"Cheeky Icy Thang" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

STAYC STAYC (; , acronym for Star to a Young Culture) is a South Korean girl group formed by High Up Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Sumin, Park Si-eun (entertainer), Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon, and J. Mainly produced by K-pop duo ...

for their first studio album ''

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''. It was released as the album's lead single by

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on July 1, 2024.

Background and release

On June 3, 2024, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing their first studio album titled ''Metamorphic'' on July 1. On June 16, the track listing was released with "Cheeky Icy Thang" announced as the lead single. On June 23, the music video teaser was released. The highlight medley teaser videos was released on June 24 and 25. The song was released alongside its music video and the album on July 1.

Composition

"Cheeky Icy Thang" was written and composed by B.E.P, with

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, On2pop, Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas), Jeong Na-kyung (153/Joombas), and Jiggy (153/Joombas) participating in the lyrics writing, Flyt participating in the composition and arrangement, and Rado from B.E.P participating in the arrangement. It was described as a

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song with "funky shuffle rhythm". "Cheeky Icy Thang" was composed in the key of

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, with a

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of 131 beats per minute.

Promotion

Prior to the release of ''Metamorphic'', on July 1, 2024, STAYC held a live event aimed at introducing the album and its songs, including "Cheeky Icy Thang", and connecting with their fanbase. They subsequently performed on four music programs:

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's ''

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'' on July 4, KBS's ''

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'' on July 5, and MBC's ''

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'' on July 6.

Accolades

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, "Cheeky Icy Thang" achieved first place win on the July 12 episode of ''

''.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Studio * Vanguard Town –

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* Ingrid Studio –

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* Klang Studio – mixing * The Mastering Palace – mastering Personnel *

– vocals * B.E.P – composition, lyrics ** Rado – arrangement,

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, drums, synthesizer ** Choi Kyu-sung – vocal arrangement, digital editing * Flyt – composition, arrangement, recording, digital editing, programming, bass, keyboard, synthesizer *

– lyrics * On2pop – lyrics * Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas) – lyrics * Jung Na-gyeong (153/Joombas) – lyrics * Jiggy (153/Joombas) – lyrics * Jeong Eun-kyung – digital editing * Will.B – digital editing * Gu Jong-pil – mixing * Hong Jang-mi – engineered for mix *

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– mastering * Kevin Peterson – mastering (assistant)

Charts

Release history

References

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