In the Dark (DJ Snake and Stray Kids song)

French DJ and record producer DJ Snake first met South Korean boy band Stray Kids in January 2024 at Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes, a charity event organized by Brigitte Macron, the spouse of the president of France Emmanuel Macron.^[1][2] In May 2025, the DJ announced his third studio album, titled Nomad.^[3] On 28 October, its track list and release date, 7 November, were revealed; "In the Dark", a collaboration with Stray Kids, appears as the sixth track.^[4]

"In the Dark" is two minutes and 59 seconds long^[5] produced by DJ Snake, Klahr, Liohn, who co-wrote with Nicolas Petitfrère, Ari PenSmith, Jenna Andrews, Nicholas Audino, Stephen Kirk, and Stray Kids' in-house production team 3Racha, consisting of Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han.^[6] Featured vocals by all Stray Kids members,^[7] the song is described as a "chill" and "body-rocking",^[8] "vapory" synthwave-influenced track about someone who is chasing love in late-night around town during summer^[9] and do not want to "live another day without someone in the dark."^[10]

• Stray Kids – vocals
  • Bang Chan (3Racha) – songwriting
  • Changbin (3Racha) – songwriting
  • Han (3Racha) – songwriting
• DJ Snake – songwriting, production
• Klahr – songwriting, production
• Liohn – songwriting, production
• Nicolas Petitfrère – songwriting, mixing, mastering
• Ari PenSmith – songwriting
• Jenna Andrews – songwriting
• Nicholas Audino – songwriting
• Stephen Kirk – songwriting
• Pete Adams – immersive mixing