Vanilla (Lightsum song)

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"Vanilla"
Lightsum - Vanilla.png
Digital cover
Single by Lightsum
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJune 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)
Length3:24
Label
Composer(s)
  • Steven Lee
  • Caroline Gustavsson
  • J. Littlewood
Lyricist(s) Jo Yoon-kyung
Lightsum singles chronology
"Vanilla"
(2021)		"Vivace"
(2021)
Music video
"Vanilla" on YouTube

"Vanilla" is a debut single recorded by South Korean girl group Lightsum. It was released by Cube Entertainment on June 6, 2021.

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Background and release

On April 15, 2021, Cube Entertainment announced that it would be debuting a new girl group, the first since (G)I-dle in 2018. [1] On May 27, it was announced they would be releasing their debut single "Vanilla" on June 10. [2] Four days later, the promotional schedule was released. [3] On June 4, the audio snippet was released. [4] The music video teaser was released on June 8 and 9. [5] [6]

Composition

"Vanilla" was written by Jo Yoon-kyung, composed and arranged by Steven Lee, and J. Littlewood alongside Caroline Gustavsson for the composition. [7] It was described as teen pop and dance-pop song with lyrics about "expressing the thrill of tension when starting something new with the sweetness of the moment you fall in love". [8] "Vanilla" was composed in the key of A major with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. [9]

Commercial performance

"Vanilla" debuted at number 12 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated June 6–12, 2021; [10] on the monthly chart, the song debuted at number 28 in the chart issue for June 2021 with 27,897 copies sold. [11] On the Gaon Download Chart, the song debuted at number 59 in the chart issue dated June 6–12, 2021. [12] In United States, the song debuted at number eight on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales in the chart issue dated June 26, 2021. [13]

Promotion

Prior to the release of "Vanilla", Lightsum held an online showcase on the same day to introduce the song and to communicate with their fans. [14] The group subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week: KBS's Music Bank on June 11, [15] MBC's Show! Music Core on June 12, [16] and SBS's Inkigayo on June 13. [17]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [7]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Sales

Overall sales for "Vanilla"
RegionSales
South Korea [18] 41,143

Release history

Release history for "Vanilla"
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaJune 10, 2021 CD
Various

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