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"Starry Night" (
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: 별이 빛나는 밤; RR: ''Byuli bichnaneun bam'') is a song by South Korean
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. It was released on March 7, 2018, as the second single from the group's seventh EP ''
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'', the first EP in a series of releases focusing on each member. A
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and
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-inspired track, "Starry Night" was written by
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, Park Woo-sang, and Kim Do-hoon, with music and arrangement performed by the latter two. The song peaked at number two on the
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and earned the group their first-ever music recording certification, after surpassing 100 million streams according to the
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.


Background and release

In January 2018, Mamamoo released the digital single "Paint Me", a precursor to their upcoming album project titled 'Four Seasons, Four Colors', in which the group would release four
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, each focusing on one member and a corresponding season. The next month, the group released the first teasers for the first EP in the series, ''
Yellow Flower ''Yellow Flower'' is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by RBW on March 7, 2018 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The EP contains seven total songs, including the singles "Paint Me" and " Starr ...
''. "Starry Night" was released as the second single from ''Yellow Flower'' on March 7, 2018, alongside the release of the EP itself. On August 7, 2019, the re-recorded Japanese-language version of the song was released as part of the group's debut Japanese album, ''4colors'', by
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. On September 15, 2021, an orchestral remix of the song was released as part of their debut compilation album '' I Say Mamamoo: The Best''.


Composition

Sonically a
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and
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track, "Starry Night" is a dance track featuring "Latin-inspired strings." The song is composed in the key of
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and at a tempo of 124 BPM, running for three minutes and 31 seconds.


Critical reception

"Starry Night" was met with positive critical reception upon release, with Hong Dam-young of ''
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'' calling it "dramatic" and "dynamic." CelebMix stated that it "confirmed and lived up to the expectations of the fans and the critics" in a year when many K-pop acts were experimenting with Latin music."


Commercial performance

A commercial success, "Starry Night" debuted at number two on the
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, earning 44.7 million index points in its first week. It remained at that position for four consecutive weeks, before dropping to number four for the issue dated April 7, 2018. The song was the highest-performing song of March 2018, earning 219 million index points in that time frame. It was the 13th highest-performing song of 2018 on the chart and was the fourth highest-performing song by a girl group, with over 818 million index points earned in 2018. The song earned a further 77 million points in 2019. "Starry Night" also peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Korea K-pop Hot 100 and number eight on ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales. In November 2018, "Starry Night" earned the group their first platinum certification from the Gaon Music Chart and Korean Music & Content Association for surpassing 100 million domestic streams. It was certified for 2.5 million digital downloads in July 2019.


Music video

The music video for "Starry Night" was directed by Won Ki-hong. It was shot entirely in New Zealand. Like with their music video for previous single "Paint Me", the music video was posted to both the group's official channel and the 1theK distributor channel. As of January 2025, the music video has a combined total of 237 million views across both channels.


Accolades


Track listings

Digital download # "Starry Night" – 3:31 Digital download – Japanese version # "Starry Night" (Japanese version) – 3:31 Digital download – remix # "Starry Night" (orchestra version) – 3:34


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Release history


References

{{Mamamoo 2018 songs 2018 singles Mamamoo songs Billboard Korea K-Pop number-one singles