"Party O'Clock" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Nmixx for their third single album A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream. It was released as the album's lead single by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on July 11, 2023.
Background and release On June 20, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their third single album, titled A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream, on July 11. On June 26, the track listing was released with "Party O'Clock" announced as the lead single. On June 30, the highlight medley teaser video was released. On July 9, the music video teaser was released. The song was released alongside the album and its music video on July 11.
Composition "Party O'Clock" was written by J.Y. Park "The AsianSoul", Danke (Lalala Studio), Dr. Jo, Hwang Yu-bin (Verygoods), Wkly, Lee Seu-ran (JamFactory), and Oh Hyun-seo (Lalala Studio), composed by Josefin Glenmark, Paulina "Pau" Cerrilla, Harry Sommerdahl, Fabian "Phat Fabe" Torsson, and J.Y. Park "The AsianSoul", and arranged by Bangers & Cash. It was described as "garage-based" pop song characterized by "bright and exciting melody" with lyrics about "solving the mysterious things that happen in the forest on a midsummer night". "Party O'Clock" was composed in the key of A minor, with a tempo of 128 beats per minute.
Promotion Prior to the release of A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream, on July 11, 2023, Nmixx held a live event on YouTube to introduce the single album and its song, including "Party O'Clock", and to communicate with their fans. The group subsequently performed on four music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 13, KBS's Music Bank on July 14, MBC's Show! Music Core on July 15, and SBS's Inkigayo on July 16.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Studio JYPE Studio – recording Glab Studio – mixing for Dolby Atmos 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel
Nmixx – vocals Emily Yeonseo Kim – background vocals J.Y. Park "The AsianSoul" – lyrics, composition Danke (Lalala Studio) – lyrics Dr. Jo – lyrics Hwang Yu-bin (Verygoods) – lyrics Wkly – lyrics Lee Seu-ran (JamFactory) – lyrics Oh Hyun-seo (Lalala Studio) – lyrics Josefin Glenmark – composition Paulina "Pau" Cerrilla – composition Harry Sommerdahl – composition Fabian "Phat Fabe" Torsson – composition Bangers & Cash – arrangement, instruments Goo Hye-jin – recording Seo Eun-il – recording Curtis Douglas – mixing Shin Bong-won – mixing Park Nam-joo – mixing (assistant) Kwon Nam-woo – mastering Sophia Pae – vocal directing Song Hee-jin (Solcire) – vocal directing Mr Cho (Solcire) – vocal directing Jiyoung Shin NYC – vocal editing
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2023) Peakposition South Korea (Circle) 139
Monthly charts + Chart (2023) Position South Korea (Circle) 181
Release history + Region Date Format Label Various July 11, 2023
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