"Cream Soda" is a song by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, released on July 10, 2023, by SM Entertainment as the third single and title track for their seventh studio album Exist.
Background and release In January 2023, the group's leader, Suho, announced that the group was set to release new music after spring.
From July 3 to 6, 2023, a set of individual and group teaser images was released on Exo's official social media accounts with the caption "EXO 'Cream Soda'".Exo teaser images:
On July 9, the music video teaser for "Cream Soda" was released. On July 10, Exo released the song alongside the music video and the album's release.
Composition "Cream Soda" was composed by Tre Jean-Marie, Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr., Ebenezer Fabiyi, Bobby Candler and Adrian Mckinnon, and arranged by Jean-Marie, Kwei-Armah and Imlay. Produced in the key E Minor, with a tempo of 156 BPM, it is a dance-pop song with an exotic rhythm and upbeat brass, keyboard and drum instrumentation. It features sensual vocals, and the lyrics, which were written by Moon Seol-li, compare the soft yet thrilling moment of falling in love to cream soda.
Accolades "Cream Soda" won a first place on the music program Music Bank on July 21, 2023.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Studio SM Big Shot Studio – recording, digital editing SM LVYIN Studio – recording SM SSAM Studio – recording SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Exo – vocals Moon Seol-li – lyrics Tre Jean-Marie – producer, composition, arrangement, instruments programming Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr. – producer, composition, arrangement, instruments programming Ebenezer Fabiyi – composition Bobby Candler – composition Adrian McKinnon – composition IMLAY – producer, arrangement Young Chance – vocal directing, background vocals Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing Lee Ji-hong – recording Kang Eun-ji – recording Kim Cheol-sun – mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Cream Soda" Chart (2023) Peakposition South Korea (Circle) 13 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 12 Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100) 41
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Cream Soda" Chart (2023) Position South Korea (Circle) 53
Release history + Release history for "Cream Soda" Region Date Format Label Various July 10, 2023
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