Set Me Free (Twice song) explained

Set Me Free
Cover:Set Me Free (Remixes) cover art.png
Caption:Remixes artwork
Type:single
Studio:JYP Studios
Artist:Twice
Ep:Ready to Be
Language:Korean
Released:March 10, 2023
Recorded:2022
Genre:Disco
Length:3:02
Label:
Composer:
Lyricist:
  • Star Wars (Galactika)
  • Jvde (Galactika)
Producer:Lindgren
Prev Title:Moonlight Sunrise
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Hare Hare
Next Year:2023

"Set Me Free" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released as the lead single of their twelfth extended play Ready to Be on March 10, 2023.[1] It is a disco song characterized by a groovy, synth, bass line, with lyrics revolving around the protagonists finding their own courage to confess their love to a crush. It was written by Melanie Fontana, Marty Maro, Star Wars, Jvde and Lindgren who also handled the production.

"Set Me Free" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Global 200 and number 94 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart. It also entered charts in Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam, and the top ten in Singapore and Taiwan. In the United States, the song debuted at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

Background

On February 3, 2023, the group officially announced the single release for March 10.[2] Individuals concept photos, as well as the group's concept photos for the song, were released on their official YouTube account. In an interview with KBS News, Jeongyeon revealed that they had been working on the song since the previous year.[3] Nayeon noted that the new song shows a different side of Twice, saying "Since this is our first comeback in 7 months and our first comeback in 2023, we prepared hard to show our fans a new side of us…I am excited because I think I will be able to show a different concept and performance from my previous work."[4]

Composition

"Set Me Free" is a disco track that takes a retro-futuristic approach, characterized by groovy, synth, bass line, "simple yet powerful sound", and liberating lyrics.[5] [6] [7] The lyrics revolve around the protagonists finding the courage to confess their love to a crush, with lines such as "I've been hiding how I feel for you forever" and "Now that it's off my chest there's room for you and me".[8] Member Jihyo explained that "Set Me Free" holds the meaning of "Let's break away from everything that binds us and love freely, to our heart's content."[9] The song was composed in the key of F minor with a tempo of 113 beats per minutes.[10]

Music video

The music video alternates between two sets, a lonely planet in outer space where they perform the song's choreography and a soundstage designed to look like a small town. After the rap, a false ending is implemented, where the Twice's end screen (consisting of the logos of the group and their entertainment company JYP) is revealed to be shown on a cinema screen that the members watch.Mina explained the meaning behind the music video, saying "it captures the image of Twice becoming more free". She also explained that each member expressed a different kind of freedom.[4]

Promotion

On February 20, a snippet of "Set Me Free" was revealed on TikTok before the song's official release.[11] On March 4 and 5, Twice opened "Twice Pop-up Experience" in Los Angeles to communicate and celebrate the release of "Set Me Free" with their fans, where they teased part of the song's choreography.[12] Twice performed the song for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the same day of its release.[13] The group also performed the song on the South Korean music programs M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo.[14]

Accolades

Award and nominations for "Set Me Free"
YearOrganizationAwardResult
2023Asian Pop Music AwardsSong of the Year (Overseas)[15]
Best Producer (Overseas)
The Fact Music AwardsBest Music – Spring[16]
Music program awards
ProgramDate
Music BankMarch 17, 2023[17]
Show ChampionMarch 22, 2023[18]

Track listing

  1. "Set Me Free" (English version) – 3:01
  2. "Set Me Free" – 3:01
  3. "Set Me Free" (Lindgren remix) [English version] – 3:31
  4. "Set Me Free" (Lindgren remix) – 3:31
  5. "Set Me Free" (Tommy "TBHits" Brown remix) [English version] – 2:50
  6. "Set Me Free" (Tommy "TBHits" Brown remix) – 2:50
  7. "Set Me Free" (ARMNHMR remix) [English version] – 2:58

Credits and personnel

Credits adopted from Melon.[19]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Hong Kong (Billboard)[20] 19
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[21] 16
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[22] 25
Malaysia (Billboard)[23] 19
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[24] 13
Philippines (Billboard)[25] 12
Singapore (RIAS)[26] 8
South Korea (Circle)[27] 94
Taiwan (Billboard)[28] 2
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[29] 100
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[30] 2
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[31] 47

