"Perfect Night" is a song by South Korean girl group

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. It was released by Source Music on October 27, 2023, as the group's first English single and also served as a promotional song for the video game ''

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.'' "Perfect Night" was a commercial success in South Korea, becoming Le Sserafim's first number one on the

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and remained atop the chart for six non-consecutive weeks. It also reached number one in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as the top 10 in Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand.

Background and release

On October 11, 2023, Source Music released a teaser video for Le Sserafim's new music via Hybe's official YouTube channel. The next day, the group announced the release of their new single "Perfect Night" on October 27, along with the release of the promotion schedule. Concept videos for the single was released on October 18. On October 19, the single was revealed to be a promotional single for ''Overwatch 2''. A teaser for the music video was released on October 24. The single was released alongside its music video on October 27.

Composition

"Perfect Night" was written by Score (13), Megatone (13), Sofia Quinn, "Hitman" Bang, Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez, Marcus Andersson,

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, Jorge Luis Perez Jr, Huh Yunjin, Niklas Jarelius Persson, Zikai, Ninos Hanna and produced by the production team 13 and "Hitman" Bang. It is a

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song which "sends an energetic message that even a not-so-perfect day can be fun when you spend it with your crew."

Music video

The song's music video was released on October 27, 2023 on the HYBE Labels YouTube channel. It was directed by Woogie Kim and features images of the group members dancing to the song interspersed with animation produced by

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''s studio. As of September 10, 2024, the video has accumulated over 101 million views.

Promotion and live performances

Le Sserafim performed the single on two music programs: '' Music Bank'' on October 28, and ''

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'' on October 29. They also performed on '' Fresh Out Live'' on October 28, and at the gaming convention BlizzCon 2023 on November 4. During the 2023 SBS Gayo Daejeon, held on December 25, 2023, Le Sserafim performed a medley of " Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife" and "Perfect Night".

Accolades

"Perfect Night" received two first place music program awards on the December 9 and 16, 2023, episodes of ''

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Track listing

* Digital download and streaming # "Perfect Night" – 2:39 * Digital download and streaming – remix # "Perfect Night" (sped up version) – 2:08 # "Perfect Night" (slowed + reverb version) – 2:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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