"Voltage" is a song by the South Korean girl group

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. It is the group's first Japanese

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. The song was released by

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on April 6, 2022.

Composition

The single contains 4 tracks, including the title song 'Voltage' and the B-side 'Spice' with the instrumental versions of both songs. "Voltage" was written by

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who wrote some of

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's hit songs such as Candy Pop and Knock Knock. It was described as

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track that characterized by strong rap, Lyrically, it contains a message of that 'We will move forward confidently' by comparing the group's exhilarating energy to the song name 'Voltage'. It was composed in the key of

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, with a

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of 107 beats per minute.

Promotion

To promote "Voltage", Itzy performed the song at Venue 101.

Commercial performance

Prior to the release of the official release, the music video was released on March 24, it helped the single to climbed to the second place on

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daily single chart on April 5.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– vocals *

– lyricist * Charlotte Wilson – composer, arranger * Frankie Day (THE HUB) – composer, arranger * Ayushy – composer, arranger * THE HUB 88 (THE HUB) – composer, arranger * SELAH – composer, arranger

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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