"Doughnut" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group
Twice. It is the group's ninth Japanese
maxi single, featuring three other tracks. It was pre-released for
digital download and
streaming
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on December 3, 2021, by
Warner Music Japan as a single from their Japanese full-length album, ''
Celebrate''. The single and its
B-side
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, "Wonderful Day", were physically released on December 15 in Japan.
Background
On October 15, 2021, shortly after the release of their first English single, "
The Feels", and the announcement of their third Korean studio album (sixth overall), ''
Formula of Love: O+T=<3'',
Twice's agency
JYP Entertainment announced through a winter-themed teaser that the group will be releasing their ninth Japanese single, "Doughnut", on December 15.
Promotion
To promote "Doughnut", Twice performed the song on the Japanese television show ''
Music Station''.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.
*
Twice – lead vocals, background vocals
* Lauren Kaori – lyricist (on "Doughnut")
* Alexis Kesselman – composer, vocal producer (on "Doughnut")
* Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" – composer, producer, all instruments, recording engineer, vocal director, digital editor (on "Doughnut")
* Francis – composer, co-producer, all instruments, recording engineer, digital editor (on "Doughnut")
* Fingazz – composer, co-producer, all instruments, recording engineer (on "Doughnut")
* JuHyeon Jun – strings arranger (on "Doughnut")
* Kate – background vocals (on "Doughnut")
* Dante Kim – assistant recording engineer (on "Doughnut")
* Kobee – vocal director (on "Doughnut")
* Choi Hyejin – recording engineer
* KayOne Lee – digital editor (on "Doughnut")
*
Tony Maserati –
mixer (on "Doughnut")
* David K. Younghyun –
mixing engineer (on "Doughnut")
*
Chris Gehringer –
mastering engineer
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(on "Doughnut")
* Shoko Fujibayashi – lyricist (on "Wonderful Day")
* Andrew Choi – composer, all instruments (on "Wonderful Day")
* minGtion – composer, arranger, vocal director, digital editor (on "Wonderful Day")
* Emily Yeonseo Kim – composer (on "Wonderful Day")
* Elley – background vocals (on "Wonderful Day")
* Lee Sangyeop – recording engineer (on "Wonderful Day")
* Lim Hongjin – mixer (on "Wonderful Day")
* Kwon Namwoo – mastering engineer (on "Wonderful Day")
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2021 singles
2021 songs
J-pop songs
Twice (group) songs
Japanese-language songs
Warner Music Japan singles