Holiday Night
Holiday Night | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 4, 2017 | |||
Recorded | November 4, 2016 – May 31, 2017 | |||
Studio | SM Studio Center (Seoul) | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 37:01 | |||
Language | Korean | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Lee Soo-man (exec.) | |||
Girls' Generation chronology | ||||
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Singles from Holiday Night | ||||
Holiday Night is the sixth Korean
The album is a primarily
Background and composition
Holiday Night consists of ten tracks in various genres. The first single "All Night" was written by
Release and promotion
On July 4, 2017, Girls' Generation was announced to be releasing their sixth studio album in August 2017 to commemorate the group's tenth debut anniversary.[5] On July 27, the album's title was revealed to be Holiday Night, ostensibly referring to its singles.[6] The album and its singles' music videos were released online on August 4, while physical copies became available on August 7, 2017.
To celebrate their anniversary, Girls' Generation held a fanmeeting titled "Holiday to Remember" on August 5, 2017, at Olympic Hall, where they performed "Holiday", "All Night" and "One Last Time" for the first time.[5] They performed the singles on South Korean music television shows on August 10, 12 and 13, 2017.
Commercial performance
Holiday Night sold over 90,000 copies within one week after being released, surpassing
It was the 18th best-selling album of 2017 with 167,638 physical copies.
Track listing
Credits adapted from Naver
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Girls Are Back" |
| 3:34 | ||
7. | "Sweet Talk" |
| 3:21 | ||
8. | "Love Is Bitter" |
|
|
| 3:38 |
9. | "It's You" (Korean: 오랜 소원; RR: Oraen Sowon; lit. Long Wish) |
|
| 3:53 | |
10. | "Light Up the Sky" | ] | 4:01 | ||
Total length: | 36:03 |
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[8] | 30 |
French Digital Albums ( SNEP)[9]
|
58 |
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] | 19 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 16 |
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 6 |
South Korean Albums ( Gaon)[13]
|
2 |
US | 5 |
US World Albums (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
Sales
Country | Sales |
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South Korean ( Gaon)[16]
|
167,638 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various[17] | August 4, 2017 | Digital download | SM Entertainment, Genie Music |
South Korea[18] | August 7, 2017 | CD |
References
- ^ McMullen, Chase (August 10, 2017). "Review: K-pop stalwarts Girls' Generation celebrate their tenth anniversary as a group with another immaculate album Holiday Night". The 405. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Holiday Night - The 6th Album".
- ^ Yoon Min-sik (July 28, 2017). "Girls' Generation to prerelease song Aug. 4". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ Yoon Min-sik (August 4, 2017). "Girls' Generation marks decadelong career with 'Holiday Night'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Yoon Min-sik (July 4, 2017). "Girls' Generation celebrates 10-year anniversary with new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Generation to release sixth full-length album next month". Yonhap News Agency. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Lee Moon-won (August 16, 2017). "소녀시대, 아직 은퇴는 이르다". Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the originalon September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Albums: August 14, 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.
- ^ "Weekly CD Ranking – August 28, 2017" (in Japanese). Oricon.
- ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- Gaon Chart(in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "Girls Generation Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Girls Generation Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Year-end 2017" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Holiday Night – The 6th Album by Girls' Generation". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017.
- ^ 소녀시대 6집 – Holiday Night (in Korean). Hanteo. Retrieved August 17, 2017.