Holiday Night

Holiday Night
Studio album by Girls' Generation
Released August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
(see release history)
Recorded November 2016 – May 2017
Studio S.M. Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop
Length 37:01
Language Korean
Label
Producer Lee Soo-man (exec.)
Girls' Generation chronology
Lion Heart
(2015)Lion Heart2015		 Holiday Night
(2017)
Singles from Holiday Night
  1. "All Night"
    Released: August 4, 2017
  2. "Holiday"
    Released: August 4, 2017

Holiday Night is the sixth Korean-language studio album (ninth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally on August 4 and physically on August 7, 2017 by S.M. Entertainment and Genie Music. Marking the group's tenth debut anniversary, the album contains ten tracks including the double singles "All Night" and "Holiday".

Background and composition

Holiday Night consists of ten tracks in various genres. The first single "All Night" was written by Kenzie, who penned Girls' Generation's debut single "Into the New World", while the second single "Holiday" was co-written by member Seohyun, who also wrote the track "Sweet Talk".[1] Another track "It's You", a tribute to the group's fan, was written by member Yuri.[2]

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.[3] On July 27, the album's title was revealed to be Holiday Night, ostensibly referring to its singles.[4] 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.[3] The group is set to begin performing the singles on South Korean music television shows on August 10, 2017.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Girls Are Back"
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Im Jung-hyo
3:31
2."All Night"Kenzie
3:46
3."Holiday"
  • Lawrence Lee
  • Marta Grauers
  • Louise Frick Sveen
3:24
4."Fan"KenzieKenzie3:56
5."Only One"January 8
3:22
6."One Last Time"
  • Mafly
  • Lee Hee-ju
3:40
7."Sweet Talk"Seohyun
  • Wassily Gradovsky
  • Carolyn Jordan
  • Alice Penrose
  • Mussashi
3:26
8."Love Is Bitter"Hwang Hyun
3:43
9."It's You" (오랜 소원)Yuri
  • Kevin Charge
  • Claire Rodrigues Lee
3:59
10."Light Up the Sky"Kenzie
4:01
Total length:37:01

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[5] 30
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[6] 19
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[7] 6

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide August 4, 2017 Digital download
South Korea August 7, 2017 CD

References

  1. ↑ Yoon Min-sik (July 28, 2017). "Girls’ Generation to prerelease song Aug. 4". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Yoon Min-sik (August 4, 2017). "Girls’ Generation marks decadelong career with ‘Holiday Night’". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Yoon Min-sik (July 4, 2017). "Girls’ Generation celebrates 10-year anniversary with new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Girls' Generation to release sixth full-length album next month". Yonhap News. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hot Albums: August 14, 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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