Galaxy Supernova

"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"
"Galaxy Supernova" is an electropop song that was compared to the group's previous singles "Mr. Taxi" and "Paparazzi".
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"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. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Galaxy Supernova"  Kamikaoru, Frederik Nordsø Schjoldan, Fridolin N. Schjoldan, Martin HedegaardKamikaoru, Frederik Nordsø Schjoldan, Fridolin N. Schjoldan, Martin Hedegaard 3:10
2. "Do the Catwalk"  Junji IshiwatariKanata 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

Release history

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

References

  1. ↑ Galaxy Supernova (CD + DVD, limited edition liner notes) (Media notes). Girls' Generation. Japan: Universal Music Japan. UPCH-89161.
  2. ↑ "Love & Peace (CD+DVD / Blu-ray)" (in Chinese). Universal Music Hong Kong. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Benjamin, Jeff (September 17, 2013). "Girls' Generation Releases 'Galaxy Supernova' in Japan". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Galaxy Supernova by Girls' Generation" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Amazon Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Galaxy Supernova – Single" (in Chinese). iTunes Store Hong Kong. Apple Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Galaxy Supernova – Single". iTunes Store Singapore. Apple Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Galaxy Supernova – Single" (in Chinese). iTunes Store Taiwan. Apple Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Galaxy Supernova (初回限定盤)(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Amazon Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ "少女時代・新曲MUSIC VIDEO解禁　サマンサタバサとタイアップ決定！" (in Japanese). Girls' Generation official website. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Galaxy Supernova – Music Video Direction" (in Japanese). Takashi Office. Space Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Girls' Generation takes you behind the scenes for their Samantha Thavasa jeans endorsement". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Release of Galaxy Supernova" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ "少女時代　ライブハウスでのステージにご招待!!!" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  14. ↑ Girls' Generation (January 12, 2014). Live Monster (television music show) (in Japanese). Japan.
  15. ↑ St. Michael, Patrick (January 14, 2014). "Girls' Generation 'Love & Peace' | Review". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Oricon Daily Single Chart: September 17, 2013". Oricon. Oricon Entertainment Inc. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Oricon Daily Single Chart: September 18, 2013". Oricon. Oricon Entertainment Inc. September 18, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Weekly CD Rankings: September 30, 2013" (in Japanese). Oricon. Oricon Entertainment Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Monthly Charts: September 2013" (in Japanese). Oricon. Oricon Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Japan Hot 100: September 23, 2013". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  21. 1 2 "Japan Hot 100: September 30, 2013". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. September 30, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Japan Hot 100: October 7, 2013". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Airplay: September 23, 2013". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Airplay: September 30, 2013". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Hot Top Airplay: September 9, 2013". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Hot Singles Sales: September 30, 2013". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Galaxy Supernova – Single" (in Japanese). iTunes Store Japan. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014.
  28. 1 2 "Galaxy Supernova [CD + DVD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

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