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Falling Up (Stray Kids song)

"Falling Up" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their second Japanese-language studio album Giant (2024). It was released as a single in three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—along with "Night" by Epic Records Japan and JYP Entertainment on October 7, 2024. The song serves as an ending theme for the "Workshop Battle" arc of the second seasons of Kami no Tō: Tower of God.

"Falling Up"
Single by Stray Kids
from the album Giant
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
  • Korean
A-side"Night"
ReleasedOctober 7, 2024
StudioJYPE (Seoul)
Genre
Length3:10
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Stray Kids singles chronology
"Chk Chk Boom"
(2024) 		"Falling Up" / "Night"
(2024) 		"Come Play"
(2024)

Background and release

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In 2020, Stray Kids previously performed the ending theme "Slump" for the Japanese anime adaption of South Korean webtoon series Tower of God, titled Kami no Tō: Tower of God.[1][2] "Slump" was later released as a B-side for the Japanese debut single "Top", which debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart, making the group the fourth foreign artist to do so in history after Jang Keun-suk, Exo, and iKon.[3]

The second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God was announced in November 2023,[4] and premiered in July next year, which the first arc "Return of the Prince" was accompanied by opening theme "Rise Up" and ending theme "Believe" by labelmate NiziU.[5] On September 8, 2024, it was announced that Stray Kids would be in charge of the opening and ending themes for the second arc of the second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God, subtitled "Workshop Battle".[6][7] The ending theme, titled "Falling Up", first appeared on the non-credit end titles for the anime, uploaded on October 2.[8] The song was released in three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—on October 7.[9]

Composition

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Stray Kids' members Bang Chan and Changbin wrote and co-composed "Falling Up" with Restart and Chae Gang-hae. KM-Markit and Sophia Pae co-wrote the Japanese and English versions, respectively. It is described as a combination of trap-pop and arena rock about overcoming adversity.[10]

Track listing

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  • Digital download and streaming – Japanese version
  1. "Falling Up" – 2:54
  • Digital download and streaming – English version
  1. "Falling Up" (English version) – 2:54
  • Digital download and streaming – Korean version
  1. "Night" (from Tower of God: Workshop Battle; Korean version) – 2:54
  2. "Falling Up" (from Tower of God: Workshop Battle; Korean version) – 3:10

Credits and personnel

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Personnel

  • Stray Kids – vocals
    • Bang Chan (3Racha) – background vocals, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal direction, vocal editing
    • Changbin (3Racha) – lyrics, composition, vocal direction
    • Han (3Racha) – vocal direction
  • KM-Markit – lyrics (Japanese version)
  • Sophia Pae – lyrics (English version)
  • Restart – composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming, vocal direction
  • Chae Gang-hae – composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming
  • Lee Kyeong-won – vocal editing
  • Lim Chan-mi – recording
  • Yoon Won-kwon – mixing
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Locations

  • JYPE Studios – recording
  • MadMiix – mixing
  • 821 Sound Mastering – mastering

Charts

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Chart performance for "Falling Up"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[11] 9
Japan Streaming (Billboard Japan)[12] 69
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[13] 13
South Korea Download (Circle)[14] 154
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[15] 96
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[16] 2

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Falling Up"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various October 7, 2024
  • Japanese
  • English
 Epic Japan [17]
Korean JYP
South Korea
  • Japanese
  • English

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese version only
  2. ^ English version only

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (May 13, 2020). "스트레이키즈, 웹툰 '신의 탑' OST 한국어·영어 버전 순차적 공개 [공식]". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Stray Kids、TVアニメ『神之塔 -Tower of God-』のオープニング主題歌「TOP -Japanese ver.-」の先行配信がスタート!". Lisani (in Japanese). April 28, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "6/15付週間シングルランキング1位はStray Kidsの「TOP -Japanese ver.-」". Oricon (in Japanese). June 25, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "TVアニメ『神之塔-Tower of God-』第2期、王子の帰還、工房戦2024年に放送決定". Spice (in Japanese). November 18, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "NiziU、1st EP「RISE UP」でグループ初の試み 4種のジャケ写&収録曲解禁". Modelpress (in Japanese). June 3, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Cardine, Kyle (September 8, 2024). "Stray Kids to Perform New Opening, Ending Theme Song for Tower of God Season 2". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Stray Kids、アニメ『神之塔 -Tower of God- 工房戦』OP&ED主題歌を担当". Barks (in Japanese). September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Stray Kidsが主題歌をつとめるアニメ『神之塔』のノンクレジットエンディング映像公開". The First Times (in Japanese). October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Stray Kids、TVアニメ『神之塔 -Tower of God- 工房戦』主題歌の「NIGHT」、「Falling Up」が、JAPAN 2nd Album『GIANT』に収録が決定! 10月7日(月)0時より先行配信も決定!". Encore (in Japanese). October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  10. ^ Partridge, Ken (October 7, 2024). "Stray Kids Fight Through Adversity On New Song "Falling Up"". Genius. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of October 16, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Streaming Songs – Week of October 23, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2024-10-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "Download Chart – Week 41 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "Stray Kids Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  17. ^ "Stray Kids、TVアニメ『神之塔 -Tower of God- 工房戦』主題歌、「NIGHT」、「Falling Up」の先行配信がスタート! English ver.およびKorean ver.も同時配信! 各配信ストアでの配信キャンペーンも開催!". Stray Kids Japan Official Website (in Japanese). October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
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