The Sound (Stray Kids song)

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"The Sound"
Single by Stray Kids
from the album The Sound
Language
  • Japanese
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2023
Genre Electronic rock
Length3:00
Label Epic Japan
Composer(s)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Zack Djurich
  • Kyle Reynolds
Lyricist(s)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • D&H (Purple Night)
Stray Kids singles chronology
"Case 143"
(2022)		"The Sound"
(2023)		"S-Class"
(2023)
Music video
"The Sound" on YouTube

"The Sound" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their debut Japanese-language studio album The Sound . It was released on January 28, 2023, as the album's lead single through Epic Records Japan. The song was written by 3Racha, D&H (Purple Night), Zack Djurich, and Kyle Reynolds.

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Background and release

On December 23, 2022, Stray Kids uploaded the trailer video to announce that they would release their debut Japanese-language studio album on February 22, 2023. [1] The title of the album, The Sound, and its details were revealed on January 16, 2023, including the track listing, which appeared the title track, "The Sound", as the first track. [2] The song was released initially on January 28, a month before its parent album release. [3] The accompanying music video premiered on February 10, [4] preceded by three teasers. [5] The Korean version of the song was included on the group's third Korean-language studio album 5-Star . [6]

Composition

"The Sound" was written by 3Racha, an in-house production team of Stray Kids consisting of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han, and co-composed with American producers Zack Djurich and Kyle Reynolds. D&H (Purple Night) was handled in Japanese lyrics. It was composed in the key of F♯ minor, 188 beats per minute with a running time of three minutes. [7] "The Sound" is an electronic rock song, [8] depicts the group's confidence and attitude toward their music. [9] Akiko Watabe from Real Sound described that the song "shows an insatiable passion for music with the contrast between stillness and movement." [10]

Live performances

Stray Kids gave the debut performance of "The Sound" at Music Station on January 27, 2023. [11] They also performed the song at Buzz Rhythm 02 on February 17. [12] The group added the song to the setlist of the encore shows of Maniac World Tour in Saitama and Osaka, Japan. [13] [14]

Credits and personnel

Locations

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "The Sound"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Hungary (Single Top 40) [15] 12
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [16] 34
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) [17] 26
South Korea Download (Circle) [18]
Korean version		74
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [19] 11

Release history

Release dates and formats for "The Sound"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJanuary 28, 2023 Epic Japan [3]

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