Stay This Way

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"Stay This Way"
Single by Fromis 9
from the EP From Our Memento Box
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJune 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)
Length3:15
Label
Composer(s)
  • Justin Reinstein
  • Lee Woo-min "collapsedone"
  • Anna Timgren
Lyricist(s) Seo Ji-eum
Fromis 9 singles chronology
"DM"
(2022)		"Stay This Way"
(2022)		"#menow"
(2023)
Music video
"Stay This Way" on YouTube

"Stay This Way" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fromis 9 for their fifth extended play From Our Memento Box . It was released as the EP's lead single by Pledis Entertainment on June 27, 2022.

Contents

Background and release

On June 6, 2022, Pledis Entertainment announced Fromis 9 would be releasing their fifth extended play titled From Our Memento Box, it was also announced that member Baek Ji-heon would be returning from her hiatus. [1] On June 9, the track listing was released with "Stay This Way" announced as the lead single. [2] On June 21, the highlight medley teaser video was released. [3] Four days later, the music video teaser was released. [4]

Composition

"Stay This Way" was written by Seo Ji-eum, composed and arranged by Justin Reinstein and Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" alongside Anna Timgren for the composition. [5] The song was described a funk bass song with lyrics about "going on an impromptu trip at sunset". [6] "Stay This Way" was composed in the key of B major, with a tempo of 124 beats per minute. [7]

Commercial performance

"Stay This Way" debuted at number 14 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated June 26 – July 2, 2022; [8] on its component charts, the song debuted at number one on the Circle Download Chart, [9] number 143 on the Circle Streaming Chart, [10] and number 16 on the Circle BGM Chart. [11]

Promotion

On June 26, 2022, Pledis Entertainment announced the showcase for From Our Memento Box scheduled for June 27 would be cancelled after members Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Chae-young, and Baek Ji-heon got into a car accident. [12] During the first week of promotions, the group performed on three music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on June 30, [13] KBS2's Music Bank on July 1, [14] and SBS's Inkigayo on July 3. [15] In the second week, they performed on four music programs: SBS M's The Show on July 5, [16] MBC M's Show Champion on July 6, [17] M Countdown on July 7, [18] and Music Bank on July 8, [19] where they won first place for all four appearances.

Charts

Accolades

Music program awards for "Stay This Way"
ProgramDateRef.
M Countdown July 7, 2022 [18]
Music Bank July 8, 2022 [19]
Show Champion July 6, 2022 [17]
Show! Music Core July 9, 2022 [22]
The Show July 5, 2022 [16]

Release history

Release history for "Stay This Way"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJune 27, 2022

See also

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  18. 1 2 Yeon, Hwi-seon (July 7, 2022). "'엠카' 프로미스나인, 교통사고 후유증 떨치고 1위 '울컥' [종합]" ['Mcar' Fromis Nine, shakes off the aftermath of a car accident and wins 1st place 'crying' [General]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022– via Naver.
  19. 1 2 Ahn, Yoon-ji (July 8, 2022). "'뮤직뱅크' 프로미스나인, 눈물의 1위..우주소녀·엔하이픈 컴백[★밤TView]" ['Music Bank' Fromis 9, 1st place in tears..Cosmic Girls·Enhypen comeback [★Night TView]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022– via Naver.
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