Voltage (song)

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"Voltage"
Voltage Itzy cover.jpeg
Digital cover
Single by Itzy
from the album Ringo
LanguageJapanese
B-side "Spice"
ReleasedApril 6, 2022 (2022-04-06)
Genre
Length3:41
Label Warner Music Japan
Composer(s)
  • SELAH
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Frankie Day
  • Ayushy
  • THE HUB 88
Lyricist(s) Mayu Wakisaka
Itzy singles chronology
"Loco"
(2021)
"Voltage"
(2022)
"Sneakers"
(2022)
Music video
"Voltage" on YouTube

"'Voltage" is a song by the South Korean girl group Itzy. It is the group's first Japanese maxi single. The song was released by Warner Music Japan on April 6, 2022. [1]

Contents

Composition

The single contains 4 tracks, including the title song 'Voltage' and the B-side 'Spice' with the instrumental versions of both songs. [2] "Voltage" was written by Mayu Wakisaka who wrote some of Twice's hit songs such as Candy Pop and Knock Knock. [3] It was described as pop-rock track that characterized by strong rap, Lyrically, it contains a message of that 'We will move forward confidently' by comparing the group's exhilarating energy to the song name 'Voltage'. [4] It was composed in the key of F Minor, with a tempo of 107 beats per minute. [5]

Promotion

To promote "Voltage", Itzy performed the song at Venue 101. [6]

Commercial performance

Prior to the release of the official release, the music video was released on March 24, it helped the single to climbed to the second place on Oricon daily single chart on April 5. In addition, it took the top spot on the Japanese Tower Records Daily Sales Chart, K-pop/World Reservation Chart, and K-pop/World Sales Chart, As of the 6th, it ranked 2nd on the Japanese iTunes K-Pop Daily Album Chart and 8th on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart. [7] [4]

Track listing

CD single / digital download
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Voltage" Mayu Wakisaka
  • SELAH
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Frankie Day
  • Ayushy
  • THE HUB 88
SELAH3:41
2."Spice"D&H
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
3:10
3."Voltage (Instrumental)" 
  • SELAH
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Frankie Day
  • Ayushy
  • THE HUB 88
SELAH3:41
4."Spice (Instrumental)" 
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
3:10
Total length:13:44
First press limited edition DVD Type A only [8]
No.TitleLength
1."「Voltage」Jacket Shooting Making Movie" 
2."Itzyメンバ-のQ&A" 

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [9]

Charts

Release history

Release formats for Voltage
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanMarch 22, 2022 Warner Music Japan [14]
VariousApril 6, 2022
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
[15]

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