On June 30, 2022, High Up Entertainment announced STAYC would be releasing a new album in July 2022.[2] A day later, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their third single album titled We Need Love on July 19.[3] On July 15, the highlight medley video for We Need Love was released with "Beautiful Monster" announced as the lead single.[4] Three days later, the music video teaser was released.[5]
Composition
"Beautiful Monster" was written and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung, alongside Jeon Goon for the lyrics, and Flyt for the composition, with arrangement handled by Rado and Flyt.[6] The song was described as "capturing the fear hidden behind the happiness of love".[7] "Beautiful Monster" was composed in the key of F-sharp major with a tempo of 82 beats per minute.[8]
Promotion
Prior to the release of We Need Love, STAYC held a live showcase to introduce the single album and its songs, including "Beautiful Monster", and communicate with their fans.[9] The group subsequently performed on three music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 21,[10]KBS's Music Bank on July 22,[11] and MBC's Show! Music Core on July 23.[12]
Accolades
"Beautiful Monster" won a first place music program award on the July 26, 2022, episode of The Show.[13]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from We Need Love's liner notes.[14]
↑ Kim, Ho-hyeon (August 1, 2022). "Beautiful Monster". IZM. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
↑ Kim, Na-yul (June 30, 2022). "스테이씨, 7월 컴백 확정.."MV 촬영 마치고 막바지 준비 중""[STAYC, comeback confirmed in July.."After MV shooting, in the final preparations"] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Oh, Yoon-joo (July 1, 2022). "스테이씨, 19일 '위 니드 러브'로 컴백"[STAYC makes a comeback with 'We Need Love' on the 19th] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Ji, Min-kyung (July 15, 2022). "스테이씨, 새 앨범 하이라이트 메들리 공개..타이틀곡은 '뷰티풀 몬스터'"[STAYC unveils new album highlight medley..The title song is 'Beautiful Monster'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
↑ "We Need Love" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. High Up Entertainment. July 19, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Melon.
↑ Lee, Deok-haeng (July 19, 2022). "스테이씨 "'뷰티풀 몬스터', 이전과 다른 스타일..보컬로 채웠다""[STAYC "'Beautiful Monster', a different style than before...filled with vocals"] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Choi, Hee-jae (July 21, 2022). "스테이씨, 신곡 '뷰티풀 몬스터' 컴백...5연속 히트 시동 (엠카)"[STAYC, comeback with new song 'Beautiful Monster'...5 consecutive hit start (Mcar)] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Kim, Hye-young (July 23, 2022). "스테이씨, 여름에 걸맞은 화사한 비주얼...'뷰티풀 몬스터'로 컴백 (음악중심)"[STAYC, a gorgeous visual suited for summer...Comeback with 'Beautiful Monster' (Music Core)] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved July 23, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Jae-ha, Lee (July 26, 2022). "스테이씨, 더쇼 1위 발표에 웃음이 빵~~ [포토엔HD]"[STAYC, laugh at the announcement of the 1st place on The Show~~ [Photon HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 26, 2022– via Naver.
↑ STAYC (2022). We Need Love (photobook). South Korea: High Up Entertainment; Kakao Entertainment. Credits.
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