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Amusement Park (Baekhyun song)
2020 single by Baekhyun From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Amusement Park" (Korean: 놀이공원; RR: norigongwon) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Baekhyun. It was released on December 21, 2020, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus, as the pre-release single of his third EP, Bambi.
The song is Baekhyun's fourth and final release of 2020, following "My Love", "On the Road", and "Candy".
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Background
On May 25, 2020, Baekhyun released his commercially successful sophomore EP, Delight which surpassed over 730,000 pre-ordered copies, a day before its release.[1] He became the first soloist to qualify for Triple Platinum certification from the Korea Music Copyright Association (KMCA) after exceeding 750,000 cumulative sales.[2] Delight surpassed 1 million sales by the end of June, making it the first album by a South Korean soloist to achieve this feat since Kim Gun-mo's Another Day which was released 19 years prior.[3]
On December 17, SM Entertainment announced that Baekhyun will release a new single called "Amusement Park" which will be released digitally on December 21, as the special year-end gift for the fans.[4] On December 20, SM uploaded a live teaser video to showcase the song before the release on their YouTube and Naver TV channels.[5]
The song released digitally through various music streaming service on December 21 at 6 PM KST in tandem with its live music video.[6]
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Composition
"Amusement Park" is described as medium-tempo R&B song with mellow piano and guitar melodies.[7] It was co-composed by production team Royal Dive, Saimon, and iHwak in the key of F major with the tempo of 85 beats per minute.[8]
The lyrics were penned by Royal Dive and iHwak as it gently expresses the feelings for a loved one by comparing it to the colorful scenery of an amusement park.[7] Speaking of the lyrics, Baekhyun stated "It makes you feel like you're really in an amusement park, which deepens your immersion."[9] He also added that the listeners can listen to the song any time and they will feel as if they were on a date.[9]
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Commercial performance
Domestically, "Amusement Park" peaked at the No. 44 of Gaon Music Chart for the 52nd week of 2020.[10] The song peaked at No. 78 in the K-pop Hot 100 chart where it stayed for a week.[11]
In the United States, the song reached and peaked at No. 10 in the World Digital Song Sales chart.[12]
Live performances
On the day of the song's release, SM announced that Baekhyun will hold his first online concert on V Live called "Baekhyun – Light" on January 3, 2021, with the tickets on sale starting on December 24.[13]
"Amusement Park" was included on the online concert's set list.[14] The song was later featured on the set list of his first solo Asia concert, Lonsdaleite Tour in 2024.[15]
Cover
DK, a member of boy band Seventeen, released a cover of the song in celebration of his 26th birthday on February 18, 2023.[16]
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]
Studio
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, digital editing, engineered for mix
- MonoTree Studio – engineered for mix
- Klang Studio – mixing
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Royal Dive – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement
- Saimon – producer, composition, arrangement
- iHwak – lyricist, composition
- Byun Baek-hyun – vocals
- Cho Seong-hak – background vocals
- Noh Min-ji – recording, engineered for mix
- Kang Seon-young – engineered for mix
- Koo Jong-pil – mixing
- Hong Young-in – bass
- Lee Seol-min – guitar
- Jin Byeong-shin – piano
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
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Release history
References
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