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The Awakening: Written in the Stars

The Awakening: Written in the Stars (alternatively titled Cravity 1st Album Part 1 [The Awakening: Written In The Stars]) is the debut studio album by South Korean boy group Cravity. It was released on August 19, 2021, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.

The Awakening: Written in the Stars
Studio album by
Cravity
ReleasedAugust 19, 2021
Recorded2021
GenreK-pop
Length24:54
LanguageKorean
Label
Cravity chronology
Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice
(2021) 		The Awakening: Written in the Stars
(2021) 		Liberty: In Our Cosmos
(2022)
Singles from The Awakening: Written in the Stars
  1. "Gas Pedal"
    Released: August 19, 2021

The album was a commercial success, debuting and peaking at number three on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart. The album has shipped over 145,264 physical copies in South Korea as of August 2021.

Singles

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"Gas Pedal" is the title track of the studio album. The song entered and peaked at number 41 on the Gaon Download Chart on the chart issue dated week of August 15–21, 2021 and fell at number 82 on the following week of August 22–28, 2021.[1]

The song became their second top-50 hit on the download chart, and also their second song to enter the monthly update of the chart when it peaked at 114th place.[2]

Promotion

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Music show promotions for "Gas Pedal" began on August 20, 2021, on KBS's Music Bank. The B-side track "Veni Vidi Vici" was also performed during the first week of promotions.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME     [3]

Commercial performance

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The Awakening: Written in the Stars entered and peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated week of August 15–21, 2021. In its second week, the album fell on #9 and was ranked #51 on its third week.[4][5][6]

The album shipped 141,588 copies at the end of August, charting at #8 on the Gaon Monthly Album Chart.[7]

Track listing

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The Awakening: Written in the Stars track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro: New Horizon" PCDCPCDC1:01
2."Gas Pedal"
  • PCDC
  • Samuel Ku
  • Eddiesupa
  • Serim
  • Allen
  • PCDC
  • Samuel Ku
  • Eddiesupa
PCDC3:17
3."Veni Vidi Vici"PCDCPCDCPCDC3:30
4."Chinga-Linga"PCDCPCDCPCDC3:52
5."Celebrate"PCDCPCDCPCDC3:24
6."Grand Prix"
  • Hwa Im-hyun (Flying Lab)
  • Serim
  • Allen
  • Gabriel Brandes
  • Chris Meyer
  • Ludwig Lindell
Ludwig Lindell3:17
7."Divin'"
  • Shin Ki-hyun
  • Junji
  • Shin Ki-hyun
  • Junji
  • Shin Ki-hyun
  • Junji
3:09
8."Go Go"PCDCPCDCPCDC3:24
Total length:24:54

Charts

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Release history

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Release history of The Awakening: Written in the Stars
Country Date Format Label
South Korea August 19, 2021
CD

References

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  1. ^ "Gas Pedal". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gas Pedal". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean) January Monthly Download Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  3. ^ C, Ruby (August 19, 2021). "CRAVITY – 'The Awakening: Written In The Stars' review: embracing adolescent ideals on the journey ahead". nme.com. NME. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Gaon Album Chart:
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  6. ^ Gaon Album Chart:
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  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-02-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 4, 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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