"24 Hours" () is the solo debut single by South Korean singer

Sunmi Lee Sun-mi (; born Sun Mi, May 2, 1992), known mononymously as Sunmi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and record producer. She debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and left the group in 2010 to purs ...

. It was released by

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on August 26, 2013. It was included in Sunmi's debut EP '' Full Moon'' which was released six months later.

Background

The song marks "the very first project in 13 years that J. Y. Park went all in on, since Park Ji-yoon's "Coming-of-Age Ceremony." He wrote and composed the song while also overseeing the dance, the music video and the choreography.

Composition

The song is described as "a hard-hitting pop track enhanced with a tango-inspired section."

Music video

The music video, directed by Naive Creative Production, was released on August 20, 2013, six days before the single's release. As of July 2020, it has over 13.5 million views on

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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from '' Full Moon''. Recorded at JYPE Studios. *

– vocals, background vocals * J. Y. Park — songwriting, composing, producing, arrangement, all instruments, background vocals * Hong Ji-sang — arrangement, all instruments, programming * Kim Yong-woon — recording * Lee Jae-won — recording * Phil Tan — mixing * Daniela Rivera — mixing * Geoff Pesche — mastering

Usage in media

The fourteenth episode of the YouTube Premium series '' Top Management'' was named after the song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Awards and nominations

Release history

References

{{authority control Songs in Korean 2013 singles 2013 songs Songs written by Park Jin-young JYP Entertainment singles Sunmi songs South Korean dance-pop songs