"Going Dumb" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso and Chinese musician Corsak. It was released on 19 March 2021 in two versions: one by the two producers, and another with vocals in Korean from K-pop group Stray Kids. The song accompanies the third anniversary of the battle royale game PUBG Mobile, and is featured as background music in the mobile game. It is Stray Kids' first collaboration.
With the song's debut at number 13 on Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, Forbes noted that Stray Kids became one of the few Korean acts to appear on the chart. A lyric video was released the same day as the song, and a behind-the-scenes music video was released on 8 April 2021, which shows the artists' recording and production process in Seoul, Stockholm and Shanghai. The official music video was released on 7 May.
The remix version by Low Steppa was released on 14 May, and Mike Williams was released on 28 May.
Track listing Digital download "Going Dumb" – 2:48 "Going Dumb" (with Stray Kids) – 2:49
Digital download (Low Steppa remix) "Going Dumb" (Low Steppa remix) – 3:17
Digital download (Mike Williams remix) "Going Dumb" (Mike Williams remix) – 2:46
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Alesso – producer, songwriter Corsak – co-producer, vocals Stray Kids – vocals Calle Lehmann – co-producer, songwriter Haee – songwriter
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Going Dumb" Chart (2021) Peakposition South Korea Download Chart (Gaon) 178 Spain Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 10
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Going Dumb" Chart (2021) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 46
Release history
+ Release dates and formats for "Going Dumb" Region Date Format Version Label Various 19 March 2021 Original Liquid State 14 May 2021 Low Steppa remix 28 May 2021 Mike Williams remix
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