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
South Korea (Circle)[32] 117

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)VersionLabel
VariousMarch 10, 2023Original
United StatesMarch 14, 2023Digital downloadLindgren remix (Korean and English)[33] [34]
March 15, 2023Tommy "TBHits" Brown remix (Korean and English)[35] [36]
March 16, 2023ARMNHMR remix (English)[37]
VariousMarch 17, 2023Remixes[38]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gladys. Yeo. March 10, 2023. TWICE take over the world in 'Set Me Free' music video. NME. March 11, 2023. March 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230309144633/https://www.nme.com/news/music/twice-set-me-free-single-ready-to-be-3401238. live.
  2. Web site: Kwak . Hyun-soo . February 17, 2023 . '3월 10일 컴백' 트와이스, 신곡 타이틀은 'SET ME FREE' . 'Comeback on March 10th' Twice, the title of the new song is 'SET ME FREE' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313091751/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/052/0001850798 . March 13, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . YTN News . ko . Naver.
  3. Web site: Park . Jae-hwan . March 10, 2023 . [일문일답] 트와이스 컴백 'READY TO BE' 오늘 발매... "Queen is back!!" ]. [Q&A] Twice comeback 'READY TO BE' released today... "Queen is back!!" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311133049/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/438/0000054056 . March 11, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . KBS News . ko . Naver.
  4. Web site: Song . Soo-min . March 10, 2023 . 트와이스, 컴백 기념 일문일답…"레디 투 비, 진짜 '나'를 맞이" . Twice, Q&A to commemorate the comeback... "Ready to be, greet the real 'me'" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313100304/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/433/0000091403 . March 13, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . Dispatch . ko.
  5. Web site: Guy . Zoe . March 10, 2023 . Cheer Up, Baby, Twice Just Dropped Ready to Be . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230310190457/https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/twice-ready-to-be-set-me-free.html . March 10, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . Vulture. en-us.
  6. Web site: Yoo . Jung-min . March 3, 2023 . 트와이스, 원스 마음 저격 눈부신 '레디 투 비' 단체 티저 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305014440/https://imnews.imbc.com/news/2023/enter/article/6460783_36161.html . March 5, 2023 . March 4, 2023 . MBC News . ko.
  7. Web site: Daly . Rhian . March 13, 2023 . TWICE – 'Ready To Be' review: unabashedly upfront and direct with K-pop's stadium-filling girl group . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313133600/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/twice-ready-to-be-album-review-3412421 . March 13, 2023 . March 14, 2023 . . en-GB.
  8. Chan . Tim . March 10, 2023 . On 'Ready to Be,' TWICE Prove They're Ready to Win . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230310144615/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/twice-ready-to-be-ep-album-review-1234692481/ . March 10, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . . En.
  9. Web site: K-pop band Twice talk about Billboard award and new comeback . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311141947/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1048901-k-pop-band-twice-talk-about-billboard-award-and-new-comeback . March 11, 2023 . March 11, 2023 . The News International.
  10. Web site: March 10, 2023. Twice - Set Me Free. Tunebat. March 11, 2023.
  11. Web site: Noeul . Kim . February 20, 2023 . "내 모든 걸 걸어" 트와이스, 저돌적인 'SET ME FREE' 일부 공개 . "I put my all on it" TWICE, reckless 'SET ME FREE' partial release . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307013232/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003130655 . March 7, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . Star News . ko.
  12. Web site: An . Ha-na . March 9, 2023 . 트와이스, 새 앨범 'READY TO BE' 발매 기념 글로벌 프로모션 전개 중 . Twice, global promotion to commemorate the release of the new album 'READY TO BE' is underway . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313082320/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/057/0001727617 . March 13, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . MBN Star News . ko . Naver.
  13. Larisha. Paul. March 10, 2023. TWICE Transform 'Fallon' Stage With Stadium-Ready 'Set Me Free' Performance. Rolling Stone. March 11, 2023. March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310170705/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/twice-perform-set-me-free-on-the-tonight-show-1234694127/. live.
  14. News: Jeong . Ga-young . 힙하고 쿨하게…'셋 미 프리' 트와이스, 넓어진 스펙트럼 . Hip and cool..."Set Me Free" Twice has a wider spectrum . March 21, 2023 . Sports World . ko . March 18, 2023 . March 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321073316/http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20230318505816 . live .
  15. Web site: 【APMA 2023】亚洲流行音乐大奖2023年度入围名单. zh. November 29, 2023. December 6, 2023. December 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231206235659/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzIyMTY1ODA4NA

