The Name Chapter: Freefall

The Name Chapter: Freefall is the fifth overall studio album by South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together. It was released through Big Hit Music and Republic Records on October 13, 2023.

The Name Chapter: Freefall
Digital cover
Studio album by Tomorrow X Together
Released	October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)
Studio	Hybe (Seoul) SummerChild Jutes Cosmos Stockholm Studio Icon Carrot Express (Seoul) Rock Mafia (Santa Monica) Andara (Phuket) Uno Mas (Brentwood) Phantom Field Black Barn Realworld Legends Only Sawpad Ourtepid Love & Melody Patriot (Los Angeles) Summerfield (Birmingham)
Genre	K-pop
Length	26:14
Language	Korean English
Label	Big Hit Republic
Producer	El Capitxn Zenur "Hitman" Bang Rock Mafia Ryan Tedder Tyler Spry Slow Rabbit Ghstloop James Keys Evan Gartner Supa Dups Dwilly Orion Meshoror Max Schneider Han Roro Jin Dong-wook Maiz Revin Beomgyu Grant Boutin
Tomorrow X Together chronology
Sweet (2023) The Name Chapter: Freefall (2023) Minisode 3: Tomorrow (2024)
Singles from The Name Chapter: Freefall
"Do It Like That" Released: July 7, 2023 "Chasing That Feeling" Released: October 13, 2023

Background

The album follows their 2023 extended play, The Name Chapter: Temptation, and was announced on August 29, 2023.^[1]

Description

The album contains a sole guest appearance from American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. It was supported by two singles: "Do It Like That", a collaboration with the Jonas Brothers, and "Chasing That Feeling". The song "Back for More" was also released before the album in a version that is a collaboration with Brazilian singer Anitta, but a solo version by the band is included on the album.^[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the South Korean Circle Album Chart, Japanese Oricon Albums Chart, and Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. It sold over 2.4 million copies in its first week of release in South Korea, with an additional 215,000 copies sold of its Weverse version.^[3] It sold 225,000 copies in its first week in Japan.^[4]

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)'s Global Music Report for 2023, The Name Chapter: Freefall was the thirteenth best-selling album worldwide, having sold 2 million units.^[A][5]

Critical reception

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "The Name Chapter: Freefall"

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Circle Chart Music Awards	2024	Artist of the Year – Album	Won	[6]
Golden Disc Awards	2024	Album Bonsang	Won	[7]

Track listing

The Name Chapter: Freefall track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Growing Pain"	El Capitxn Vendor (Zenur) Carson Thatcher Jutes Maria Marcus Adam Alexander "Hitman" Bang Yeonjun Lee Yi-jin Danke August Rigo Ronnie Icon Jeon Ji-eun Hueningkai Kim Bo-eun Song Jae-kyung Taehyun	El Capitxn Vendor	3:20
2.	"Chasing That Feeling"	Antonina Armato Tim James Supreme Boi Thomas Sturges	Rock Mafia	3:02
3.	"Back for More" (TXT version)	Ryan Tedder Tyler Spry Slow Rabbit	Tedder Slow Rabbit Spry	2:42
4.	"Dreamer"	Ghstloop Koda Chris Collins Jack Newsome Bang James Keys Jung Jin-woo Song Big Hit Music Lee Y. Danke Jo Yoon-kyung Jeon Lee Seu-ran Yeonjun Stella Jang Soobin Beomgyu Slow Rabbit Hueningkai	Ghstloop Keys	3:06
5.	"Deep Down"	Gregory Aldae Hein Alexander Izquierdo Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin Quee Evan Gartner Fallen Danke Hwang Yu-bin Yeonjun El Capitxn Lee Kyung (Wavecloud) Jeon Thatcher Grant Yarber Anthony Russo Song Bang Kim In-hyung Lee S.	Gartner Supa Dups	2:43
6.	"Happily Ever After"	Max David Wilson Brandon Colbein Orion Meshoror Taehyun Bang Jeon Song Lee Y. Danke Hwang Yeonjun	Dwilly Meshoror Max	2:31
7.	"Skipping Stones" (물수제비)	Han Roro Jin Dong-wook	Han Jin Maiz Revin	3:20
8.	"Blue Spring"	Slow Rabbit Beomgyu Andy Love Taehyun Rigo Soobin Yeonjun Hueningkai Big Hit Music	Beomgyu Slow Rabbit	3:05
9.	"Do It Like That" (with Jonas Brothers)	Tedder Grant Boutin Coleton Rubin	Tedder Boutin	2:25
Total length:				26:14

Digital bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
10.	"Chasing That Feeling" (English version)	Armato James Supreme Boi Sturges	Rock Mafia	3:02
Total length:				29:16

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Name Chapter: Freefall Chart (2023) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 31 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 14 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 3 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 63 Croatian International Albums (HDU)[13] 15 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 86 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 25 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 10 Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[18] 4 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 16 Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 86 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 1 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[22] 1 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[23] 1 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[24] 37 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 39 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[26] 9 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[27] 1 South Korean Albums (Circle)[3] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 18 Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 12 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[31] 26 UK Independent Albums Breakers (OCC)[32] 20 US Billboard 200[33] 3 US World Albums (Billboard)[34] 1

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for The Name Chapter: Freefall Chart (2023) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[35] 2 South Korean Albums (Circle)[36] 2 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Name Chapter: Freefall Chart (2023) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[37] 13 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[38] 16 South Korean Albums (Circle)[39] 7

Certifications

Certifications for The Name Chapter: Freefall

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[40]	2× Million	2,000,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[41] Weverse Albums version	Platinum	250,000^
Summaries
Worldwide (IFPI)	—	2,000,000[5]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. The IFPI Global Albums chart ranks, in order, the albums that generated the most money globally across streaming, download, and physical record sales (combined) in a calendar year. The Global Album Sales Chart measures global unit sales across all physical formats, as well as full album downloads.