Here Always
"Here Always" is a song recorded by Seungmin,[note 1] a member of Stray Kids, serving as the seventh original soundtrack of the 2021 South Korean television series, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. It was released digitally on October 10, 2021, through Stone Music Entertainment, as Seungmin's first solo song.
| "Here Always" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Seungmin | ||||
| from the album Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha OST | ||||
| Language |
| |||
| Released | October 10, 2021 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Stone | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Producer(s) | NieN | |||
| Seungmin singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Here Always" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release edit
"Here Always" was featured for the first time in episodes 10 and 11 of Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, aired on September 26 and October 2, 2021, respectively, where Yoon Hye-jin (Shin Min-a) confesses her heart to Hong Du-sik (Kim Seon-ho) and they kiss each other.[1] Later, the song was confirmed to release on October 10 to digital music and streaming platforms,[1] alongside the accompanying music video, featuring scenes from the series and shots of Seungmin performing the song in a recording studio.[2]
Composition edit
Written by NieN (Jeong Gu-hyun), and Aseul, "Here Always" is described as a slow-tempo acoustic lo-fi pop[3] ballad song driven by "tender" piano[2] with "rough" yet "emotionally-stimulating unique" voice.[3] It was composed in the key of D major, 82 beats per minute, with a running time of four minutes and fourteen seconds.[4]
Commercial performance edit
Upon its release, "Here Always" entered South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart at number 125 for the chart issue dated October 10–17, 2021.[5] On its component charts, the song landed at number 13 on the Download Chart,[6] number 182 on the Streaming Chart,[7] and number 8 on the BGM Chart.[8] "Here Always" also peaked at number 8 on both Hungarian Single Top 40,[9] and Billboard World Digital Song Sales.[10]
Track listing edit
- Digital download / streaming[11]
- "Here Always" – 4:14
- "Here Always" (instrumental) – 4:14
Credits and personnel edit
Credits adapted from YouTube.[12]
Locations
- Studio 1074 – digital editing, recording
- Doobdoob Studio – recording
- Kokosound Studio – mixing
- SoundMax – mastering
Personnel
- Seungmin – vocals
- NieN (Jeong Gu-hyeon) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, piano, guitar, bass, chorus, digital editing, recording
- Aseul – lyrics
- Kwon Yu-jin – recording
- Go Hyun-jeong – mixing
- Park Joon – mastering
- Do Jeong-hee – mastering
Charts edit
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[9] | 8 |
| South Korea (Circle)[13] | 125 |
| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] | 8 |
Release history edit
Notes edit
- ^ Credited as Stray Kids in some streaming platforms.
References edit
- ^ a b Jeon, Hyo-jin (October 8, 2021). "스키즈 승민, '갯마을 차차차' OST 참여…데뷔 첫 도전 [공식]" [Stray Kids Seungmin, 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' OST Participating…First Debut Challenge [Official]]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Puah, Ziwei (October 11, 2021). "Stray Kids' Seungmin releases 'Here Always' for 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'". NME. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "[공식] 스키즈 승민, '갯마을 차차차' OST part 7 참여" [[Official] Stray Kids Seungmin, 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' OST Part 7 Participating]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). October 8, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Key, BPM of Here Always (SEUNGMIN of Stray Kids) by Stray Kids". Musicstax. October 10, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Kim, Yoon-kyo (October 22, 2021). "가온 42주차 디지털차트 1위는 임영웅의 '사랑은 늘 도망가', 2위는 에스파의 새비지…최다곡 차트진입은 아이유 (IU)와 임영웅" [Gaon 42nd Week Digital Chart #1 Lim Young-Woong 'Love Always Run Away', #2 Aespa 'Savage'…IU and Lim Young-woong's Songs Entered the Chart the Most]. Topstarnews (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Download Chart – Week 42 of 2021". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Streaming Chart – Week 42 of 2021". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "BGM Chart – Week 42 of 2021". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Single Top 40 slágerlista: 2021. 41. hét 2021.10.08-2021.10.14 No.: 995" [Single Top 40 Chart: Week 41 of 2021 - 2021.10.08-2021.10.14 No.: 995]. slagerlistak.hu (in Hungarian). from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ McIntyre, Hugh (October 20, 2021). "Stray Kids' Seungmin, Enhypen, BTS And Jessi: Moves On The World Songs Chart". Forbes. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Seungmin (October 10, 2021). "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Pt. 7 (Original Television Soundtrack) – Single". Apple Music (US). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Stone Music Entertainment (October 10, 2021). [갯마을 차차차 OST Part 7] Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈) - Here Always (승민 of Stray Kids) MV (video). Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Digital Chart – Week 42 of 2021". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "World Digital Song Sales: Week of October 23, 2021". Billboard. from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2022.