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Scientist (Twice song)

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"Scientist"
Single by Twice
from the album Formula of Love: O+T=<3
Language Korean
Released November 12, 2021
Studio JYPE Studios (Seoul)
Genre
Length 3 : 14
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Sim Eun-jee
Producer(s)
  • Tommy Brown
  • Steven Franks
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
Twice singles chronology
" The Feels "
(2021) 		" Scientist "
(2021) 		" Doughnut "
(2021)
Music video
"Scientist" on YouTube

" Scientist " is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice . It was released on November 12, 2021, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records as the second single of the group's third Korean and overall sixth studio album, Formula of Love: O+T=<3 (2021).

"Scientist" peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Global 200 and number 32 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart .

Background and release [ edit ]

Twice performing "Scientist" at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on February 22, 2022

On October 1, 2021, Twice released their first English single, " The Feels ". At the end of the song's music video, an upcoming full-length album and tour were teased. [1] On October 24, JYP Entertainment released a trailer featuring Twice members dressed up as scientists at the "Twice Love Lab", a laboratory where they conduct "love experiments". [2] On November 5, a snippet of the song was uploaded to Twice's TikTok account. [3] The Japanese version of "Scientist" was released as a digital single on March 2, 2022. The Japanese lyrics were written by Yuki Kokubo. [4]

Composition [ edit ]

"Scientist" has its lyrics written by Sim Eun-jee and music composed by Anne-Marie , Melanie Fontana , Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, Tommy Brown, Steven Franks, and 72. [3] The song has been described as a blend of deep house and dance-pop with 80s synth beats. [5] Lyrically, it expresses that "love is not something you can calculate, study and try to find an answer to but is something you should follow with your heart". [6] Running for more than 3 minutes, the song is composed in the key of F? mixolydian and has a tempo of 113 beats per minute. [7]

Critical reception and accolades [ edit ]

Bailey Kanthatham of the New University acknowledged the song's "innocent approach to love", contrasting it with Twice's most recent singles, " Alcohol-Free ", "Perfect World", and " The Feels ". [8] It was ranked amongst the best K-pop Songs of the year by Billboard (19th), [9] Dazed (9th), [10] and Paper (9th). [11]

"Scientist" received two music program awards on Music Bank on November 19 and Inkigayo on November 28, 2021. [12] [13] It won the Artist of the Year ? Digital Music (November) award at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards .

Music video and promotion [ edit ]

"Scientist" was released on November 12 with an accompanying music video. Directed and produced by Rima Yoon and Dongju Jang of Rigend Film [14] ? who previously worked with Twice on Formula of Love: O+T=<3 ' s album trailer [15] and " Alcohol-Free "'s music video [16] ? the music video is primarily set in a laboratory where the members of Twice are depicted as scientists researching about love. [17] Its dance was choreographed by La Chica, a dance trio who have worked with Aespa , BoA , Chungha , and CLC . [18]

JYP Entertainment released several concept photos and video teasers to promote Formula of Love: O+T=<3 and "Scientist". [19] [20] Twice performed "Scientist" on several music shows in South Korea, including KBS2 's Music Bank , [21] MBC 's Show! Music Core , [22] and SBS 's Inkigayo . [23] In the United States, the group appeared on the MTV news show Fresh Out Live on November 13 with a performance of "Scientist". [24]

Credits and personnel [ edit ]

Credits adapted from Twice's official website. [25]

Recording [ edit ]

  • Recorded at JYPE Studios ( Seoul , South Korea)
  • Mixed at JYPE Studios (Seoul, South Korea)
  • Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering (South Korea)

Personnel [ edit ]

  • Twice ? vocals
  • 72 ? composer
  • Anne-Marie ? composer
  • Kwon Nam-woo ? masterer
  • Lee Tae-seop ? mixer
  • Melanie Fontana ? composer, background vocals
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz ? composer, producer
  • Tommy Brown ? composer, producer
  • Sim Eun-jee ? lyricist, vocal director
  • Sophia Pae ? background vocals
  • Steven Franks ? composer, producer

Charts [ edit ]

Certifications [ edit ]

Streaming certifications for "Scientist"
Region Certification Certified units /sales
Japan ( RIAJ ) [37] Gold 50,000,000 †

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

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  21. ^ Kim, Na-yul (November 12, 2021). "[綜合]"더비 고마워" 더보이즈, '뮤뱅' 두 番째 1位‥트와이스 컴백·빌리 데뷔" . Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2021 . Retrieved November 12, 2021 .
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