"The Sound" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band

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, taken from their debut Japanese-language studio album '' The Sound''. It was released on January 28, 2023, as the album's

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through

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. The song was written by 3Racha, D&H (Purple Night), Zack Djurich, and Kyle Reynolds.

Background and release

On December 23, 2022, Stray Kids uploaded the trailer video to announce that they would release their debut Japanese-language studio album on February 22, 2023. The title of the album, ''The Sound'', and its details were revealed on January 16, 2023, including the track listing, which appeared the title track, "The Sound", as the first track. The song was released initially on January 28, a month before its parent album release. The accompanying music video premiered on February 10, preceded by three teasers. The Korean version of the song was included on the group's third Korean-language studio album '' 5-Star''.

Composition

"The Sound" was written by 3Racha, an in-house production team of Stray Kids consisting of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han, and co-composed with American producers Zack Djurich and Kyle Reynolds. D&H (Purple Night) was handled in Japanese lyrics. It was composed in the key of F♯ minor, 188 beats per minute with a running time of three minutes. "The Sound" is an

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song, depicts the group's confidence and attitude toward their music. Akiko Watabe from ''Real Sound'' described that the song "shows an insatiable passion for music with the contrast between stillness and movement."

Live performances

Stray Kids gave the debut performance of "The Sound" at ''

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'' on January 27, 2023. They also performed the song at '' Buzz Rhythm 02'' on February 17. The group added the song to the setlist of the encore shows of

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in Saitama and Osaka, Japan.

Credits and personnel

Locations * Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. –

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( KOMCA) – publishing * Copyright Control – publishing * JYPE Studios –

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* The Mastering Palace – mastering Personnel *

– vocals, background vocals ** Bang Chan ( 3Racha) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, all instruments,

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, vocal directing,

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** Changbin (3Racha) – lyrics, composition, vocal directing ** Han (3Racha) – lyrics, composition, vocal directing * D&H (Purple Night) – Japanese lyrics * Zach Djurich – composition, arrangement, all instruments, computer programming * Kyle Reynolds – composition, arrangement * Lee Kyeong-won – digital editing * Goo Hye-jin – recording * Curtis Douglas – mixing * Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

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