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    . live.
  16. Web site: TMA Best Music (Spring). The Fact Music Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20230414192924/https://en.fannstar.tf.co.kr/rank/view/bmusic. April 14, 2023. live. April 14, 2023.
  17. Web site: [종합]'컴백' 트와이스, '뮤직뱅크' 1위 "열심히 준비, 원스 너무 고마워" ]. March 17, 2023 . n.news.naver.com . ko . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317101312/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003620252 . live .
  18. Web site: 프로그램 게시판 상세 MBC PLUS . March 22, 2023 . www.mbcplus.com . ko . November 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211124231711/https://www.mbcplus.com/ . live .
  19. Web site: READY TO BE - TWICE (트와이스) . March 13, 2023 . 멜론 . ko . March 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313090231/https://www.melon.com/album/music.htm?albumId=11153086 . live .
  20. Twice Chart History (Hong Kong Songs) . . March 22, 2023 . September 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907073033/https://www.billboard.com/artist/twice/chart-history/i45/ . live .
  21. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2023/03/22 公開. Billboard Japan. ja. March 22, 2023. March 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322045140/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2023&month=03&day=27. live.
  22. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-03-27 . . March 24, 2023 . ja . March 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324042101/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2023-03-27/p/3/ . live .
  23. Twice Chart History (Malaysia Songs) . . March 22, 2023 . September 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907152213/https://www.billboard.com/artist/twice/chart-history/i34/ . live .
  24. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 20, 2023. March 18, 2023. March 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230318013905/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5524. live.
  25. Twice Chart History (Philippines Songs) . . March 22, 2023 . January 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131042110/https://www.billboard.com/artist/twice/chart-history/i42/ . live .
  26. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 11 (10 - 16 Mar 2023). RIAS. March 21, 2023. March 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321062951/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/.
  27. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 11 of 2023 . March 23, 2023 . . ko . March 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323035616/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 . live .
  28. Twice Chart History (Taiwan Songs) . . March 22, 2023 . September 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907070229/https://www.billboard.com/artist/twice/chart-history/i44/ . live .
  29. Web site: Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 . March 17, 2023 . . March 17, 2023.
  30. Twice Chart History (World Digital Song Sales) . . March 22, 2023 . January 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210102202656/https://www.billboard.com/music/twice/chart-history/WDT/song/1242707 . live .
  31. Twice Chart History (Billboard Vietnam Hot 100). Billboard. March 24, 2023.
  32. Web site: Digital Chart – March 2023 . April 12, 2022 . . ko . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406224243/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=03&hitYear=2023&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 . live .
  33. Web site: SET ME FREE (Lindgren Remix) Digital Single. March 14, 2023. March 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314050343/https://twiceshop.com/products/set-me-free-lindgren-remix-digital-single. live.
  34. Web site: SET ME FREE (Lindgren Remix) (ENG) Digital Single. March 14, 2023. March 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314050906/https://twiceshop.com/products/set-me-free-lindgren-remix-eng-digital-single. live.
  35. Web site: SET ME FREE (TOMMY "TBHITS" BROWN REMIX) DIGITAL SINGLE. March 15, 2023. March 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230315050901/https://twiceshop.com/products/set-me-free-tommy-tbhits-brown-remix-digital-single. live.
  36. Web site: SET ME FREE (TOMMY "TBHITS" BROWN REMIX) (ENG) DIGITAL SINGLE. March 15, 2023. March 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230315050900/https://twiceshop.com/products/set-me-free-tommy-tbhits-brown-remix-eng-digital-single. live.
  37. Web site: Set Me Free (ARMNHMR Remix) Digital Single. March 16, 2023. March 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316042533/https://twiceshop.com/products/set-me-free-armnhmr-remix-digital-single. live.
  38. Web site: SET ME FREE (Remixes) by TWICE on Apple Music . . March 17, 2023 . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317052135/https://music.apple.com/us/album/set-me-free-remixes/1677425610 . live .

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