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Voltage (song)

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"Voltage"
Digital cover
Single by Itzy
from the album Ringo
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Spice"
ReleasedApril 6, 2022 (2022-04-06)
Genre
Length3:41
LabelWarner Music Japan
Composer(s)
  • SELAH
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Frankie Day
  • Ayushy
  • THE HUB 88
Lyricist(s)Mayu Wakisaka
Itzy singles chronology
"Loco"
(2021) 		"Voltage"
(2022) 		"Sneakers"
(2022)
Music video
"Voltage" on YouTube

"Voltage" is a song by the South Korean girl group Itzy. It is the group's first Japanese maxi single. The song was released by Warner Music Japan on April 6, 2022.[1]

Composition

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The single contains 4 tracks, including the title song 'Voltage' and the B-side 'Spice' with the instrumental versions of both songs.[2] "Voltage" was written by Mayu Wakisaka who wrote some of Twice's hit songs such as Candy Pop and Knock Knock.[3] It was described as pop-rock track that characterized by strong rap, Lyrically, it contains a message of that 'We will move forward confidently' by comparing the group's exhilarating energy to the song name 'Voltage'.[4] It was composed in the key of F Minor, with a tempo of 107 beats per minute.[5]

Promotion

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To promote "Voltage", Itzy performed the song at Venue 101.[6]

Commercial performance

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Prior to the release of the official release, the music video was released on March 24, it helped the single to climbed to the second place on Oricon daily single chart on April 5.[7][4]

Track listing

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CD single / digital download
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Voltage"Mayu Wakisaka
  • SELAH
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Frankie Day
  • Ayushy
  • THE HUB 88
SELAH3:41
2."Spice"D&H
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
3:10
3."Voltage (Instrumental)" 
  • SELAH
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Frankie Day
  • Ayushy
  • THE HUB 88
SELAH3:41
4."Spice (Instrumental)" 
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
3:10
Total length:13:44
First press limited edition — DVD Type A only[8]
No.TitleLength
1."「Voltage」Jacket Shooting Making Movie" 
2."Itzyメンバ-のQ&A" 

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Melon.[9]

  • Itzy – vocals
  • Mayu Wakisaka – lyricist
  • Charlotte Wilson – composer, arranger
  • Frankie Day (THE HUB) – composer, arranger
  • Ayushy – composer, arranger
  • THE HUB 88 (THE HUB) – composer, arranger
  • SELAH – composer, arranger

Charts

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Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Voltage"
Chart (2022) Position
Japan (Oricon)[13] 99
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[14] 97

Release history

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Release formats for Voltage
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Japan March 22, 2022
Warner Music Japan [15]
Various April 6, 2022
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
 [16]

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (February 24, 2022). "Girl group ITZY to drop Japanese EP 'Voltage' on April 6". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "ITZY, 4월 6일 日 싱글 1집 'Voltage' 발매…강렬한 바이크룩 눈길". 100세시대의 동반자 브릿지경제 (in Korean). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  3. ^ "Voltage - ITZY (있지)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Yoon, Sang-geun (April 7, 2022). "ITZY 일본 싱글 'Voltage' 오리콘 일간 싱글 차트 '2위'" [ITZY Japanese single 'Voltage' Oricon daily single chart '2nd place']. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Voltage". Tune Bat. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "ITZY、NHKの新番組「Venue101」で日本オリジナル曲「Voltage」をテレビ初披露…櫻坂46からの質問に驚きの回答も！？（Kstyle）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  7. ^ Kim, Hee-sun (April 8, 2022). "있지(ITZY), 일본 첫 오리지널 싱글 'Voltage'…타워레코드 1위" [ITZY, Japan's first original single 'Voltage'... Tower Records 1st place]. News inside (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "KTOWN4U.COM". 2018.ktown4u.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  9. ^ "Voltage - ITZY (있지)". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  10. ^ "Itzy Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  11. ^ Voltage – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  12. ^ オリコン月間 シングルランキング 2022年04月度 [Monthly Single Rankings April 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  13. ^ 年間 シングルランキング 2022年度 [Annual Single Ranking 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  15. ^ Voltage - EP by ITZY, 2022-04-06, retrieved 2022-09-29
  16. ^ "ITZY JAPAN 1st Single「Voltage」". www.itzyjapan.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
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