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Vanilla (Lightsum song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Vanilla
| artist = Lightsum
| cover = Lightsum Vanilla.png
| caption = Digital cover
| type = single
| released =
| language = Korean
| genre =
| length = 3:24
| label =
* Cube
* Kakao
| composer =
* Steven Lee
* Caroline Gustavsson
* J. Littlewood
| lyricist = Jo Yoon-kyung
| chronology = Lightsum
| next_title = Vivace
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
}}
"'Vanilla'" is a debut single recorded by South Korean girl group Lightsum. It was released by Cube Entertainment on June 6, 2021.
Background and release
On April 15, 2021, Cube Entertainment announced that it would be debuting a new girl group, the first since (G)I-dle in 2018. On May 27, it was announced they would be releasing their debut single "Vanilla" on June 10. Four days later, the promotional schedule was released. On June 4, the audio snippet was released. The music video teaser was released on June 8 and 9.
Composition
"Vanilla" was written by Jo Yoon-kyung, composed and arranged by Steven Lee, and J. Littlewood alongside Caroline Gustavsson for the composition. It was described as teen pop and dance-pop song with lyrics about "expressing the thrill of tension when starting something new with the sweetness of the moment you fall in love". "Vanilla" was composed in the key of A major with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.
Commercial performance
"Vanilla" debuted at number 12 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated June 612, 2021; on the monthly chart, the song debuted at number 28 in the chart issue for June 2021 with 27,897 copies sold. On the Gaon Download Chart, the song debuted at number 59 in the chart issue dated June 612, 2021. In United States, the song debuted at number eight on the 'Billboard' World Digital Song Sales in the chart issue dated June 26, 2021.
Promotion
Prior to the release of "Vanilla", Lightsum held a online showcase on the same day to introduce the song and to communicate with their fans. The group subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week: KBS's 'Music Bank' on June 11, MBC's 'Show! Music Core' on June 12, and SBS's 'Inkigayo' on June 13.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Melon.
'Studio'
* Cube Studio recording
* Klang Studio mixing
* 821 Sound Mastering mastering
'Personnel'
* Lightsum vocals
* Lightsum (Juhyeon) background vocals
* Jo Yoon-kyung lyrics
* Steven Lee composition, arrangement
* Caroline Gustavsson composition, background vocals
* J. Littlewood composition, arrangement
* Choi Ye-ji recording
* Koo Jong-pil mixing
* Jung Yu-ra mixing (assistant)
* Kwon Nam-woo mastering
* Jang Seung-ho mastering (assistant)
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Sales
Release history
References
Category:2021 singles
Category:2021 songs
Category:2021 debut singles
Category:Korean-language songs
Category:Cube Entertainment singles
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