Celebrity (IU song)

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"Celebrity"
Celebrity IU cover.jpg
Single by IU
from the album Lilac
Language Korean
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)
Genre
Length3:15
Label EDAM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) IU
IU singles chronology
"Small Room"
(2020)		"Celebrity"
(2021)		"Lilac"
(2021)
Music video
"Celebrity" on YouTube

"Celebrity" is a song by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It was released on January 27, 2021, through EDAM Entertainment via Kakao M, and serves as the lead single from her fifth Korean-language studio album, Lilac . A dance-pop and electropop track, "Celebrity" was written by IU, with additional composition by Chloe Latimer and Celine Svanback, and Ryan S. Jhun, Jeppe London Bilsby, Lauritz Emil Christiansen, —the last three also handled arrangement.

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Background

IU first teased that a new single was in the works while onstage at the 35th Golden Disc Awards on January 9, 2021. As she accepted the Digital Daesang award for "Blueming", she stated that the new song would be "refreshing" and "gives people strength". [1] On January 11, her label, Edam Entertainment, announced that she would return with a pre-release single titled "Celebrity" on January 27, 2021. The label hinted that the new song would be a cheerful pop sound with energetic music genre. [2]

"Celebrity" was subsequently released on January 27 for digital download and streaming as the lead single off of IU's fifth Korean-language studio album, Lilac. The single marked her first offering following the release of the chart-topping single "Eight"—a collaboration with BTS' Suga—in May 2020. [3] The track was written and composed by IU, Ryan S. Jhun, Jeppe London Bilsby, Lauritz Emil Christiansen, Chloe Latimer and Celine Svanback, with arrangement conducted by Bilsby, Christiansen and Jhun. [4]

Composition

Musically, "Celebrity" is described as a dance-pop track that incorporates a variety of genres, including pop, electronic music and tropical house, and signals a shift from much of IU's previous discography. [4] Regarding the musicality of the single, EDAM Entertainment stated that "the song has a bright and cheerful pop sound that can energize those listening to it. It's a genre of music that IU is trying for the first time". Furthermore, the agency commented about the upcoming album's musical direction, saying "it will be her venture into more energetic and pop beat genres". [5] Lyrically, the song explores the themes of fame, identity, insecurities, loss and the notion of living as a celebrity. [6]

Commercial performance

Upon release, "Celebrity" debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart, [7] becoming IU's 17th number one single and 25th number-one overall when including featured appearances and OSTs. The song remained atop the chart for six consecutive weeks, becoming one of the longest songs in the chart's history to remain at number one. [8] Internationally, "Celebrity" debuted and peaked at number 2 and number 13 in Singapore and New Zealand respectively. The song placed at number 3 in its opening week on the World Digital Song Sales chart, where it peaked. [9] On the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, the song debuted at number 190 before entering at number 78 on the standard Billboard Global 200 the following week, marking her first appearance on the global chart. [10]

Music video and promotion

On January 25, 2021, a music video teaser for "Celebrity" was released on Kakao M's official YouTube channel. [11] The music video, directed by Paranoid Paradigm and produced by VM Project Architecture, [12] was subsequently uploaded on January 27, in conjunction with the release of the single. [13]

Accolades

Awards and nominations
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2021 Melon Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated [14]
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Vocal Performance – Solo Won [15]
Song of the Year Nominated
2022 Gaon Chart Music Awards Digital Song BonsangWon [16]
Golden Disc Awards Won [17]
Digital DaesangWon
Music program awards (11 total)
ProgramDateRef.
Inkigayo February 7, 2021 [18]
February 21, 2021 [19]
February 28, 2021 [20]
Music Bank February 5, 2021 [21]
February 12, 2021 [22]
March 12, 2021 [23]
April 2, 2021 [24]
Show Champion February 10, 2021 [25]
Show! Music Core February 6, 2021 [26]
February 20, 2021 [27]
March 13, 2021 [28]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [4]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Streaming
South Korea (KMCA) [39] 2× Platinum200,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJanuary 27, 2021
  • Kakao M
 [40]

See also

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