''We Need Love'' is the third
single album by South Korean girl group
STAYC. It was released by High Up Entertainment on July 19, 2022, and contains four tracks, including the lead single "
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Background and release
On June 30, 2022, High Up Entertainment announced STAYC will be releasing a new album in July 2022. A day later, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their third single album titled ''We Need Love'' on July 19. On July 5, the album teaser video was released, followed by the promotional schedule a day later. On July 15, the highlight medley video was released with "Beautiful Monster" announced as the lead single. Three days later, the music video teaser for "Beautiful Monster" was released.
Reception
Tanu I. Raj of ''
NME'' stated that "''We Need Love'' played safe leaving much to be desired as a whole" as the single album "is missing the experimental streak STAYC have become synonymous with
ndthe complexity in the story they
avebuild". Overall, he stated that "''We Need Love'' is a fitting summer album in the sense that the memories won't linger till the next
eason.
Promotion
Prior to the single album's release, STAYC held a live showcase to introduce the single album and communicate with their fans.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from single album's liner notes.
Studios
* Ingrid Studio –
recording,
digital editing
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* Vanguard Town – digital editing
* Koko Sound Studio –
mixing
* The Mastering Place –
mastering
* Metropolis Mastering Studios – mastering
Personnel
*
STAYC (Sumin,
Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon, J) – vocals, background vocals
* Ashley Alisha – background vocals
* STAYC (Sieun) – background vocals
* Flyt – background vocals , arrangement , bass , drums ,
keyboard , production
*
Black Eyed Pilseung – lyrics, composition, production
* Jeon Goon – lyrics, composition, production
*
Rado – arrangement , drums , keyboard , guitar , digital editing
* Tak – drums, keyboard, bass
* Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing
* Yang Young-eun – recording
* Drk – mixing
* Kim Jun-sang – mixing (assistant)
* Ji Min-woo – mixing (assistant)
* On Seong-yoon – mixing (assistant)
* Kim Joon-young – mixing (assistant)
* Dave Kutch – mastering
* Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end chart
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
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STAYC albums
Single albums
Korean-language albums