Crossroads (GFriend song)
2020 single by GFriend
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"Crossroads" (Korean: 교차로; RR: Gyocharo) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their eighth extended play 回:Labyrinth. The song was released as the title track of the EP on February 3, 2020 by Source Music. The Japanese single album 回:Labyrinth ~Crossroads~ was released on October 14, 2020 by King Records, including the Japanese versions of "Crossroads" and "Labyrinth".[1]
| "Crossroads" | ||||
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Japanese version cover | ||||
| Single by GFriend | ||||
| from the EP Labyrinth | ||||
| B-side | "Labyrinth" | |||
| Released | February 3, 2020 October 14, 2020 (Japanese version) | |||
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| Length | 3:23 | |||
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| Songwriter | Noh Joo-hwan | |||
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| "Crossroads" on YouTube | ||||
Composition
The song was written by Noh Jooh-wan and was produced by him and Lee Won-jong.[2] They both already made other GFriend songs such as "Time for the Moon Night" and "Sunrise".[3][4] It was described by Billboard's Tamar Herman, as a song which is "quintessentially GFriend with its melodic, string-oriented soaring synth-pop as the members sing about".[5]
On November 9, 2020, the song was included in the group third studio album 回:Walpurgis Night.[6]
Chart performance
The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending February 7, 2020.[7]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on February 3, 2020, at the same moment as the EP. For the first time, it was uploaded on HYBE Labels' YouTube channel after that the company Big Hit Entertainment (now known as Hybe Corporation) acquired Source Music in July 2019.[8][9]
Track listing
Accolades
| Program | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| The Show | February 11, 2020 | [12] |
| February 18, 2020 | [13] | |
| M Countdown | February 13, 2020 | [14] |
| February 20, 2020 | [citation needed] | |
| Music Bank | February 14, 2020 | [citation needed] |
| Inkigayo | February 16, 2020 | [15] |
| Show Champion | February 19, 2020 | [16] |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | February 3, 2020 | [10] | ||
| Japan | October 14, 2020 | King Records | [11] |