"Sappy" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their second Japanese extended play (EP) of the same name. The song was released as the group's first digital single from the EP on January 6, 2019, by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax. Composed by Maria Marcus, Andreas Öberg, and Emyli with lyrics written by MEG.ME, it is an electro-pop and dance-pop song. The song tells about a boy picking between two love interests. It charted at number 13 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.
| "Sappy" | ||||
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| Single by Red Velvet | ||||
| from the album Sappy | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Released | January 6, 2019 | |||
| Studio | MonoTree Studio | |||
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| Length | 3:19 | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | MEG.ME | |||
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| "Sappy" on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
editOn January 5, 2019, it was announced that Red Velvet will be releasing a digital single on January 6 at midnight JST (UTC+09:00).[1] On the same day, SM Entertainment released a video teaser for the song on its official YouTube channel.[2]
"Sappy" was composed by Maria Marcus, Andreas Öberg, and Emyli, while the lyrics were written by MEG.ME.[3][4] Musically, the song was described as a brassy electro-pop and dance-pop track.[5][6] Tamar Herman of Billboard noted the switching up of the single's momentum while "vacillating between the boisterous chants of the chorus and the melodic verses that explode with Red Velvet's powerful vocals".[7] Takuo Matsumoto of Real Sound described the rare way for the Red Velvet to make a Japanese single with a pattern A-melody, B-melody, and chorus, emphasizing the "freshness" with elaborated chord progressions and melody lines.[6] It is composed in the key of F minor, with a tempo of 106 beats per minute.[8] Lyrically, the song tells a "Sappy" boy to pick between two love interests.[9]
Promotion and reception
editThe music video for "Sappy" was released on January 5, 2019.[10] It shows variety of sets where Red Velvet interacts and spends their time playing around with foam while washing cars. Tamar Herman of Billboard described the "colorful, industrial setting and the peppy, hand-oriented" moves of the choreography, noting that it is a "bit of a throwback" to "Dumb Dumb" (2015).[7] The song debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[11]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Sappy.[12]
Studio
- Recorded at MonoTree Studio
- Edited at Victor Studio
- Mastered for One Up Mastering
Personnel
- Red Velvet (Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri) – vocals, background vocals
- MEG.ME – lyrics
- Maria Marcus – composition, track production
- Andreas Öberg – composition
- Emyli – composition
- G-high – vocal directing, Pro Tools operation, recording
- Shigeru Tanida – editing
- Jon Rezin – mixing
- John Horesco – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak
position |
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| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] | 13 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | January 6, 2019 | [13] |
References
edit- ^ 人気ガールズグループRed Velvet、Digital Singleリリース決定＆ティザー映像でサプライズ発表 [Popular Girl Group Red Velvet Announces Digital Single Release with Surprise Teaser Video]. E-TalentBank (in Japanese). January 5, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Moon, Se-eun (January 5, 2019). 새 티저서 또 한 번 리즈 갱신한 '비주얼 천재' 아이린. Insight. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ 곡 정보 - SAPPY [Song Information - SAPPY] (in Korean). Melon. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "Red Velvet "SAPPY" (Estreno del Video Oficial)" [Red Velvet "SAPPY" (Official Video Premiere)]. Vero Merol (in Spanish). January 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "The 25 Best Red Velvet Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. July 31, 2019. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Matsumoto, Takuo (January 21, 2019). TWICE、Red Velvet、GFRIEND、Apink…変わりゆくK-POPガールズグループのウィンターソング [TWICE, Red Velvet, GFRIEND, Apink…Ever-Changing K-Pop Girl Group Winter Song]. Real Sound (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Herman, Tamar (January 7, 2019). "Red Velvet Get 'Sappy' In New Japanese Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Sappy by Red Velvet". Tunebat. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Becker, Hollee Actman (January 17, 2019). "Red Velvet's "Sappy" Lyrics Are So Relatable For Anyone Who's Ever Had An Immature BF". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Red Velvet レッドベルベッド 'SAPPY' MV [Red Velvet 'SAPPY' MV] (YouTube) (in Japanese). SMTOWN. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "World Digital Song Sales – The Week of January 19, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Sappy (photobook). Red Velvet. Japan: SM Entertainment, Avex Trax. 2018. Credits.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Red Velvet Digital Single「SAPPY」2019年1月6日リリース決定！ [Red Velvet Digital Single "SAPPY" will be Released on January 6, 2019!]. Red Velvet Japan (in Japanese). January 5, 2019. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2021.