Sappy (Red Velvet song) explained

Sappy
Artist:Red Velvet
Album:Sappy
Cover:Red Velvet - Sappy.png
Type:single
Studio:MonoTree Studio
Language:Japanese
Genre:
Length:3:19
Label:
Composer:
Lyricist:MEG.ME
Prev Title:RBB (Really Bad Boy)
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Sayonara
Next Year:2019

"Sappy" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their second Japanese extended play (EP) of the same name. The song was released as the group's first digital single from the EP on January 6, 2019, by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax. Composed by Maria Marcus, Andreas Öberg, and Emyli with lyrics written by MEG.ME, it is an electro-pop and dance-pop song. The song tells about a boy picking between two love interests. It charted at number 13 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.

Background and composition

On January 5, 2019, it was announced that Red Velvet will be releasing a digital single on January 6 at midnight JST .[1] On the same day, SM Entertainment released a video teaser for the song on its official YouTube channel.[2]

"Sappy" was composed by Maria Marcus, Andreas Öberg, and Emyli, while the lyrics were written by MEG.ME.[3] [4] Musically, the song was described as a brassy electro-pop and dance-pop track.[5] [6] Tamar Herman of Billboard noted the switching up of the single's momentum while "vacillating between the boisterous chants of the chorus and the melodic verses that explode with Red Velvet's powerful vocals".[7] Takuo Matsumoto of Real Sound described the rare way for the Red Velvet to make a Japanese single with a pattern A-melody, B-melody, and chorus, emphasizing the "freshness" with elaborated chord progressions and melody lines. It is composed in the key of F minor, with a tempo of 106 beats per minute.[8] Lyrically, the song tells a "Sappy" boy to pick between two love interests.[9]

Promotion and reception

The music video for "Sappy" was released on January 5, 2019.[10] It shows variety of sets where Red Velvet interacts and spends their time playing around with foam while washing cars. Tamar Herman of Billboard described the "colorful, industrial setting and the peppy, hand-oriented" moves of the choreography, noting that it is a "bit of a throwback" to "Dumb Dumb" (2015). The song debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[11]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sappy.[12]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peakposition
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)13

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Sappy"!Region!Date!Format(s)!Label(s)!
VariousJanuary 6, 2019[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: January 5, 2019. ja:人気ガールズグループRed Velvet、Digital Singleリリース決定＆ティザー映像でサプライズ発表. ja. Popular Girl Group Red Velvet Announces Digital Single Release with Surprise Teaser Video. E-TalentBank. August 25, 2021.
  2. News: Moon. Se-eun. January 5, 2019. ko:새 티저서 또 한 번 리즈 갱신한 '비주얼 천재' 아이린. Insight. August 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: January 11, 2019. ko:곡 정보 - SAPPY. Song Information - SAPPY. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825142432/https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=31551691. August 25, 2021. August 25, 2021. Melon. ko.
  4. Web site: January 9, 2019. Red Velvet "SAPPY" (Estreno del Video Oficial). Red Velvet "SAPPY" (Official Video Premiere). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825115316/https://veromerol.com.mx/red-velvet-sappy. August 25, 2021. August 25, 2021. Vero Merol. es.
  5. July 31, 2019. The 25 Best Red Velvet Songs: Critic's Picks. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017222541/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8525588/best-red-velvet-songs-critics-picks. October 17, 2019. August 25, 2021. Billboard.
  6. Web site: Matsumoto. Takuo. January 21, 2019. ja:TWICE、Red Velvet、GFRIEND、Apink…変わりゆくK-POPガールズグループのウィンターソング. TWICE, Red Velvet, GFRIEND, Apink…Ever-Changing K-Pop Girl Group Winter Song. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204005803/https://realsound.jp/2019/01/post-307959_2.html. February 4, 2019. August 25, 2021. Real Sound. ja.
  7. Herman. Tamar. January 7, 2019. Red Velvet Get 'Sappy' In New Japanese Music Video: Watch. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190108033037/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8492356/red-velvet-sappy-japanese-single-music-video. January 8, 2019. August 25, 2021. Billboard. en.
  8. Web site: Key & BPM for Sappy by Red Velvet. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825100834/https://tunebat.com/Info/SAPPY-Red-Velvet/0yADs5FhpGm6KyTpCpsRYj. August 25, 2021. August 25, 2021. Tunebat.
  9. Web site: Becker. Hollee Actman. January 17, 2019. Red Velvet's "Sappy" Lyrics Are So Relatable For Anyone Who's Ever Had An Immature BF. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203132750/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/what-do-red-velvets-sappy-lyrics-mean-in-english-youll-relate-if-your-crush-needs-to-grow-up-15830813. February 3, 2019. August 25, 2021. Elite Daily. en.
  10. Red Velvet レッドベルベッド 'SAPPY' MV. ja. SMTOWN. Red Velvet 'SAPPY' MV. August 26, 2021. YouTube.
  11. World Digital Song Sales – The Week of January 19, 2019. subscription. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190906091907/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-01-19. September 6, 2019. August 25, 2021. Billboard.
  12. Sappy. Red Velvet. 2018. Credits. photobook. SM Entertainment, Avex Trax. Japan.
  13. Web site: January 5, 2019. ja:Red Velvet Digital Single「SAPPY」2019年1月6日リリース決定！. Red Velvet Digital Single "SAPPY" will be Released on January 6, 2019!. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129130914/https://redvelvet-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1068834. January 29, 2020. August 25, 2021. Red Velvet Japan. ja.

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