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Falling Up (Stray Kids song)

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"Falling Up"
SinglebyStray Kids
from the albumGiant
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
  • Korean
A-side"Night"
ReleasedOctober 7, 2024
StudioJYPE(Seoul)
Genre
Length3:10
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Stray Kidssingles chronology
"Chk Chk Boom"
(2024) 		"Falling Up"/"Night"
(2024) 		"Come Play"
(2024)

"Falling Up"is a song by South Korean boy bandStray Kids,taken from their second Japanese-language studio albumGiant(2024). It was released as asinglein three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—along with "Night"byEpic Records JapanandJYP Entertainmenton October 7, 2024. The song serves as an ending theme for the "Workshop Battle" arc of thesecond season ofKami no Tō: Tower of God.

Background and release

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In 2020,Stray Kidspreviously performed the ending theme "Slump" for theJapanese anime adaptionof South KoreanwebtoonseriesTower of God,titledKami no Tō: Tower of God.[1][2]"Slump" was later released as aB-sidefor the Japanese debut single "Top",which debuted atop theOricon Singles Chart,making the group the fourth foreign artist to do so in history afterJang Keun-suk,Exo,andiKon.[3]

Thesecond seasonofKami no Tō: Tower of Godwas announced in November 2023,[4]and premiered in July next year, which the first arc "Return of the Prince" was accompanied by opening theme "Rise Up" and ending theme "Believe" by labelmateNiziU.[5]On September 8, 2024, it was announced that Stray Kids would be in charge of the opening and ending themes for the second arc of the second season ofKami no Tō: Tower of God,subtitled "Workshop Battle".[6][7]The ending theme, titled "Falling Up", first appeared on the non-credit end titles for the anime, uploaded on October 2.[8]The song was released in three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—on October 7.[9]

Composition

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Stray Kids' membersBang ChanandChangbinwrote and co-composed "Falling Up" with Restart and Chae Gang-hae.KM-Markitand Sophia Pae co-wrote the Japanese and English versions, respectively. It is described as a combination oftrap-popandarena rockabout overcoming adversity.[10]

Track listing

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  • Digital download and streaming – Japanese version
  1. "Falling Up" – 2:54
  • Digital download and streaming – English version
  1. "Falling Up" (English version) – 2:54
  • Digital download and streaming – Korean version
  1. "Night"(fromTower of God: Workshop Battle;Korean version) – 2:54
  2. "Falling Up" (fromTower of God: Workshop Battle;Korean version) – 3:10

Credits and personnel

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Personnel

  • Stray Kids– vocals
    • Bang Chan(3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal direction, vocal editing
    • Changbin(3Racha) – lyrics, composition, vocal direction
    • Han(3Racha) – vocal direction
  • KM-Markit– lyrics (Japanese version)
  • Sophia Pae – lyrics (English version)
  • Restart – composition, arrangement, instruments,computer programming,vocal direction
  • Chae Gang-hae – composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming
  • Lee Kyeong-won – vocal editing
  • Lim Chan-mi –recording
  • Yoon Won-kwon –mixing
  • Kwon Nam-woo –mastering

Locations

  • JYPE Studios– recording
  • MadMiix – mixing
  • 821 Sound Mastering – mastering

Charts

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Chart performance for "Falling Up"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[11] 9
Japan Streaming (Billboard Japan)[12] 69
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[13] 13
South Korea Download (Circle)[14] 154
UK Singles Downloads(OCC)[15] 96
USWorld Digital Song Sales(Billboard)[16] 2

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Falling Up"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various October 7, 2024
  • Japanese
  • English
 Epic Japan [17]
Korean JYP
South Korea
  • Japanese
  • English

Notes

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  1. ^Japanese version only
  2. ^English version only

References

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  1. ^Lee, Seung-hoon (May 13, 2020)."스트레이키즈, 웹툰 '신의 탑' OST 한국어·영어 버전 순차적 공개 [공식]".Osen(in Korean).RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  2. ^"Stray Kids, TVアニメ『 thần chi tháp -Tower of God-』のオープニング chủ đề ca “TOP -Japanese ver.-” の tiên hành phối tín がスタート! ".Lisani(in Japanese). April 28, 2020.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  3. ^"6/15 phó chu gian シングルランキング1 vị はStray Kidsの “TOP -Japanese ver.-” ".Oricon(in Japanese). June 25, 2024.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  4. ^"TVアニメ『 thần chi tháp -Tower of God-』 đệ 2 kỳ, vương tử の quy hoàn, công phòng chiến 2024 niên に phóng tống quyết định".Spice(in Japanese). November 18, 2023.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  5. ^"NiziU, 1st EP “RISE UP” でグループ sơ の thí み 4 chủng のジャケ tả & thâu lục khúc giải cấm ".Modelpress(in Japanese). June 3, 2024.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  6. ^Cardine, Kyle (September 8, 2024)."Stray Kids to Perform New Opening, Ending Theme Song for Tower of God Season 2".Crunchyroll.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  7. ^"Stray Kids, アニメ『 thần chi tháp -Tower of God- công phòng chiến 』OP&ED chủ đề ca を đam đương".Barks(in Japanese). September 9, 2024.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  8. ^"Stray Kidsが chủ đề ca をつとめるアニメ『 thần chi tháp 』のノンクレジットエンディング ánh tượng công khai".The First Times(in Japanese). October 2, 2024.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  9. ^"Stray Kids, TVアニメ『 thần chi tháp -Tower of God- công phòng chiến 』 chủ đề ca の “NIGHT”, “Falling Up” が, JAPAN 2nd Album『GIANT』に thâu lục が quyết định! 10 nguyệt 7 nhật ( nguyệt )0 thời より tiên hành phối tín も quyết định! ".Encore(in Japanese). October 6, 2024.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  10. ^Partridge, Ken (October 7, 2024)."Stray Kids Fight Through Adversity On New Song" Falling Up "".Genius.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
  11. ^"Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of October 16, 2024".Billboard Japan(in Japanese).RetrievedOctober 16,2024.
  12. ^"Billboard Japan Streaming Songs – Week of October 23, 2024".Billboard Japan(in Japanese).RetrievedOctober 23,2024.
  13. ^"Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2024-10-21"(in Japanese).Oricon.Archived fromthe originalon October 16, 2024.RetrievedOctober 16,2024.
  14. ^"Download Chart – Week 41 of 2024".Circle Chart(in Korean).RetrievedOctober 17,2024.
  15. ^"Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  16. ^"Stray Kids Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)".Billboard.RetrievedOctober 15,2024.
  17. ^"Stray Kids, TVアニメ『 thần chi tháp -Tower of God- công phòng chiến 』 chủ đề ca, “NIGHT”, “Falling Up” の tiên hành phối tín がスタート! English ver.およびKorean ver.も đồng thời phối tín! Các phối tín ストアでの phối tín キャンペーンも khai thôi! ".Stray Kids Japan Official Website(in Japanese). October 7, 2024.RetrievedOctober 12,2024.
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