"Roller Coaster" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released as a pre-release single for their third single album A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on July 3, 2023.
| "Roller Coaster" | ||||
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| Single by Nmixx | ||||
| from the album A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | July 3, 2023 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Seo Ji-eum | |||
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| Roller Coaster on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
On June 20, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their third single album, titled A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream, on July 11.[1] Two days later, the promotional schedule was released. It was announced that a single from the album would be pre-released.[2] On June 26, the track listing was released with "Roller Coaster" announced as the pre-release single.[3] On June 30, the highlight medley teaser video was released.[4] On July 2, the music video teaser was released.[5] The song was released alongside its music video on July 3.[6]
Composition
"Roller Coaster" was written by Seo Ji-eum, composed and arranged by Justin Reinstein, with Suhyppy, and Anna Timgren participating in the composition.[7] It was described as "urban" house song with "dreamy pre-chorus".[8] "Roller Coaster" was composed in the key of G major, with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.[9]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| IZM |    [10] |
So Seung-geun wrote for IZM that although the song "escapes the facade of "Mixx-pop", it still contains a weak melody".[10]
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dazed | Top 50 best K-pop tracks of 2023 | 6 | [11] |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Melon.[7]
Studio
- JYPE Studio – recording, mixing
- Glab Studio – mixing for Dolby Atmos
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
- Ingrid Studio – vocal editing
Personnel
- Nmixx – vocals
- Suhyppy – background vocals, composition, vocal directing
- Seo Ji-eum – lyrics
- Justin Reinstein – composition, arrangement, instruments
- Anna Timgren – composition
- Seo Eun-il – recording
- Lee Tae-seop – mixing
- Shin Bong-won – mixing
- Park Nam-joo – mixing (assistant)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
- Emily Yeonseo Kim – vocal directing
- Song Hee-jin (Solcire) – vocal directing
- Mr Cho (Solcire) – vocal directing
- Jung Eun-kyung – vocal editing
Charts
Monthly charts
| Chart (2023) | Position |
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| South Korea (Circle)[13] | 112 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | July 3, 2023 |