ETA (song)

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"ETA"
Single by NewJeans
from the EP Get Up
ReleasedJuly 21, 2023
Genre Baltimore club
Length2:31
Label ADOR
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s) 250
NewJeans singles chronology
"Cool with You"
(2023)
"ETA"
(2023)
"How Sweet"
(2024)
Music video
"ETA" on YouTube

"ETA" is a song by the South Korean idol girl group NewJeans from their second extended play (EP), Get Up (2023). ADOR released the song on July 21, 2023, as a single to promote the EP. "ETA" was written by Beenzino, Gigi, and Ylva Dimberg whilst composition was handled by 250 and Dimberg. Its accompanying music video, a collaboration with Apple, was filmed in Barcelona and shot entirely on the iPhone 14 Pro. [1]

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Background and composition

NewJeans first unveiled "ETA" during their Bunnies Camp fan meeting concert in Seoul on July 1–2, 2023. [2] "ETA", which stands for "estimated time of arrival", is an upbeat Baltimore club [3] track that utilizes funky, choppy air horns and scurried drum breaks while at the same time consisting of a "mellow" melody. [4] [5]

Music video

The music video for "ETA" was uploaded alongside the release of Get Up. A collaboration with Apple, the visual was shot entirely on an iPhone 14 Pro and was filmed in Barcelona, where the video for "Cool with You" was also filmed. The music video depicts NewJeans attending a pool party and discovering that their friend's boyfriend was cheating on her. Towards the end of the video, her boyfriend and his newfound lover are stuffed in the trunk of a car. [6] [7] [8]

Reception and accolades

"ETA" was named the best K-pop songs of 2023 by Business Insider , second by Zenerate and amongst the best songs of 2023 by Elle . [9] [10] [11] Apple's campaign and "ETA"'s music video received awards at the One Show and the Spikes Asia Awards. [12] [13] The song received four music show awards, twice on both M Countdown and Inkigayo .

Music program awards for "ETA"
ProgramDateRef.
M Countdown August 10, 2023 [14]
August 17, 2023 [15]
Inkigayo September 3, 2023 [16]
September 10, 2023 [17]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [18]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "ETA"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ) [40] Platinum100,000,000

Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "ETA"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJuly 21, 2023ADOR [18]

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