Lovin' (EP)

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Lovin'
Ailee Lovin.jpg
Digital cover
EP by
Ailee
ReleasedMay 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)
Genre R&B
Length19:58
LanguageKorean
Label
Ailee chronology
I'm
(2020)		Lovin'
(2021)		Amy
(2021)
Singles from Lovin'
  1. "Make Up Your Mind"
    Released: May 7, 2021
  2. "Spring Flowers"
    Released: May 7, 2021

Lovin' is the sixth extended play by South Korean singer Ailee. It was released by Rocket3 Entertainment on May 7, 2021, and consists of six tracks, including two lead singles "Make Up Your Mind" and "Spring Flowers".

Contents

Background and release

On April 16, 2021, Rocket3 Entertainment announced that Ailee would be releasing an extended play in May ahead of her third studio album. [1] On April 23, the track listing was released, [2] followed by the teaser video for "Make Up Your Mind" on April 30, which featured actor Park Eun-seok. [3] On May 4, the teaser audio for "Make Up Your Mind" was released. [4] On May 7, the extended play was released. [5]

Composition

The extended play contains two lead singles. The first, "Make Up Your Mind", is described as a song that expresses the excitement of new couple who just started a relationship. [6] The second, "Spring Flowers", is described as song that compares fans and those whom can't meet for a quite some time to the flowers which bloom in spring. [6]

Commercial performance

Lovin' debuted at position 91 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated May 9–15, 2021. [7] The extended play then ascended to position 64 in the chart issue dated May 16–22, 2021. [8]

Track listing

Track listing for Lovin'
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Tattoo"
  • Ailee
  • Min Yeon-jae
  • Lim Soo-ran (Lalala Studio)
  • Lee Hyo-jae (Lalala Studio)
  • Mok Ji-min
  • James Barr
  • Rachel Barror
 3:19
2."Make Up Your Mind"
  • Ailee
  • Yong Hee
  • Ollipop
  • Haley Aitken
  • Gavin Jones
  • Naitumela Masuku
Ollipop3:23
3."525"
  • Ailee
  • Kang Eun-jung
  • JQ
  • Ah Mel-ri
  • Mola (makeumine works)
  • Park Jung-hwan
  • Min Ji-syeon (minGtion)
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Ellen Berg
Min Ji-syeon (minGtion)3:15
4."Lose Myself to You"
  • Ailee
  • Jeong Chil-li (FlyingLab)
  • Christian Fast
  • Malin Johansson
  • Marcus Tikkanen
  • Niko Mansikka-aho
  • Marcus Tikkanen
  • Niko Strawberry-aho
2:59
5."Ain't Talkin' About Me"
  • Ailee
  • Kim Chan (FlyingLab)
  • Christian Fast
  • Yaroslav Polikarpov
  • Malin Johansson
Yaroslav Polikarpov3:23
6."Spring Flowers" (봄꽃)
  • Ailee
  • earattack
earattackearattack3:36
Total length:19:58

Charts

Chart performance for Lovin'
Chart (2021)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [8] 64

Release history

Release history for Lovin'
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousMay 7, 2021
South Korea CD

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References

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  2. ↑ Seul-bi, Lee (April 23, 2021). "에일리, 'LOVIN'' 트랙리스트 공개→봄 감성 저격" [Ailee, 'LOVIN'' tracklist released → Sniping the emotion of spring] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021– via Naver.
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