Cream Soda (song) explained

Cream Soda
Type:single
Artist:Exo
Album:Exist
Language:Korean
Released:July 10, 2023
Recorded:2023
Studio:
  • SM Big Shot Studio
  • SM Lvyin Studio
  • SM SSAM Studio
Genre:Dance-pop
Length:3:05
Label:
Lyricist:Moon Seol-li
Composer:
  • Tre Jean-Marie
  • Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr.
  • Ebenezer Fabiyi
  • Bobby Candler
  • Adrian Mckinnon
Chronology:Exo
Prev Title:Hear Me Out
Prev Year:2023

"Cream Soda" is a song by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, released on July 10, 2023, by SM Entertainment as the third single and title track for their seventh studio album Exist.

Background and release

In January 2023, the group's leader, Suho, announced that the group was set to release new music after spring.[1]

From July 3 to 6, 2023, a set of individual and group teaser images was released on Exo's official social media accounts with the caption "EXO 'Cream Soda'".[2] On July 9, the music video teaser for "Cream Soda" was released.[3] On July 10, EXO released the song alongside the music video and the album's release.[4]

Composition

"Cream Soda" was composed by Tre Jean-Marie, Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr., Ebenezer Fabiyi, Bobby Candler and Adrian Mckinnon, and arranged by Jean-Marie, Kwei-Armah and Imlay.[5] Produced in the key E Minor, with a tempo of 156 BPM, it is a dance-pop song with an exotic rhythm and upbeat brass, keyboard and drum instrumentation. It features sensual vocals, and the lyrics, which were written by Moon Seol-li, compare the soft yet thrilling moment of falling in love to cream soda.[6]

Accolades

"Cream Soda" won a first place on the music program Music Bank on July 21, 2023.[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[8]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[9] 13
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] 12
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[11] 41

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
South Korea (Circle)[12] 53

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 10, 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ko:'군백기' 끝난 엑소, 완전체로 돌아온다 . EXO is back as a whole group after Baekhyun's military service . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=417&aid=0000884056 . . MoneyS . ko . Kim Yu-rim . January 5, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . January 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105023819/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=417&aid=0000884056 . live.
  2. Exo teaser images:
    • Web site: ko:엑소, 정규 7집 타이틀 곡 'Cream Soda' 쿨섹시 바이브 폭발...'엑소의 新 여름맛' . EXO's 7th regular album title song 'Cream Soda' explodes with a cool sexy vibe... 'EXO's new summer taste' . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0001111011 . . Wow TV . ko . Yoo Byung-cheol . July 3, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . https://archive.today/20230721172404/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0001111011 . live.
    • Web site: ko:엑소, 갈등 봉합 후 7집 공개...꾸밈없는 매력 담아 . EXO releases the 7th album after the conflict is resolved... With unadorned charm . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=015&aid=0004863837 . . Wow TV . ko . Kim So-yeon . July 4, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . https://archive.today/20230721175000/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=015&aid=0004863837 . live.
    • Web site: ko:'컴백' 엑소, '보컬 맛집' 열린다...'관능美' 폭발 . 'Comeback' EXO, 'Vocal Gourmet' opens... Explosion of 'sensual beauty' . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=468&aid=0000958478 . . Sports Seoul . ko . Jeong Ha-eun . July 5, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . https://archive.today/20230721175240/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=468&aid=0000958478 . live.
    • Web site: ko:하반기 최고 화두...엑소, 7집의 비밀? . Top topic in the second half... EXO, the secret of the 7th album? . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=396&aid=0000648850 . . Sports World . ko . Kim Jae-won . July 5, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . https://archive.today/20230721175524/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=396&aid=0000648850 . live.
    • Web site: ko:엑소엘 모여라! 엑소 정규 7집 팝업스토어 11일 오픈 . Gather EXO-L! EXO's 7th regular album pop-up store opened on the 11th . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003165023 . . Star News . ko . Han Hae-seon . July 6, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161914/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003165023 . live.
    • Web site: ko:엑소표 쿨 섹시 바이브 온다, 정규 7집 기대 포인트 . EXO's cool sexy vibe is coming, the points to look forward to for the 7th regular album . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000745304 . . Newsen . ko . Lee Min-ji . July 7, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . https://archive.today/20230721175617/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000745304 . live.
  3. Web site: ko:엑소, 신곡 'Cream Soda' MV 티저 공개...무더위 날리는 쿨섹시 바이브 . EXO unveils new song 'Cream Soda' MV teaser... A cool sexy vibe that blows away the heat . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000746066 . . ko . Hwang Hye-jin . July 9, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . https://archive.today/20230721175645/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000746066 . live.
  4. Web site: EXO drop music video for 'Cream Soda' . . en . Will Richards . July 10, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711001219/https://www.nme.com/news/music/exo-announce-seventh-album-exist-arriving-next-month-3454189 . live.
  5. Web site: Cream Soda . MelOn . ko . July 10, 2023 . July 19, 2023.
  6. Web site: ko:엑소, 7집 타이틀곡은 '크림 소다'...쿨하고 섹시한 여름맛 . EXO's 7th album title song is 'Cream Soda'... cool and sexy summer taste . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000438358 . . SpoTV News . ko . Gong Mi-na . July 3, 2023 . July 19, 2023 . July 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704093937/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000438358 . live.
  7. Web site: ko:'뮤직뱅크' 엑소 'Cream Soda' 방송출연 없이 '1위'[★밤TView] . 'Music Bank' EXO's 'Cream Soda' won no.1 without appearing on the show. [★Night TV View] . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003169084 . . Star News . ko . Yoon Sang-geun . July 21, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . July 21, 2023 . https://archive.today/20230721180203/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003169084 . live.
  8. Exist . SM Entertainment; Kakao Entertainment . South Korea . Credits . photobook . . 2023.
  9. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 28 of 2023 . . ko . July 20, 2023 . July 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720022020/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=28&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 . live.
  10. Exo Chart History (World Digital Song Sales) . . July 19, 2023 . November 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181113085728/https://www.billboard.com/music/exo/chart-history/world-digital-song-sales . live.
  11. Exo Chart History (Vietnam Hot 100) . . 21 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726100337/https://www.billboard.com/artist/exo/chart-history/vtm/ . live.
  12. Web site: Digital Chart – July 2023 . . ko . August 10, 2023 . August 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231424/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2023&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 . live.

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