Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)

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"Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)"
Single by Billlie
from the EP The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two
Language Korean
ReleasedAugust 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)
Genre
Length3:26
Label
Composer(s)
  • Sjoerd de Vries
  • Galeyn Tenhaeff
  • Catalina Schweighauser
Lyricist(s) Llano
Billlie singles chronology
"Patbingsu"
(2022)
"Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)"
(2022)
"Eunoia"
(2023)
Music video
"Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" on YouTube

"Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" (stylized as RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world)) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Billlie for their third extended play The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two . It was released as the lead single by Mystic Story on August 31, 2022. It was written by Llano, composed by Sjoerd de Vries, Galeyn Tenhaeff, Catalina Schweighauser while Sjeord also worked on arranging.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

The title song "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" is a hard rock number that starts with a 70's crunchy overdrive guitar riff. [1] The title track was written by Llano, composed by Sjoerd de Vries, Galeyn Tenhaeff, Catalina Schweighauser while Sjeord also worked on arranging. It is written in Korean and English and is composed in the key of F minor, with a tempo of 137 beats per minute with a running time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds. [2]

Background and release

The track was first announced on August 16 2022, through a track list image released by Mystic Story on different social media platforms. [3] It was first heard on August 30 through a spoiler clip, [4] and the official track was released alongside the EP on August 31, 2022, accompanied by its music video uploaded on YouTube by Mystic Story. [5] [6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
South Korea Download (Circle) [8] 32

Release history

Release history for "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)"
RegionFormatLabel
Various

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