Loco (Itzy Song)

"Loco" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Itzy for their first Korean studio album '' Crazy in Love''. It was released as the lead single on September 24, 2021, by JYP Entertainment. An English version was also included in the album. The lyrics were written by Star Wars (Galactika), and the music was composed by Star Wars (Galactika), Atenna (Galactika), and Woo Bin (Galactika), and arranged by Team Galactika. The English version was written by Star Wars (Galactika) and Sophia Pae.

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, with "Loco" announced as the lead single. On September 7, the group teaser photo was released. On September 20, a highlight medley teaser video was released. On September 22, the music video teaser was released. The song along with the music video was released on September 24.

The Japanese version of "Loco" was released as digital single on December 1, 2021. The Japanese lyrics were written by Jun.

Composition

"Loco" was written by Star Wars (Galactika), composed by Star Wars (Galactika), Athena (Galactika), and Woo Bin (Galactika), and arranged by Team Galactika. The English version was written by Star Wars (Galactika) with Sophia Pae. "Loco" was composed in the key of C-sharp major, with a tempo of 102 beats per minute.

Commercial performance

"Loco" debuted at position 97 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated September 19–25, 2021. The song also debuted at position 7, 172, and 57 on Gaon Download Chart, Gaon Streaming Chart, and Gaon BGM Chart, respectively, in the chart issue dated September 19–25, 2021. The song then ascended to position 26 and 31 on Gaon Digital Chart and Gaon Streaming Chart, respectively, in the chart issue dated October 3–9, 2021. The song debuted at position 44, 27, and 4 on ''Billboard''s Global 200, K-pop Hot 100, and World Digital Song Sales, respectively, in the chart issue dated October 9, 2021. The song debuted at position 5 on Singapore's RIAS's Top Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated September 24–30, 2021. The song also debuted at position 4 on RIAS Top Regional Chart in the chart issue dated September 24–30, 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. Following the release of the album, the group performed "Loco" on four music programs: KBS2's '' Music Bank'' on September 24, MBC's ''Show! Music Core'' on September 25, SBS's ''Inkigayo'' on September 26, and Mnet's ''M Countdown'' on September 30. The group also performed on '' The Kelly Clarkson Show'' on September 27.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.

Studio
* JYPE Studios – recording, digital editing
* Galactika Studios – recording, editing
* Canton House Studios – mixing
* Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel

* Itzy – vocals, background vocals
* Star Wars (Galactika) – Korean lyrics, composition, recording
* Athena (Galactika) – composition, digital editing, synthesizer, keyboard, bass
* Woo Bin (Galactika) – composition, synthesizer, keyboard, bass
* Team Galactika – arrangement
* Chang (Galactika) – drums, keyboard, bass
* Park Cella Kim – guitar
* Friday (Galactika) – background vocals, vocal directing
* e.NA (Galactika) – background vocals
* OGI (Galactika) – background vocals
* Sophia Pae – English lyrics, background vocals
* Aiden – background vocals
* Um Se-hee – recording, digital editing
* Park Eun-jung – recording
* Jaycen Joshua – mixing
* Jacob Richards – mixing (assistant)
* Mike Seaberg – mixing (assistant)
* DJ Riggins – mixing (assistant)
* Chris Gehringer – mastering

Accolades

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Release history

Notes

References

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2021 songs
2021 singles
Itzy songs
JYP Entertainment singles