"Vibe" is a song by South Korean singer

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, featuring

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. It was released through

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on January 13, 2023 as the pre-release single from Taeyang's second extended play '' Down to Earth''. The track marked his first release in over five years since '' White Night'' (2017). It was written by Taeyang and Vince and composed by

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, Vince, Taeyang, Jimin and 24. The song charted in over fifteen countries and reached number 76 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Background and composition

Rumors about the single first began circulating at the end of 2022, when media outlets reported that

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member Taeyang would be releasing a solo album in January 2023, with one of the songs likely to feature

member

. On January 4, 2023, the release of the collaboration was officially announced through

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. This marked Taeyang's first release under

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's subsidiary

, which he transferred to a week earlier.

Accolades

"Vibe" won first place on the January 19, 2023, episode of ''

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''. It was later nominated for Best Music (Spring) at

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, and for Best Collaboration, Best Dance Performance – Male Solo, and Song of the Year at the

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, but did not win. In December, it was nominated in the Digital Song Division category at the

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– composer, producer *

– lyricist, composer * Vince – lyricist, composer *

– composer, arranger *

– composer * 24 – composer, arranger * Bang Young-joo – recording * Yoon Dong-gun – recording *

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– recording * Josh Gudwin – mixing *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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