"Crossroads" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their eighth extended play 回:Labyrinth. The song was released as the title track of the EP on February 3, 2020 by Source Music. The Japanese single album 回:Labyrinth ~Crossroads~ was released on October 14, 2020 by King Records, including the Japanese versions of "Crossroads" and "Labyrinth".
Composition
The song was written by Noh Jooh-wan and was produced by him and Lee Won-jong. They both already made other GFriend songs such as "Time for the Moon Night" and "Sunrise". It was described by Billboard's Tamar Herman, as a song which is "quintessentially GFriend with its melodic, string-oriented soaring synth-pop as the members sing about".
On November 9, 2020, the song was included in the group third studio album 回:Walpurgis Night.
Chart performance The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending February 7, 2020.
Music video The music video for the song was released on February 3, 2020, at the same moment as the EP. For the first time, it was uploaded on HYBE Labels' YouTube channel after that the company Big Hit Entertainment (now known as Hybe Corporation) acquired Source Music in July 2019.
Track listing
Download and streaming
"Crossroads" – 3:22
回:Labyrinth ~Crossroads~
"Crossroads" (Japanese version) – 3:22 "Labyrinth" (Japanese version) – 3:23
Accolades + Music program awards Program Date Ref.The Show February 11, 2020 February 18, 2020 M Countdown February 13, 2020 February 20, 2020 Music Bank February 14, 2020 Inkigayo February 16, 2020 Show Champion February 19, 2020
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2020)Peak positionSouth Korea (Gaon)32South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)20
Monthly charts Chart (February 2020) Position South Korea (Gaon) 71
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Crossroads" Region Date Format Label Various February 3, 2020 JapanOctober 14, 2020King Records
See also List of Music Bank Chart winners (2020) List of Inkigayo Chart winners (2020) List of M Countdown Chart winners (2020)
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