"Social Path" is a song by South Korean boy band

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, featuring Japanese singer-songwriter

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. It was released on August 30, 2023, through

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, as the second single from their third Japanese-language EP '' Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.)''.

Background and composition

On June 26, 2023,

announced their first Japanese-language

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, set to be released on September 6. The EP's title '' Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.)'', and its track listing were revealed on July 27, confirming the dual lead single "Social Path", featuring Japanese singer-songwriter

, and the Japanese version of " Super Bowl". The song was described as a

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track, expressing both artists' experiences in a music career and strong belief and determination. The song was released on August 30, one week before the EP release. The Korean version was included on the group's eighth Korean-language EP '' Rock-Star.

Music video

An accomapanying music video for "Social Path" premiered on August 30, 2023, the same day as the single release. Directed by Novvkim and filmed in Seoul, South Korea, the visual features Stray Kids members enduring a storm and a crowd of people wearing paper masks, while Lisa sings on the aerial stage.

Live performances

Stray Kids gave the debut performance of "Social Path" on August 16 at

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show of their

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. The group and Lisa performed the song together at the television special ''Venue 101 Presents Stray Kids 5-Star Live'' on September 23, and ''

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Super Live 2023'' on December 22, alongside " S-Class".

Usage in media

"Social Path" was selected to be the theme for

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's sports program ''Abema Sports Time'' in October 2023.

Accolades

Credits and personnel

Personnel *

– vocals, background vocals ** Bang Chan (

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) – lyrics, composition, vocal directing ** Changbin (3Racha) – lyrics, composition ** Han (3Racha) – lyrics, composition *

– featured vocals * Versachoi – composition, arrangement, all instruments,

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, synthesizer, keyboard, vocal directing * Nickko Young – guitar * Lee Kyeong-won –

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* Goo Hye-jin –

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* Curtis Douglas – mixing * Chris Gehringer – mastering Locations *

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– publishing (Japanese/original version) *

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(

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) – publishing * JYPE Studios – recording *

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– mastering

Charts

Release history

Notes

References

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