Galaxy Supernova

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"Galaxy Supernova"
Single by Girls' Generation
from the album Love & Peace
B-side "Do the Catwalk"
Released September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)
Format
Recorded 2013
Genre Electropop
Length 3:10
Label Nayutawave
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Girls' Generation Japanese singles chronology
"Love & Girls"
(2013)		 "Galaxy Supernova"
(2013)		 "Catch Me If You Can"
(2015)

"Galaxy Supernova" is the eighth Japanese single by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was included on the group's third Japanese studio album Love & Peace and was released as the second single from the album on September 18, 2013. Written by Kamikaoru, Junji Ishiwatari, Fridolin Nordsø, Frederik Tao, and Martin Hedegaard, and produced by Okajima, Kanata, Andreas Oberg, and Maria Marcus, "Galaxy Supernova" is an electropop song.

Upon its release, the song received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised its music styles and compared the song to the group's previous Japanese singles "Mr. Taxi" and "Paparazzi". The song peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and number four on the Japan Hot 100. To promote the song, Girls' Generation performed live on music shows Secret Live and Live Monster in Japan. A music video for the track was released on September 5, 2013.

Background and release

"Galaxy Supernova" was written by Kamikaoru, Junji Ishiwatari, Fridolin Nordsø, Frederik Tao, and. Martin Hedegaard. Production of the song was handled by Okajima, Kanata, Andreas Oberg, and Maria Marcus.[1] It was included as track number four on the group's third Japanese studio album Love & Peace, which was released in December 2013.[2]

"Galaxy Supernova" was released as a single September 18, 2013.[3] The standard release of the single featured a B-side titled "Do the Catwalk". It was released as a physical CD single in Japan on Nayutawave Records.[4] Meanwhile, the digital single was released in several Asian countries including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan by Universal Music Group.[5][6][7]

A limited CD + DVD edition of the single, which included a bonus music video for "Galaxy Supernova", was released in Japan by Nayutawave Records.[8] "Galaxy Supernova" was used in an advertisement campaign for Samantha Thavasa Jeans, the very first jeans brand from Japanese fashion company Samantha Thavasa in conjunction with the group's endorsement deal with the label.[9]

Promotion

The music video for "Galaxy Supernova" was released on September 5, 2013. It was directed by Japanese director Toshiyuki Suzuki.[10] The video features the members dancing in a "flashy virtual reality world" in multicolored jeans and outfits.[3] A behind the scene video was released on September 20, 2013, featuring scenes from the photo shoot for the collection as well as the group practicing their choreography.[11]

To promote the song in Japan, the group gave a Secret Live performance of "Galaxy Supernova" and "Gee" to 200 fans in Tokyo on the release day of the single and held a "Premium Talk" event on September 19 in Osaka.[12] The group later held a live event for 500 people who bought the single on November 4, 2013 in Tokyo.[13] On January 12, 2014, the group performed the song and the Japanese version of "Genie" on Japanese television music show Live Monster on January 12, 2014.[14]

Composition and reception

"Galaxy Supernova" is an electropop song that features "pulsing" synthesizers in its composition.[3] Upon its release, "Galaxy Supernova" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Jeff Benjamin from Billboard praised the song's musical styles as catchy "earworm hooks" and compared it to the group's previous Japanese singles "Mr. Taxi" and "Paparazzi" for the same electropop production.[3] Patrick St. Michael writing for The Japan Times picked "Galaxy Supernova" as one of the outstanding songs that "play to [the group]'s strengths" on its parent album Love & Peace and labelled it a successor to "Mr. Taxi".[15]

"Galaxy Supernova" was a commercial success in Japan. The single took the number four spot on its first day of release on Oricon Daily Singles Chart.[16] The following day, it rose to the number one spot on the Daily Chart, selling 14,565 physical copies.[17] It peaked at number three on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[18] It became the eighth best-selling physical single of September in Japan, selling 62,371 copies.[19]

"Galaxy Supernova" debuted at number 39 on the Japan Hot 100–a chart operated by Billboard magazine on September 23, 2013.[20] The following week, it rose to number four on the chart, which later became its peak.[21] It dropped to number nine on the chart the following week.[22] On the Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay chart, the single debuted at number 75 on September 23, 2013,[23] and later peaked at number six on September 30, 2013.[24] "Galaxy Supernova" also peaked at number 22 on the Hot Top Airplay,[25] and number two on the Hot Singles Sales.[26]

Track listing

CD and digital download[4][27]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Galaxy Supernova"   Kamikaoru, Frederik Nordsø Schjoldan, Fridolin N. Schjoldan, Martin Hedegaard Kamikaoru, Frederik Nordsø Schjoldan, Fridolin N. Schjoldan, Martin Hedegaard 3:10
2. "Do the Catwalk"   Junji Ishiwatari Kanata Okajima, Andreas Öberg, Maria Marcus 4:01
Total length:
 7:11

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[18] 3
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[21] 4
South Korean International Singles (Gaon)[29] 17

Release history

Region Date Format Distributor
Japan September 18, 2013 CD[4] Nayutawave Records
CD + DVD[28]
Digital download[27] Universal Music Japan

References

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