Doughnut (song)

"Doughnut"
Digital and standard edition cover
Single by Twice
from the album Celebrate
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Wonderful Day"
Released	December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
Genre	Ballad [1]
Length	4:23
Label	Warner Music Japan
Composer(s)	Alexis Kesselman Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" Fingazz Francis
Lyricist(s)	Lauren Kaori
Producer(s)	Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone"
Twicesingles chronology
"Scientist" (2021) "Doughnut" (2021) "Celebrate" (2022)
Twice Japanesesingles chronology
"Perfect World" (2021) "Doughnut" (2021) "Celebrate" (2022)

Digital download EP

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Doughnut"	Lauren Kaori	Alexis Kesselman Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" Fingazz Francis	4:24
2.	"Wonderful Day"	Shoko Fujibayashi	Andrew Choi Emily Yeonseo Kim minGtion	3:31
3.	"Doughnut" (Instrumental)		Kesselman Rainstone Fingazz Francis	4:24
4.	"Wonderful Day" (Instrumental)		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. ^[11]

• 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) [12] 6 Japan (Oricon) [13] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Doughnut" Chart (2022) Position Japan (Oricon) [14] 62 Japan Top Singles Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [15] 65

Certifications

Certifications for "Doughnut"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [16]	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	Standard Edition	Warner Music Japan	[17]
Japan	December 15, 2021	CD single			[18]
		CD + DVD	Limited Edition A		[19]
		CD	Limited Edition B		[20]
			Fan Club Limited Edition		[21]

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