Doughnut (song)

"Doughnut"
"Doughnut"
	Digital cover
Single by Twice
from the album Celebrate
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Wonderful Day"
Released	December 15, 2021
Genre	Ballad
Length	4:23
Label	Warner Music Japan
Composer(s)	Alexis Kesselman; Fingazz; Francis; Woo S. Rhee (Rainstone);
Lyricist(s)	Lauren Kaori
Twicesingles chronology
Twice Japanesesingles chronology

Last updated July 09, 2024

Digital download EP
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Doughnut"	Lauren Kaori	Alexis Kesselman Fingazz Francis Woo S. Rhee (Rainstone)	4:24
2.	"Wonderful Day"	Shoko Fujibayashi	Andrew Choi Emily Yeonseo Kim minGtion	3:31
3.	"Doughnut" (Instrumental)	Kaori	Fingazz Francis Kesselman Rainstone	4:24
4.	"Wonderful Day" (Instrumental)	Fujibayashi	Choi Kim minGtion	3:33
Total length:				15:52

First press limited edition A DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Doughnut" (Jacket Shooting Making Movie)
2.	"Doughnut" (Jacket Member Making Video)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.^[8]

Twice – lead vocals, background vocals
Lauren Kaori – lyricist (on "Doughnut")
Alexis Kesselman – composer, vocal producer (on "Doughnut")
Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" – composer, producer, all instruments, recording engineer, vocal director, digital editor (on "Doughnut")
Francis – composer, co-producer, all instruments, recording engineer, digital editor (on "Doughnut")
Fingazz – composer, co-producer, all instruments, recording engineer (on "Doughnut")
JuHyeon Jun – strings arranger (on "Doughnut")
Kate – background vocals (on "Doughnut")
Dante Kim – assistant recording engineer (on "Doughnut")
Kobee – vocal director (on "Doughnut")
Choi Hyejin – recording engineer
KayOne Lee – digital editor (on "Doughnut")
Tony Maserati – mixer (on "Doughnut")
David K. Younghyun – mixing engineer (on "Doughnut")
Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer (on "Doughnut")
Shoko Fujibayashi – lyricist (on "Wonderful Day")
Andrew Choi – composer, all instruments (on "Wonderful Day")
minGtion – composer, arranger, vocal director, digital editor (on "Wonderful Day")
Emily Yeonseo Kim – composer (on "Wonderful Day")
Elley – background vocals (on "Wonderful Day")
Lee Sangyeop – recording engineer (on "Wonderful Day")
Lim Hongjin – mixer (on "Wonderful Day")
Kwon Namwoo – mastering engineer (on "Wonderful Day")

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Doughnut"
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[9]	6
Japan (Oricon)^[10]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Doughnut"
Chart (2022)	Position
Japan (Oricon)^[11]	62
Japan Top Singles Sales ( Billboard Japan )^[12]	65

Certifications

Certifications for "Doughnut"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[13]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Doughnut"
Country	Date	Format(s)	Edition	Label	Ref.
Various	December 3, 2021	Digital download streaming	Regular Edition	Warner Music Japan	^[14]
Japan	December 15, 2021	CD single	Regular Edition		^[15]
		CD + DVD	Limited Edition A		^[16]
		CD	Limited Edition B		^[17]
		CD	Fan Club Limited Edition		^[18]

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[mwlg] Lee, Tae-soo (October 15, 2021). "트와이스, 12월 日 새 싱글 발표…현지 첫 발라드 타이틀". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[mwoA] Hong, Yeon-woo (October 15, 2021). "트와이스, 아홉번째 싱글 '도넛' 일본서 12월 발매". Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[mwqg] Yoon, Sang-geun (October 15, 2021). "트와이스, 12월 15일 일본 첫 발라드 싱글 'Doughnut' 발매[공식]". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021– via Naver.

[mwtw] Park, Seo-hyun (October 15, 2021). "트와이스, 12월 15일 日싱글 'Doughnut' 발매..연말 분위기 듬뿍(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021– via Naver.

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Singles discography Songs recorded
Korean singles	"Like Ooh-Ahh" "Cheer Up" "TT" "Knock Knock" "Signal" "Likey" "Heart Shaker" "What Is Love?" "Dance the Night Away" "Yes or Yes" "The Best Thing I Ever Did" "Fancy" "Feel Special" "More & More" "I Can't Stop Me" "Cry for Me" "Alcohol-Free" "Scientist" "Talk That Talk" "Set Me Free" "One Spark"
Japanese singles	"One More Time" "Candy Pop" "Wake Me Up" "BDZ" "Happy Happy" "Breakthrough" "Fake & True" "Fanfare" "Better" "Kura Kura" "Perfect World" "Doughnut" "Celebrate" "Hare Hare"
English singles	"I Want You Back" "The Feels" "Moonlight Sunrise" "I Got You"