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| artist = Red Velvet

| album = The Red Summer

| released = July 9, 2017

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| producer = Courtney Woolsey, Alice Penrose and LDN Noise

|misc=}}"'Zoo'" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their first special extended play (EP) 'The Red Summer' (2017). It was written by Lee Seu-ran of Jam Factory, while the production was handled by Courtney Woolsey, Alice Penrose and production team LDN Noise. The tropical house-influenced song has since become a stand-out track and received favorably reviews from music critics, citing it as a "gleeful and audacious pop moment". Following the digital success of the parental extended play, "Zoo" achieved a peak at number 24 on Gaon Digital Chart.

Background and composition



Following the release of Red Velvet's fourth extended play 'Rookie' in February, SM Entertainment confirmed through news outlet on June 23, 2017, that the girls would be releasing their first summer release and had recently finished filming a music video. After revealing both the group's image and video teasers, the song was released digitally with its parent album on July 9, 2017, and physically on July 10, 2017.

"Zoo" is a tropical-influenced song which was composed in the key of C# major, with a tempo of 109 BPM. The song has been described as "playful and rhythmic", while incorporating animal sounds and member Seulgi's imitation of Tarzan's battle cry throughout the track. It also marked the first LDN Noise production work for an S.M. artist in 2017 and the second time they work with Red Velvet, after the release of the group's first studio album 'The Red' (2015).

Reception



The song received positive reviews from critics following its digital release, with Lee Gi-seon of 'IZM' magazine chose the track as one of the EP's highlights. Chase McMullen of 'The 405' website praised the song, calling it "one of the most gleeful and audacious pop moments". Chester Chin from 'Star2' reacted positively to the song. citing it and follow album track "Mojito" as examples for "extend the feel-good dance floor vibe".

Due to the digital success of 'The Red Summer', all five tracks from the EP charted within the top forty of Gaon Digital Chart for the week from July 9 to July 15, 2017, with "Zoo" debuted and peaked at number 24 on the aforementioned chart, while additionally charted at number 12 on the Gaon Download Chart. It also debuted at number 30 on the re-established 'Billboard K-Pop Hot 100' for the week of July 17, and peaked at number 96 on the July issue of the monthly Gaon Digital Chart.

Live performance



The song was first performed at Red Velvet's first concert "'Red Room'" in August, 2017.

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'The Red Summer'.

'Studio'

* Recorded at doobdoob Studio

* Edited at Big Shot Studio

* Mixed at SM Yellow Tail Studio

'Personnel'

* Red Velvet (Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri) vocals, background vocals

* Lee Seu-ran Korean lyrics

* LDN Noise original writer, arrangement

* Courtney Woolsey original writer, background vocals

* Alice Penrose original writer

* Kenzie vocal director

* Ahn Chang-kyu recording

* Lee Min-kyu digital editing

* Koo Jong-pil (Beat Burger) mixing

Charts



Weekly chart



Monthly chart



Release history



References



Category:2017 songs

Category:Korean-language songs

Category:Red Velvet (group) songs

Category:SM Entertainment singles

Category:Songs written by Hayden Chapman

Category:Songs written by Greg Bonnick

Category:Song recordings produced by LDN Noise

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