Take Off (WayV EP) explained

Take Off
Type:EP
Artist:WayV
Cover:WayV_TakeOff_album.jpeg
Recorded:2019
Length:20:22
Prev Title:The Vision
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Take Over the Moon
Next Year:2019

Take Off is the first extended play (EP) by the Chinese boy band WayV. It was released on May 9, 2019, by Label V and SM Entertainment with a lead single of the same name. Consisting of three previously released songs and three new songs, it features participation from songwriters and production teams, such as The Stereotypes, LDN Noise, Yoo Young-jin, and others. Upon its release, the EP debuted at seventh on the Billboard World Albums Chart and claimed number one on the iTunes Top Album Chart in 30 regions. Meanwhile, "Take Off" peaked at number one on the QQ Music Popularity Real-time Chart.

Background and release

Following their debut digital EP The Vision in January, WayV started to release teaser images, promotional video teasers, and a music video teaser daily for their upcoming first EP Take Off. The album consists of three previously released songs and three new songs, including the title track "Take Off".[1] It was released digitally on May 9, 2019, by Label V and SM Entertainment while the physical album was released through Chinese retail company Dangdang on May 15.[2] [3]

The group also released a self-filmed music video for the track "Let Me Love U" on June 13.[4]

Composition

Take Off is a six-track extended play consisting of three new songs and three previously released tracks - Chinese versions of "Regular" and "Come Back", as well as "Dream Launch". The album is opened by the title track "Take Off", described as an "urban dance genre track with powerful trap drum sounds and a catchy club bass line" that breaks into a hard-rock section towards the end.[5] [6] The following new track "Say It" is a future bass style song with a sneering classical violin motif that is full of contradictions and chaotic emotions. Meanwhile, "Let Me Love U" is a mid-tempo song with an acoustic R&B-pop vibe composed by The Stereotypes.

Single and promotion

Single

The title track "Take Off" was released through a music video that comes across as a celebration of adrenaline rush. The members of WayV pose with various modes of fast transportation, including airplanes, bikes and race cars.[7] Filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine, the unfinished Podilsko-Vyhurivska Bridge and the Sahaidachny Street can be seen in the video. Also, several shots were filmed in the hangar, against the background of the Ukrainian plane of Antonov State Enterprise. Upon its release, the song peaked at number one on the QQ Music Popularity Chart and debuted at number two on the weekly chart.[8] It also debuted at number twenty-five on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales.[9]

Live performances

To kick off the promotion of the album, WayV held a global press conference on May 9 and performed "Regular" and "Take Off".[10] On June 18, the group then performed "Take Off" in a gala dinner of the AACTA Awards in Shanghai as its ambassador.[11] They also guested and performed the song in the Chinese variety show Day Day Up on June 23.[12]

Commercial performance

Upon its release, the album claimed number one on iTunes top album chart in 30 regions and debuted at seventh on the Billboard World Albums Chart.[13]

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
ChinaMay 9, 2019
Various
ChinaMay 16, 2019CDLabel V

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 威神V首张迷你专辑《Take Off》迫近!连日引发期待 . Sohu . 17 July 2020 . 17 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717083159/https://www.sohu.com/a/312355794_162522 . live .
  2. Web site: 웨이션브이, 9일 첫 미니앨범 'Take Off'로 컴백.."강렬 에너지로 中가요계 강타한다" . OSEN . 7 July 2020 . ko . 3 May 2019 . 17 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717092628/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111135012 . live .
  3. Web site: 威神V首张迷你专辑 TAKE OFF 无翼而飞 . Dangdang . 8 October 2020 . zh . 13 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201013072050/http://product.dangdang.com/27864444.html?sid=396cc02aeeb3103985f64fdd038f760b . live .
  4. Web site: WayV 威神V '爱不释手 (Let me love u)' Self-Filmed MV . YouTube . 8 October 2020 . 13 June 2019 . 10 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200510062319/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBr2O6_es2U . live .
  5. Web site: '중국 특급 신인' 웨이션브이, 中 QQ뮤직 인기차트 1위+아이튠즈 30개 지역 1위 . OSEN . 7 July 2020 . Korean . 10 May 2019 . 17 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717092626/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111139497 . live .
  6. Jeff Benjamin . WayV Make Their Debut on World Albums Chart With 'Take Off' . Billboard . 17 July 2020 . en . 17 May 2019 . 16 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016062310/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8512044/wayv-take-off-debut-on-world-albums-chart . live .
  7. Riddhi Chakraborty . Watch WayV's Sleek New Video for 'Take Off' . Rolling Stone . 17 July 2020 . 9 May 2019 . 6 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606172921/https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-wayvs-take-off/ . live .
  8. Web site: Popularity Chart Week 19th. QQ Music. 2019-05-12. 7 July 2020. zh. 2020-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717070728/https://y.qq.com/m/client/v5detail/global_gift_rank.html?ADTAG=cbshare&_video=true&channelId=10036163&openinqqmusic=1&topyear=2020&type=2&week=19&year=2019. live.
  9. World Digital Song Sales . Billboard . 17 July 2020 . en . 25 May 2019 . 10 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210214747/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2019-05-25 . live .
  10. Web site: 190509 WayV "Take Off – The 1st Mini Album" Global Press Conference . YouTube . 8 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018182429/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqamI16Dtl8&feature=youtu.be . live .
  11. Web site: AACTA launches 2019 Asia International Engagement Program in Shanghai . AACTA . 7 October 2020 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011180035/https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/media-room/australian-academy-launches-2019-asia-international-engagement-program-at-gala-dinner-in-shanghai/ . live .
  12. Web site: "收视率保障"威神V出演《天天向上》,23号播放引期待 . Sina . 8 October 2020 . zh . 21 June 2020 . 23 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523114102/https://k.sina.cn/article_5874516559_15e26024f02700fcwv.html . live .
  13. 2019-05-18. World Albums Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918114101/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2019-05-18. 2020-09-18. 2020-06-16. Billboard.
  14. Web site: WayV - Take Off (1st Mini Album): French Album Charts - Week 19, 2019. Snep Musique. May 10, 2018. 2019-05-16.