Say My Name (Say My Name EP)

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Say My Name
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ReleasedOctober 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)
Length12:18
LanguageKorean
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Singles from Say My Name
  1. "WaveWay"
    Released: October 16, 2024

Say My Name is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Say My Name. It was released by Inkode Entertainment on October 16, 2024, and contains four tracks including the lead single "WaveWay".

Contents

Background and release

On September 25, 2024, Inkode Entertainment announced that Say My Name would be releasing the extended play titled Say My Name on October 16. The promotional schedule was released on the same day. [1] A day later, the track listing was released with "WaveWay" announced as the lead single. [2] On October 7, the highlight medley teaser video was released. [3] The music video teasers for "WaveWay" were released on October 13 and 14. [4] The extended play was released alongside the music video for "WaveWay" on October 16. [5]

Commercial performance

Say My Name debuted at number 18 on South Korea's Circle Album Chart in the chart issue dated October 13–19, 2024. [6] In Japan, the extended play debuted at number 36 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums in the chart issue dated October 23, 2024; [7] on its component chart, it debuted at number 10 on the Top Download Albums. [8] On the Oricon chart, the extended play debuted at number nine on the Digital Albums Chart in the chart issue dated October 28, 2024. [9]

Promotion

Prior to the release of Say My Name, on October 16, 2024, Say My Name held a live debut event aimed at introducing the extended play. [10]

Track listing

Track listing for Say My Name
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Be a Star" (난 오늘 밤하늘에서 가장 빛나는 별이 된다)
  • Hitomi
  • Chase (NewType)
  • 1Take (NewType)
  • Reidd (NewType)
  • Chase (NewType)
  • 1Take (NewType)
  • Reidd (NewType)
  • Nanee
  • NewType
Reidd (NewType)3:28
2."WaveWay"
  • Im So-hee (153/Joombas)
  • Chari (153/Joombas)
  • Yoon (153/Joombas)
  • Seyoung (153/Joombas)
  • Chaon (153/Joombas)
  • Kim Hye-ri (153/Joombas)
  • Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Choi Mal-ri (153/Joombas)
  • Maiz
  • Chelsea Warner
  • Sofia Quinn
  • Heon
Maiz2:36
3."8llowme"
  • Kim Soo-bin (Aiming)
  • Ahn Ji-soo (Onclassa)
  • Jeong Da-yeon (Onclassa)
  • Kim Chang-rak (Aiming)
  • Kim Soo-bin (Aiming)
  • Kim Soo-bin (Aiming)
  • Kwon Soo-hyun (Aiming)
3:17
4."Goldilocks Water" Kim Jae-joong
  • Anders Gukko
  • Lisa Desmond
  • Mona Khoshoi
Anders Gukko2:57
Total length:12:18

Charts

Sales

Overall sales for Say My Name
RegionSales
South Korea31,524 [12]

Release history

Release history for Say My Name
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaOctober 16, 2024 CD
Various

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  12. Cumulative Sales of Say My Name: