''Crazy in Love'' is the first studio album by South Korean girl group

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. It consists of sixteen tracks, including the lead single "

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". It was released on September 24, 2021, by

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. The album was commercially successful, peaking at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, marking Itzy's second and highest-charting entry on the latter. ''Crazy in Love'' was certified 2× Platinum in February 2022 by the

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for achieving 500,000 units sold.

Background and release

On August 13, 2021, JYP Entertainment announced that Itzy would be releasing their first studio album titled ''Crazy in Love'' on September 24. On August 31, the promotional schedule for their comeback was released. On September 6, the opening trailer was released. The following day, the group teaser photo for lead single "Loco" was released. On September 10, the track listing was released. On September 20, a highlight medley teaser video was released. On September 21, the music video teaser for album track "Swipe" was released. The following day, the music video teaser for lead single "Loco" was released.

Composition

''Crazy in Love'' consists of sixteen songs. The lead single "Loco" was described as a song that "expresses the strong attraction that was first felt in the style of Generation Z". "Swipe" was described as a song that "sends a warning message to the person who crosses the line" with "808 drum beats, heavy bass, and melodic rap" that "flows over the retro clarinet". "Sooo Lucky" is a pop song with "funky guitar sound" and "cool bass". The song lyrics delivers the message of "a miracle that you and I fell in love among billions of people". "#Twenty" is a hip hop song that describing the "excitement and palpitation of having just turned 20". "Gas Me Up" was described as song with lyrics that "the anxiousness just before going on stage, but believing in yourself that you would do well and return". "Love Is" is a modern pop song with an "impressive message" that described "love grow a little more complicated and difficult with emotional love". "Chillin' Chillin" was described as a song about "the excitement of going on a trip away from ordinary daily life". "Mirror" was described as a song that "maximized its charm" with "warm message of am already good enough as I am accompanied by member's emotional vocals.

Critical reception

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'' found ''Crazy in Love'' "underwhelming" in comparison to Itzy's previous works. In a three-star review she said that the album is "conceptually and logically sound in ushering in an era of maturity for tzy but we can’t help but think back about the act who first made us fall in love with them with their message of empowerment." Benson Ang of ''

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'' gave the album a four-star rating, praising "catchy" and "high-energy" songs and noting "the album makes for a great soundtrack for a girls' night out."

Accolades

Commercial performance

In South Korea, ''Crazy in Love'' debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated September 19–25, 2021. The album debuted at number four on the Gaon Monthly album chart with 335,610 copies sold, becoming Itzy's highest-selling album. By the end of 2021, the album surpassed 500,124 copies sold. In November 2021, ''Crazy in Love'' was certified Platinum by the

for selling over 250,000 copies. In February 2022, it was certified 2× Platinum for selling over 500,000 copies. ''Crazy in Love'' reached its peak at number one on the Gaon Album Chart in the chart issue dated January 30-February 5, 2022. In the United States, the album debuted at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number one on the

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chart with 22,000 sales, of which CD sales comprised 21,000 and 1,000 were via digital download. This was the group's second and highest-charting entry on the ''Billboard'' 200 after '' Guess Who'' earlier in the year and marked their first leader on the Top Album Sales chart. The album debuted at number one on '' Billboard''s

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and Independent Albums charts in the same week as well. In Japan, the album debuted at position 8 on the Oricon Albums Chart in the chart issue dated October 11, 2021. The album also debuted at position 34 on ''

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'' Hot Albums in the chart issue dated September 29, 2021.

Promotion

Prior to the album's release, on September 24, 2021, Itzy held a live event called "ITZY #OUTNOW COMEBACK SHOW" on Naver Now to introduce the album and communicate with their fans.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

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, mixing * GALACTIKA Studios – recording, digital editing * Vibe Music Studio 606 – digital editing * Canton House Studios – mixing * GLAB Studios – mixing * JoeLab – mixing * Sterling Sound – mastering * 821 Sound Mastering – mastering Personnel *

– vocals, background vocals * Star Wars (Galactika) – lyrics,

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, recording * Jo Yoon-kyung – lyrics * Shim Eun-ji – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing * Baek Geum-min (JamFactory) – lyrics * Jo In-ho (lalala studio) – lyrics * Vacation – lyrics * Choi Ji-yoon (153/Joombas) – lyrics * Yoon Ye-ji – lyrics * Earattack – lyrics, composition, arrangement, instruments * Sophia Pae – lyrics , background vocals , vocal directing * Athena (Galactika) – composition, synthesizer,

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, bass, digital editing * Woo Bin (Galactika) – composition, synthesizer, keyboard, bass * Ludwig Lindell – composition, arrangement, programming * Josefin Glenmark – composition, background vocals * Oneye – composition * Lee Min-young (EastWest) – composition, arrangement, vocal directing, programming, bass, drum * Yeul (1by1) – composition, arrangement, programming, piano, bass, drum * Charles "Chizzy" Stephens – composition, arrangement, instruments * Chan's – composition, arrangement, instruments * Eniac – composition * Patricia K – composition * Kim Bo-mi – composition * April Bender – composition * Team Galactika – arrangement * Ian Asher – composition, arrangement, programming, instruments * Anne Judith Stokke Wik – composition * Nermin Harambašić – composition * Ronny Svendsen – composition * 250 – composition, arrangement, vocal directing, programming, instruments * Ylva Dimberg – composition * Harold Philippon – composition * Kim Yeon-seo – composition, background vocals, vocal directing * Young Chance – composition, vocal directing, digital editing * Shorelle – composition, vocal directing * David Anthony Eames – composition * Sebastian Thott – composition, arrangement, programming, instruments * Rosanna Enér – composition * Alawn – arrangement, programming, mixing, bass, synthesizer, drums * Bangkok – arrangement, programming, instruments * Ra.L – background vocals * Friday (Galactika) – background vocals, vocal directing * e.NA (Galactika) – background vocals * OGI (Galactika) – background vocals * Aiden – background vocals * Yi Da-eun – background vocals * Sound Kim – background vocals * Earattack – recording, vocal directing * Um Se-hee – recording, digital editing, * Park Eun-jung – recording * Yi Sang-yeop – recording * Gu Hye-jin – recording * Choi Hye-jin – recording * Jeong Yu-ra – digital editing * Jiyoung Shin NYC – digital editing * Jeong Mo-yeon – digital editing * Yue – digital editing * Kang Sun-young – digital editing * Jaycen Joshua – mixing * Jacob Richards – mixing (assistant) * Mike Seaberg – mixing (assistant) * DJ Riggins – mixing (assistant) * Im Hong-jin – mixing * Shin Bong-won – mixing * Lee Tae-seop – mixing * Park Eun-jung – mixing * MasterKey – mixing * Uncle Jo – mixing * Kang Dong-ho – mixing (assistant) * Chris Gehringer – mastering * Kwon Nam Woo – mastering * Chang (Galactika) – drums, synthesizer, keyboard, bass * Park Cella Kim – guitar * Jeong Su-wan – guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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