''Colors'' is the third

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n girl group

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, which was released on 30 March 2015 by

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. "Only You" serves as the lead single for the album. This is the group's final release before their disbandment on December 27, 2017.

Background and release

In an interview with ''Star News'' in November 2014, JYP Entertainment founder

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revealed that the group would start working on their next album once member Suzy was finished shooting her upcoming film '' The Sound of a Flower'' in December. The album was slated for a summer 2015 release, and it was later announced that they would return sometime in the first half of the year. On 18 March 2015, it was revealed that the album would be released on 30 March, with their first live performance to be held on the same day at K-Art Hall in

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. As to why it took more than a year for the group's return, member Min explained that the process of finding good songs for their album was longer than they thought with member Jia adding that Park Jin-young gave them one of his songs but it was not included as it didn't have the "right feel". A special edition of the album was released on 22 May 2015 in

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and

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and includes Chinese versions of the songs "Only You", "I Caught Ya", and "Stuck", with the lyrics translate by member Fei.

Composition

''Colors'' consists of six songs of various genres. The lead track "Only You" was written and composed by

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, who had produced

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's "Touch My Body" and is a

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song that includes hip-hop and

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rhythms. "One Step" is a retro

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song that incorporates

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, electronic and acoustic piano sounds. The track "Love Song" blends in violin sounds with a trap beat while "Melting" was composed by Norwegian producer group

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and is described as a "simple but strong song" with a "polished melody".The lyrics of "I Caught Ya" was written by member Suzy and talks about a girl witnessing her boyfriend cheating. "Stuck" is a medium tempo ballad characterized with "strong beats". The lyrics were written by member Min and is based on her own experiences, describing a love story about whether or not to date someone else.

Commercial performance

''Colors'' debuted at number three on the

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while "Only You" debuted at number one on the

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for the week ending 4 April 2015.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2015 EPs Miss A albums Korean-language EPs JYP Entertainment EPs