Mixtape: Oh

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"Mixtape: Oh"
A painting of a transparent and pink lollipop with the pale blue background with the handwriting members' name on the left-top corner, the rotate 90 degrees Stray Kids logo on the right-top corner, and the handwriting song's title "Mixtape : OH" on the bottom of the artwork
Single by Stray Kids
from the album Noeasy
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedJune 26, 2021 (2021-06-26)
Recorded2021
StudioJYPE Studios (Seoul)
Genre
Length3:32
Label
Composer(s)
  • 3Racha
  • Kobee
  • Holy M
Lyricist(s)3Racha
Stray Kids singles chronology
"Wolfgang"
(2021) 		"Mixtape: Oh"
(2021) 		"Thunderous"
(2021)
Music video
"Mixtape: Oh" on YouTube

"Mixtape: Oh" (stylized as "Mixtape : OH", Korean: 애; RR: Ae; lit. "Child", "Love") is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was surprise-released as a digital single on June 26, 2021, along with the music video, through JYP Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus, as a part of the group's Mixtape Project. Written by the group's producer team 3Racha, Kobee, and Holy M, the song is described as a mid-tempo electropop song with reggaeton rhythm, and the lyrics tell about the frustration of feeling immature in front of the one they love. Commercially, the song debuted atop Billboard World Digital Song Sales for the first time.

Background and release[]

On June 15, 2021, after succeeding from Kingdom: Legendary War, it was revealed that Stray Kids would release a new song as a digital single in late June as a part of the Mixtape Project like "Mixtape: Gone Days" and "Mixtape: On Track" according to multiple official music sources.[1] JYP Entertainment confirmed that the group was preparing the song.[2]

On June 26 at 00:00 AM (KST), The song and the music video were surprisingly released, which featured all eight members including Hyunjin, who had been on a hiatus from group activities since late February, and announced he will be resuming the group's scheduled activities starting from July.[3][4] Later, the group also released individual concept photos on the same day.[5]

Later, the song was included on the group's second studio album Noeasy, which will be released on August 23.[6]

Lyrics and composition[]

Musically, "Mixtape: Oh" is a mid-tempo[4][7] contemporary electronic[8] pop[9] song based on the reggaeton rhythm,[3] with the influence of deep house and tropical house[9] written by the group's producer team 3Racha (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han) and co-composed and arranged by Kobee and Holy M[3][10] in the key of B minor, 88 beats per minute with a running time of 3 minutes and 32 seconds.[11] Lyrically, the song describes the honest feelings of a person in love and representing a troubled mind. The title "애" (RR: Ae) both means "a child" (in native Korean) and "love" (愛 in Hanja) in Korean with the double meaning as the theme, it expresses one's feelings of resentment and frustration at oneself for being clumsy and immature in front of love and the person they love.[3][4]

Commercial performance[]

In South Korea, "Mixtape: Oh" debuted at number 18 on the Gaon Download Chart,[12] and number 97 on the BGM Chart.[13] In Japan, the song debuted and peaked at number 59 on Billboard Japan Download Songs.[14] In Singapore, the song debuted at number 19 on the RIAS Top Regional Chart.[15] In the United States, the song debuted at number one on Billboard World Digital Song Sales, becoming the first song to reach number one on the chart.[16][17][18]

Music video[]

The accompanying music video was premiered surprisingly on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel on June 26, 2021. It was directed by Jimmy from VIA Production.[19] The music video features a light blue tone throughout where all members are in a dilemma within themselves and they want to reconcile with each other.[9]

Track listing[]

  1. "Mixtape: Oh" (애) – 3:32

Credits[]

Credits adapted from Melon.[10]

Recording and management
  • Originally published and sub-published at JYP Publishing (KOMCA)
  • Recorded and mixed at JYPE Studios
  • Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering
Personnel
  • Stray Kids – primary vocals
    • Bang Chan (3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition
    • Changbin (3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition
    • Han (3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition
    • Felix – background vocals
  • Kobee – composition, arrangement, guitar, drum, computer programing
  • Holy M – composition, arrangement, bass, synthesizer, computer programing
  • Lee Sang-yeob – recording
  • Lee Tae-seop – mixing
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Mixtape: Oh"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Download Songs)[14] 59
Singapore (RIAS Top Regional)[15] 19
South Korea (Gaon Download)[12] 18
South Korea (Gaon BGM)[13] 97
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[17] 1

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for "Mixtape: Oh"
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26)
[10][20]

References[]

  1. ^ Jung, Ji-won (June 15, 2021). "[단독] 스트레이키즈, '킹덤' 우승→6월 말 초고속 신곡 발표". Joynews24 (in Korean). Joynews24. Joynews24. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (June 15, 2021). "JYP 측 "스트레이 키즈 신곡 준비중" 활동중단 현진 합류할까(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Naver Corp. Newsen. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hong, Se-young (June 26, 2021). "스트레이 키즈, 오늘 새 디지털싱글 'Mixtape : 애' 발표 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Naver Corp. Sport Dong-a. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Yeo, Gladys (June 27, 2021). "Stray Kids announce the return of Hyunjin, release new song 'Mixtape: OH'". NME. NME. NME. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Han, Susan (June 30, 2021). "Stray Kids release sentimental concept photos for 'Mixtape: OH'". Allkpop. Allkpop. Allkpop. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (August 12, 2021). "'컴백' 스트레이 키즈 타이틀곡=소리꾼, 쓰리라차 14곡 전곡 참여" ['Comeback' Stray Kids Title Track=Thunderous, 3Racha Participates in All 14 Tracks]. Newsen (in Korean). Newsen. Newsen. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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  8. ^ Mistry, Prerna (June 26, 2021). "Stray Kids Surprise Fans with a Stirring Music Video for Their Track Titiled "애" from New Mixtape!". SeoulPop. SeoulPop. SeoulPop. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c Nandini, Raj (June 26, 2021). "Stray Kids Takes #1 Spot On iTunes India With 'Mixtape: OH'". KHigh. KHigh. KHigh. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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  11. ^ "Key, BPM of Mixtape : OH by Stray Kids". Musicstax. Musicstax. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "2021년 26주차 Download Chart" [26th week of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCA. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "2021년 26주차 BGM Chart" [26th week of 2021 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCA. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Download Songs [ 2021/07/07 公開 ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "RIAS Top Charts Week 26 (25 Jun - 1 Jul 2021)". July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021.
  16. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (July 6, 2021). "Stray Kids Score Their First No. 1 Hit On A Billboard Chart This Week". Forbes. Forbes Media LLC. Forbes. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "World Digital Song Sales the week of July 10, 2021". Billboard. Billboard Media, LLC. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Lee, Duk-haeng (July 8, 2021). "스트레이 키즈 'Mixtape : 애', 美 빌보드 월드 디지털 송 세일즈 차트 정상". StarNews (in Korean). StarNews. StarNews. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  19. ^ 정지미 [@jimmy.j_814] (June 26, 2021). "Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈)_애 MV Release!". Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Instagram.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mixtape : OH - Single by Stray Kids". Apple Music (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
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