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 March 08, 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.^[6]

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)^[7]	6
Japan (Oricon)^[8]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Doughnut"
Chart (2022)	Position
Japan (Oricon)^[9]	62
Japan Top Singles Sales ( Billboard Japan )^[10]	65

Certifications

Certifications for "Doughnut"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[11]	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	^[12]
Japan	December 15, 2021	CD single	Regular Edition		^[13]
		CD + DVD	Limited Edition A		^[14]
		CD	Limited Edition B		^[15]
		CD	Fan Club Limited Edition		^[16]

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[1] You-mee, Hwang (October 15, 2021). "[Today's K-pop] The Boyz to return on Nov. 1". The Korea Herald . Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

[2] Shin, Min-hee (October 15, 2021). "Twice to drop new Japanese EP 'Doughnut' on Dec. 15". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

[3] Multiple citations:
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.
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.
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.
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.
"TWICEの日本オリジナルシングル「Doughnut」12月リリース、リード曲はバラード". Billboard Japan. October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
Ji, Min-kyung (October 15, 2021). "트와이스, 12월 15일 日 9번째 싱글 'Doughnut' 발표 [공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021– via The Chosun Ilbo.

[mwkA] 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.

[mwmg] 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.

[mwpA] 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.

[mwsQ] 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.

[mwvQ] "TWICEの日本オリジナルシングル「Doughnut」12月リリース、リード曲はバラード". Billboard Japan. October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[mwxg] Ji, Min-kyung (October 15, 2021). "트와이스, 12월 15일 日 9번째 싱글 'Doughnut' 발표 [공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021– via The Chosun Ilbo.

[4] Kim, Ye-ji (December 3, 2021). "'JYP' 트와이스·ITZY·니쥬, 일본 연말 무대 점령 나선다" [JYP's Twice, ITZY, NiziU, take over the stage in Japan at the end of the year]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[5] Ahn, Yoon-ji (December 3, 2021). "트와이스·ITZY·NiziU, 올 연말 日무대서 활약..현지 팬심 매료" [TWICE, ITZY, NiziU, active on the Japanese stage at the end of this year... Fascinated by local fans]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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[sc_Billboardjapanhot100_Twice-7] "Twice Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[8] "TWICEのシングル売上ランキング" [Twice Single Sales Rankings] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[9] 年間　シングルランキング 2022年度 [Annual Single Ranking 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

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[JapanTwiceDoughnutsingleCertRef-11] "Japanese single certifications – Twice – Doughnut" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved January 14, 2022.Select 2021年12月 on the drop-down menu

[12] "Doughnut - EP by TWICE". iTunes. December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[13] "Doughnut [Regular Edition]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021– via CDJapan.

[14] "Doughnut [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021– via CDJapan.

[15] "Doughnut [Limited Edition / Type B]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021– via CDJapan.

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