Beautiful Monster (STAYC song)

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"Beautiful Monster"
Single by STAYC
from the EP We Need Love
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)
Genre K-pop
Length3:00
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Black Eyed Pilseung
  • Jeon Goon
STAYC singles chronology
"Run2U"
(2022)
"Beautiful Monster"
(2022)
"Poppy"
(2022)
Music video
"Beautiful Monster" on YouTube

"Beautiful Monster" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group STAYC for their third single album We Need Love . It was released as the album's lead single by High Up Entertainment on July 19, 2022.

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Background and release

On June 30, 2022, High Up Entertainment announced STAYC would be releasing a new album in July 2022. [1] A day later, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their third single album titled We Need Love on July 19. [2] On July 15, the highlight medley video for We Need Love was released with "Beautiful Monster" announced as the lead single. [3] Three days later, the music video teaser was released. [4]

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. [5] The song was described as "capturing the fear hidden behind the happiness of love". [6] "Beautiful Monster" was composed in the key of F-sharp major with a tempo of 82 beats per minute. [7]

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. [8] The group subsequently performed on three music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 21, [9] KBS's Music Bank on July 22, [10] and MBC's Show! Music Core on July 23. [11]

Accolades

"Beautiful Monster" won a first place music program award on the July 26, 2022, episode of The Show . [12]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from We Need Love's liner notes. [13]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Beautiful Monster"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 19, 2022

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