"Cosmic" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their seventh Korean extended play of the same name. Written by Kenzie, Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Adrian McKinnon, and Ellen Berg, it was released as the EP's lead single by

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on June 24, 2024.

Background and release

On June 10, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Red Velvet would be releasing their seventh Korean extended play titled ''Cosmic''. On June 13, it was announced that the lead single would be titled "Cosmic". On June 23, the music video teaser was released. The song was released alongside its music video and the extended play on June 24.

Composition

"Cosmic" was written, composed, and arranged by Kenzie, with Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Adrian McKinnon, and Ellen Berg participating in the composition, and Moonshine participating in the arrangement. It was described as a

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song characterized by "synth strings and disco rhythm" with "fairytale-like" lyrics "about meeting he listener a lonely traveler who crash-landed on ed Velvetand learning about infinite love like the universe". "Cosmic" was composed in the key of

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, with a

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of 106 beats per minute.

Commercial performance

"Cosmic" debuted at number 26 on South Korea's

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in the chart issue dated June 23–29, 2024. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 36 on the RMNZ Hot Singles in the chart issue dated July 1, 2024. In United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 90 on the OCC's

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, and number 93 on the OCC's

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in the chart issue dated July 5–11, 2024.

Promotion

Prior to the release of ''Cosmic'', on June 24, 2024, Red Velvet held a live event called "Red Velvet 'Cosmic' Countdown Live" on

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, and

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, aimed at introducing the extended play and its songs, including "Cosmic", and connecting with their fanbase. They subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week of promotion:

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's ''

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'' on June 27, KBS's ''

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'' on June 28, and SBS's ''

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'' on June 30. In the second week of promotion, they performed on three music programs: ''M Countdown'' on July 4, ''Music Bank'' on July 5, and ''Show! Music Core'' on July 6.

Listicles

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes. Studio * SM Aube Studio –

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* SM Yellow Tail Studio –

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* Doobdoob Studio – digital editing * SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing *

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– mastering Personnel *

–

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* Park Jun-young –

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* Red Velvet – vocals, background vocals * Adrian McKinnon – background vocals, composition * Ellen Berg – background vocals, composition * Kenzie – lyrics,

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, vocal directing * Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine) – composition, arrangement * Ludvig Evers (Moonshine) – composition, arrangement * Kim Hyo-joon – recording * Noh Min-ji – digital editing * Jang Woo-young – digital editing * Kim Cheol-sun – mixing *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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