaTone
  • BoyToy
  • Young Sky
  • Peter Hyun
3:29
2."Bonnie and Clyde"
  • Galeyn Tenhaeff
  • Catalina Schweighauser
  • Joel Strömgren
  • Benjamin Roustaing
  • Galeyn Tenhaeff
  • Catalina Schweighauser
  • Joel Strömgren
  • Benjamin Roustaing
  • Joel Strömgren
2:54
Total length:6:23

Release history

Release history for A Page
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousMay 13, 2021

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