Zombie (Everglow song)

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"Zombie"
Everglow Zombie Logo.png
Official logo
Single by Everglow
from the album Zombie
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJune 10, 2024 (2024-06-10)
Studio Doob Doob Studio (Seoul)
Genre Hip hop
Length3:19
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Gina Kushka
  • Dalton Diehl
  • Ahn Young-joo (MUMW)
  • Young (MUMW)
  • Claire
  • 72
Producer(s)
Everglow singles chronology
"Slay"
(2023)		"Zombie"
(2024)
Music video
"Zombie" on YouTube

"Zombie" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Everglow for their fifth single album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single by Yuehua Entertainment on June 10, 2024.

Contents

Background and release

On May 20, 2024, Yuehua Entertainment announced that Everglow would be releasing their fifth single album titled Zombie on June 10. [1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released. [2] On May 29, the track listing was released with "Zombie" announced as the lead single. [3] The music video teasers were released on June 3 and 4. [4] On June 7, the highlight medley teaser video was released. [5] The song was released alongside its music video and the single album on June 10. [6]

Composition

"Zombie" was written by Gina Kushka, Dalton Diehl, Ahn Young-joo (MUMW), Young (MUMW), Claire, and 72. It was composed by Ray Romulus, Jonathan Yip, and Jeremy Reeves from The Stereotypes, along with Luke Milano and Jeff Baranowski from 9am. The arrangement was handled by The Stereotypes and 9am. [7] Described as a hip hop song with lyrics that "depicts the bittersweet emotions of being hurt by love". [8] "Zombie" was composed in the key of E minor, with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. [9]

Promotion

Following the release of Zombie, on June 10, 2024, Everglow held a live showcase aimed at introducing the album and its tracks, including "Zombie", and connecting with their fanbase. [10] They subsequently performed on six music programs: SBS M's The Show on June 11, [11] MBC M's Show Champion on June 12, [12] Mnet's M Countdown on June 13, [13] and KBS's Music Bank on June 14, [14] MBC's Show! Music Core on June 15, [15] and SBS's Inkigayo on June 16. [16]

Credits and personnel

Adapted from the single album liner notes. [7]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Zombie"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
South Korea Download (Circle) [17] 43

Release history

Release history for "Zombie"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJune 10, 2024

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