"Cosmic" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their seventh Korean extended play of the same name. Written by Kenzie, who composed the song alongside Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Adrian McKinnon, and Ellen Berg, it was released as the EP's lead single by SM Entertainment on June 24, 2024.
Background and release On June 10, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Red Velvet would be releasing their seventh Korean extended play titled Cosmic. On June 13, it was announced that the lead single would be titled "Cosmic". On June 23, the music video teaser was released. The song was released alongside its music video and the extended play on June 24. The music video was inspired by the 2019 horror film Midsommar.
Composition "Cosmic" was written, composed, and arranged by Kenzie, with Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Adrian McKinnon, and Ellen Berg participating in the composition, and Moonshine participating in the arrangement. It was described as a dance-pop song characterized by "synth strings and disco rhythm" with "fairytale-like" lyrics "about meeting [the listener], a lonely traveler who crash-landed on [Red Velvet] and learning about infinite love like the universe". "Cosmic" was composed in the key of C-sharp major, with a tempo of 106 beats per minute.
Commercial performance "Cosmic" debuted at number 29 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated June 23–29, 2024. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 36 on the RMNZ Hot Singles in the chart issue dated July 1, 2024. In United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 90 on the OCC's UK Singles Download Chart, and number 93 on the OCC's UK Singles Sales Chart in the chart issue dated July 5–11, 2024.
Promotion Prior to the release of Cosmic, on June 24, 2024, Red Velvet held a live event called "Red Velvet 'Cosmic' Countdown Live" on YouTube, TikTok, and Weverse, aimed at introducing the extended play and its songs, including "Cosmic", and connecting with their fanbase. They subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week of promotion: Mnet's M Countdown on June 27, KBS's Music Bank on June 28, and SBS's Inkigayo on June 30. In the second week of promotion, they performed on three music programs: M Countdown on July 4, Music Bank on July 5, and Show! Music Core on July 6.
Accolades +Awards and nominations Award ceremony Year Category Result MAMA Awards 2024 Best Vocal Performance – Group
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Billboard2024 The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024 : Critic's Picks 7th Dazed The 50 best K-pop tracks of 2024 Included Idology 16 Best Songs of 2024 Included NME The 25 best K-pop songs of 2024 5th Rolling Stone India 10 Best K-pop Songs of 2024 Included
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.
Studio SM Aube Studio – recording SM Yellow Tail Studio – digital editing Doobdoob Studio – digital editing SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Park Jun-young – creative executive Red Velvet – vocals, background vocals Adrian McKinnon – background vocals, composition Ellen Berg – background vocals, composition Kenzie – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine) – composition, arrangement Ludvig Evers (Moonshine) – composition, arrangement Kim Hyo-joon – recording Noh Min-ji – digital editing Jang Woo-young – digital editing Kim Cheol-sun – mixing Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2024) Peakposition China Korean (TME) 1 Global Excl. U.S (Billboard) 136 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 36 Singapore Regional (RIAS) 28 South Korea (Circle) 29 UK Singles Sales (OCC) 93
Monthly charts + Chart (2024) Position South Korea (Circle) 41
Year-end charts + Chart (2024) Position South Korea (Circle) 187
Release history + Region Date Format Label Various June 24, 2024
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