Cosmic (song)

On June 10, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Red Velvet would be releasing their seventh Korean extended play titled Cosmic.^[1] On June 13, it was announced that the lead single would be titled "Cosmic".^[2] On June 23, the music video teaser was released.^[3] The song was released alongside its music video and the extended play on June 24.^[4] The music video was inspired by the 2019 horror film Midsommar.^[5]

"Cosmic" was written, composed, and arranged by Kenzie, with Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Adrian McKinnon, and Ellen Berg participating in the composition, and Moonshine participating in the arrangement.^[6] It was described as a dance-pop song characterized by "synth strings and disco rhythm" with "fairytale-like" lyrics "about meeting [the listener], a lonely traveler who crash-landed on [Red Velvet] and learning about infinite love like the universe".^[7] "Cosmic" was composed in the key of C-sharp major, with a tempo of 106 beats per minute.^[8]

"Cosmic" debuted at number 29 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated June 23–29, 2024.^[9] In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 36 on the RMNZ Hot Singles in the chart issue dated July 1, 2024.^[10] In United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 90 on the OCC's UK Singles Download Chart,^[11] and number 93 on the OCC's UK Singles Sales Chart in the chart issue dated July 5–11, 2024.^[12]

Prior to the release of Cosmic, on June 24, 2024, Red Velvet held a live event called "Red Velvet 'Cosmic' Countdown Live" on YouTube, TikTok, and Weverse, aimed at introducing the extended play and its songs, including "Cosmic", and connecting with their fanbase.^[13] They subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week of promotion: Mnet's M Countdown on June 27,^[14] KBS's Music Bank on June 28,^[15] and SBS's Inkigayo on June 30.^[16] In the second week of promotion, they performed on three music programs: M Countdown on July 4,^[17] Music Bank on July 5,^[18] and Show! Music Core on July 6.^[19]

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.^[6]

Studio

• SM Aube Studio – recording
• SM Yellow Tail Studio – digital editing
• Doobdoob Studio – digital editing
• SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
• Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel

• SM Entertainment – executive producer
• Park Jun-young – creative executive
• Red Velvet – vocals, background vocals
• Adrian McKinnon – background vocals, composition
• Ellen Berg – background vocals, composition
• Kenzie – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing
• Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine) – composition, arrangement
• Ludvig Evers (Moonshine) – composition, arrangement
• Kim Hyo-joon – recording
• Noh Min-ji – digital editing
• Jang Woo-young – digital editing
• Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
• Chris Gehringer – mastering