Top (song)

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  1. ↑ Does not appear on the first press limited edition B
  2. ↑ Does not appear on the first press limited edition A

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [11] [36] [12]

Recording and management
Personnel
"Top"
Stray Kids - Top (Korean ver.).jpg
Korean version and First Press Limited B cover
Single by Stray Kids
from the album Go Live and the EP All In
Language
  • Korean
  • English
  • Japanese
B-side "Slump"
Released
  • May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13) (Korean)
  • May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) (English)
  • June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03) (Japanese)
Studio W Sound
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Composer(s)
  • Armadillo
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Rangga
  • Gwon Yeong-chan
Lyricist(s)
  • Armadillo
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • KM-Markit (Japanese)
  • Sophia Pae (English)
Stray Kids singles chronology
"Mixtape: On Track"
(2020)		"Top"
(2020)		"God's Menu"
(2020)
Music videos
"Top" (Japanese version) on YouTube

Charts

Accolades

Year-end lists
Critic/PublicationListWorkRankRef.
Spotify Anime Now's Best Anime Songs of 2020"Slump" (Japanese version)42 [43]
The Honey Pop22 English K-pop Songs to Help Ease You into the Genre"Slump" (English version)Placed [44]

Certifications

Certifications for "Top"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [45] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Top"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousApril 29, 2020Japanese ("Top") Epic Japan [4]
May 6, 2020Japanese ("Slump") [5]
May 13, 2020Korean JYP [11]
May 20, 2020English [36]
May 26, 2020JapaneseEpic Japan [46]
South KoreaJYP [12]
JapanJune 3, 2020 CD+DVD First Press Limited A (Japanese)Epic Japan [2]
CD+SpecialZineFirst Press Limited B (Japanese)
CDProduction Limited (Anime) (Japanese)
CDRegular (Japanese)
Cassette tape Complete Limited (Japanese)

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