We Need Love (single album)

We Need Love
Digital and "Love" version cover
Single album by STAYC
Released	July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)
Length	12:15
Language	Korean
Label	High Up Kakao
Producer	Black Eyed Pilseung Jeon Goon Flyt Tak
STAYC chronology
Young-Luv.com (2022) We Need Love (2022) Teddy Bear (2023)
Singles from We Need Love
"Beautiful Monster" Released: July 19, 2022

We Need Love is the third single album by South Korean girl group STAYC. It was released by High Up Entertainment on July 19, 2022, and contains four tracks, including the lead single "Beautiful Monster".

Background and release

On June 30, 2022, High Up Entertainment announced STAYC will be releasing a new album in July 2022. ^[1] A day later, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their third single album titled We Need Love on July 19. ^[2] On July 5, the album teaser video was released, ^[3] followed by the promotional schedule a day later. ^[4] On July 15, the highlight medley video was released with "Beautiful Monster" announced as the lead single. ^[5] Three days later, the music video teaser for "Beautiful Monster" was released. ^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	[7]

Tanu I. Raj of NME stated that "We Need Love played safe leaving much to be desired as a whole" as the single album "is missing the experimental streak STAYC have become synonymous with [and] the complexity in the story they [have] build". Overall, he stated that "We Need Love is a fitting summer album in the sense that the memories won't linger till the next [season]". ^[7]

Promotion

Prior to the single album's release, STAYC held a live showcase to introduce the single album and communicate with their fans. ^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon Goon

We Need Love track listing

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Beautiful Monster"	Black Eyed Pilseung Flyt	Rado Flyt	3:00
2.	"I Like It"	Black Eyed Pilseung Jeon Goon	Rado	2:38
3.	"Love"	Black Eyed Pilseung Flyt	Flyt	3:06
4.	"Run2U" (Tak remix)	Black Eyed Pilseung Jeon Goon Flyt	Tak	3:31
Total length:				12:15

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from single album's liner notes. ^[9]

Studios

• Ingrid Studio – recording, digital editing (all tracks)
• Vanguard Town – digital editing (track 1–2)
• Koko Sound Studio – mixing (all tracks)
• The Mastering Palace – mastering (track 1, 4)
• Metropolis Mastering Studios – mastering (track 2–3)

Personnel

• STAYC – lead vocals, background vocals (all tracks)
  • Sieun – background vocals (track 4)
• Ashley Alisha – background vocals (track 1–3)
• Flyt – background vocals (track 4), arrangement (track 1, 3), bass (track 1, 3), drums (track 3), keyboard (track 3), production (track 1, 3–4)
• Black Eyed Pilseung – lyrics, composition, production (all tracks)
• Jeon Goon – lyrics, composition, production (all tracks)
• Rado – arrangement (track 1), drums (track 1–2), keyboard (track 2), guitar (track 2), digital editing (track 1–2)
• Tak – drums, keyboard, bass (track 4)
• Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing (all tracks)
• Yang Young-eun – recording (track 1)
• Drk – mixing (all tracks)
• Kim Jun-sang – assistant mixing (all tracks)
• Ji Min-woo – assistant mixing (all tracks)
• On Seong-yoon – assistant mixing (all tracks)
• Kim Joon-young – assistant mixing (all tracks)
• Dave Kutch – mastering (track 1, 4)
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering (track 2–3)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for We Need Love Chart (2022) Peak position South Korean Albums (Circle) [10] 2

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for We Need Love Chart (2022) Peak position South Korean Albums (Circle) [11] 10 Year-end chart Year-end chart performance for We Need Love Chart (2022) Peak position South Korea Albums (Circle) [12] 53

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for We Need Love

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [13]	Platinum	261,827 [14]

Release history

Release history for We Need Love

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	July 19, 2022	CD	High Up Kakao
Various		Digital download streaming

References

1. Kim, Na-yul (June 30, 2022). "스테이씨, 7월 컴백 확정.."MV 촬영 마치고 막바지 준비 중"" [STAYC, comeback confirmed in July.."After MV shooting, in the final preparations"] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
2. Oh, Yoon-joo (July 1, 2022). "스테이씨, 19일 '위 니드 러브'로 컴백" [STAYC makes a comeback with 'We Need Love' on the 19th] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
3. Lee, Min-ji (July 5, 2022). "스테이씨, 새 변신 예고한 싱글 'We Need Love' 쇼츠 티저" [STAYC, short teaser for single 'We Need Love' that herald a new transformation] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
4. Jung, Jin-young (July 6, 2022). "스테이씨, 컴백 카운트다운 시작! '위 니드 러브' 스케줄러 공개" [STAYC, comeback countdown begins! 'We Need Love' Schedule Released] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
5. Ji, Min-kyung (July 15, 2022). "스테이씨, 새 앨범 하이라이트 메들리 공개..타이틀곡은 '뷰티풀 몬스터'" [STAYC unveils new album highlight medley..The title song is 'Beautiful Monster'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
6. Kwak, Hyeong-su (July 18, 2022). "스테이씨 'BEAUTIFUL MONSTER' M/V 티저...라치카와 특급 만남" [STAYC's 'BEAUTIFUL MONSTER' M/V teaser...Meet Lachikawa on the Express] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022– via Naver.
7. I. Raj, Tanu (July 22, 2022). "STAYC – 'We Need Love' review: the momentum falters as fourth-gen K-pop group play it safe". NME. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
8. Lee, Deok-haeng (July 19, 2022). "스테이씨 "'뷰티풀 몬스터', 이전과 다른 스타일..보컬로 채웠다"" [STAYC "'Beautiful Monster', a different style than before...filled with vocals"] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022– via Naver.
9. STAYC (2022). We Need Love (photobook). South Korea: High Up Entertainment; Kakao Entertainment. Credits.
10. "Circle Album Chart – Week 30, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
11. "Circle Album Chart – July 2022". Circle Chart . Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
12. "Circle Album Chart – 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
13. "South Korean album certifications – STAYC – We Need Love" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA).
14. Cumulative sales of We Need Love:
    • "August 2022 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
    • 261,827 "Album Chart Yearly 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2023.