Snapping (song)

Last updated
"Snapping"
Single by Chung Ha
from the EP Flourishing
ReleasedJune 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Sola
Producer(s) Park Woo-sang
Chung Ha singles chronology
"Gotta Go"
(2019)		"Snapping"
(2019)		"Run"
(2019)
Music video
"Snapping (MNH)" on YouTube
"Snapping (Stone)" on YouTube

"Snapping" is a song by South Korean singer Chung Ha released on June 24, 2019, by MNH Entertainment, Stone Music Entertainment. The track acts as the title track for her Korean fourth extended play Flourishing , which was released simultaneously with the single. As of February 2021, it has over 75 million views on YouTube and 80 million streams on Spotify. "Snapping" placed first on the music show, Show Champion on July 3, 2019. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

It was announced in June that Chung Ha will be making her third summer comeback. [2] Music and photo teasers were released weeks before the official released of the single.

"Snapping" was written by Park Woo-sang. "Snapping" is a Latin-inspired pop song with an intense, seductive number that diverges from Chung Ha's previous summer singles such as "Love You", a track of "Blooming Blue", dropped in July last year. [3] The lyrics talk about the uncomfortable end of a relationship. Like a magic spell, the snap of a finger is what you need to empty your mind and welcome another new day.

Music video and promotion

The music video was released alongside the album and song on June 24, 2019. The music video includes a creation of seductive and tantalizing with dynamic choreography and bright block-colored cinematography. It was directed by Rima Yoon and Dongju Jang. "Snapping" had its debut showcase on the day of the release, in Sogang University. [4]

Accolades

Year-end lists
Critic/PublicationListRankRef.
Dazed The 20 best K-pop songs of 201910 [5]
Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2020 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year (June)Nominated [6]
Music program awards (6 total)
ProgramDateRef.
Show Champion July 3, 2019 [7]
M Countdown July 4, 2019 [8]
July 18, 2019 [9]
Music Bank July 5, 2019 [10]
Show! Music Core July 6, 2019 [11]
Inkigayo July 7, 2019 [12]

Chart performance

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJune 24, 2019

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  2. ↑ "청하, 6월24일 컴백 확정..'썸머퀸'의 5연속 히트 정조준[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Chungha releases first self-composed song on new album 'Flourishing'". The Korea Herald. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ ""'금발+레드 드레스' 조합 박제해주세요"···신곡 무대서 '섹시 뱀파이어'로 변신한 청하". Naver. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Gaonchart Music Awards" 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards 율해의 기쉬(디지털음원) 후보차 (in Korean). November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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