She's Back (song) explained

She's Back
Cover:Shesbackkorean.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Infinite
Album:First Invasion
Recorded:2010
Genre:K-pop, dance, electropop
Length:03:15
Label:Woollim Entertainment
Producer:Kim Seungsoo
Chronology:Infinite Korean
Prev Title:Come Back Again
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:BTD (Before the Dawn)
Next Year:2011

"She's Back" is a song released by the South Korean boy band Infinite. The song is the second single from their debut mini album First Invasion[1] and it was released as a digital single on August 4, 2010.[2] The song was later re-recorded in Japanese and will be used as the group's third Japanese single, released on August 29, 2012.

Composition

The song was written by Song Soo Yun, Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo (also known as Sweetune) and Mithra Jin from Epik High. It was produced by Kim Seungsoo. Sweetune is also known for producing the songs "BTD (Before the Dawn)", "Be Mine" and "Paradise" of the group.

Promotions

The group started promoting the track on August 5, 2010, on Mnet's M! Countdown, following the promotions of their debut single "Come Back Again". The song was also promoted on the shows Music Bank,[3] Show! Music Core and Inkigayo. The promotions of the song and of the EP First Invasion ended on September 11, on MBC's Music Core.[4]

Music video

A teaser of the music video was released on August 1, 2010.[5] The music video was released on August 4, 2010, along with the digital release of the single.[6] The music video feature the group playing on a beach and on a swimming pool. It also features scenes of the group singing the song together.

Track listing

Korean digital single
  1. She's Back - 3:15
  2. She's Back (Remix) - 3:11
Japanese Tsutaya rental single
  1. She's Back - 3:15
  2. She's Back (Music video)

Chart performance

The song debuted at the number 80 in Gaon's singles chart on the week of August 8 and climbed to the position 66 on the following week, making the peak of the song. On the following week the song dropped to number 95. The song was more successful than the previous single "Come Back Again".

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Gaon Weekly singles[7] 66
Gaon Monthly singles99

Japanese version

She's Back
Cover:ShesBack-japanese.jpeg
Border:yes
Caption:Regular edition cover
Type:single
Artist:Infinite
Album:Koi ni Ochiru Toki
B-Side:"TO-RA-WA" (Japanese version)
Recorded:2010–2012
Genre:J-pop, dance, electropop
Length:03:16
Label:Woollim Contents
Chronology:Infinite Japanese
Prev Title:Be Mine
Prev Year:2012

Two years later after its original release, it was announced that the song was re-recorded in Japanese and was used as their third single in Japan. It was released on August 29, 2012, in 2 editions: CD+DVD limited[8] and Regular edition.[9]

Composition

All songs from the single were previously released in Korean on the group's debut EP First Invasion. The remix of the song "She's Back" was previously released on the digital single of the Korean version of the song. The B-side "TO-RA-WA" is a Japanese version of the song "Come Back Again".

Music video

A preview of the music video was released on July 20, 2012.[10] The full music video was released on July 26, 2012, on Woollim Entertainment's YouTube account.[11] The Japanese version of the music video follows the same concept of the Korean music video.

Charts

Oricon

Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales total
Daily Singles Chart323,52938,998+
Weekly Singles Chart338,998

Release history

Region! scope="col"
Date Format Label
South KoreaAugust 8, 2010Digital downloadWoollim Entertainment
JapanFebruary 23, 2011Rental single
August 29, 2012CD single, Digital download

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "First Invasion (EP)" on Soribada . June 9, 2010 . Soribada.
  2. Web site: (싱글) She's Back / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum . 2010-08-04 . . 2012-07-26.
  3. Web site: 인피니트 '쉬즈백' 여름소년 변신, 방가방가춤 '인기예감' . 2010-08-06 . Nate . 2012-07-26.
  4. Web site: 음악중심 : Infinite - She's back, 인피니트 - 쉬즈 벡, Music Core 20100911 . 2012-02-01 . MBC's K-Pop YouTube account . 2012-07-26.
  5. Web site: INFINITE She's Back 티저 - YouTube . 2010-08-01 . Woollim Entertainment's YouTube account . 2012-07-26.
  6. Web site: INFINITE She's Back 뮤직비디오 - YouTube. 2010-08-03. Woollim Entertainment's YouTube account. 2012-07-26.
  7. Web site: Gaon Search - INFINITE . July 28, 2011 . Gaon. ko.
  8. Web site: She's Back(完全限定生産盤) Infiniteのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . 2012-07-26.
  9. Web site: She's Back Infiniteのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . 2012-07-26.
  10. Web site: She's Back_PV_Teaser - YouTube . 2012-07-20 . Woollim Entertainment's YouTube account . 2012-07-26.
  11. Web site: She's Back_PV - YouTube . 2012-07-26 . Woollim Entertainment's YouTube account . 2012-07-26.