"Cheeky Icy Thang" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group STAYC for their first studio album, Metamorphic. It was released as the album's lead single by High Up Entertainment on July 1, 2024.
Background and release On June 3, 2024, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing their first studio album, Metamorphic, on July 1. On June 16, the track listing was released with "Cheeky Icy Thang" announced as the lead single. On June 23, the music video teaser was released. The highlight medley teaser videos was released on June 24 and 25. The song was released alongside its music video and the album on July 1.
Composition "Cheeky Icy Thang" was written and composed by B.E.P, with Illson, On2pop, Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas), Jeong Na-kyung (153/Joombas), and Jiggy (153/Joombas) participating in the lyrics writing, Flyt participating in the composition and arrangement, and Rado from B.E.P participating in the arrangement. It was described as a synth-pop song with "funky shuffle rhythm". "Cheeky Icy Thang" was composed in the key of D major, with a tempo of 131 beats per minute.
Promotion Prior to the release of Metamorphic, on July 1, 2024, STAYC held a live event aimed at introducing the album and its songs, including "Cheeky Icy Thang", and connecting with their fanbase. They subsequently performed on four music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 4, KBS's Music Bank on July 5, and MBC's Show! Music Core on July 6.
Accolades On South Korean music programs, "Cheeky Icy Thang" achieved first place win on the July 12 episode of Music Bank.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Studio Vanguard Town – recording Ingrid Studio – digital editing Klang Studio – mixing The Mastering Palace – mastering
Personnel STAYC – vocals B.E.P – composition, lyrics Rado – arrangement, programming, drums, synthesizer Choi Kyu-sung – vocal arrangement, digital editing Flyt – composition, arrangement, recording, digital editing, programming, bass, keyboard, synthesizer Illson – lyrics On2pop – lyrics Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas) – lyrics Jung Na-gyeong (153/Joombas) – lyrics Jiggy (153/Joombas) – lyrics Jeong Eun-kyung – digital editing Will.B – digital editing Gu Jong-pil – mixing Hong Jang-mi – engineered for mix Dave Kutch – mastering Kevin Peterson – mastering (assistant)
Charts + Chart performance for "Cheeky Icy Thang" Chart (2024) Peakposition South Korea (Circle) 118
Release history + Release history for "Cheeky Icy Thang" Region Date Format Version Label Various July 1, 2024 Original Various August 21, 2024 Japanese Universal Music Japan Japan CD
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