Sheesh (Babymonster song)

On February 28, 2024, YG Entertainment announced Babymonster would be releasing their first extended play, Babymons7er, on April 1. It was also announced that Ahyeon would be joining the group after recovering from her health issues.^[1] On March 18, Yang Hyun-suk announced "Sheesh" as the lead single.^[2] The music video teaser featuring individual members was released on March 21 to 27 (in order: Ahyeon,^[3] Ruka,^[4] Chiquita,^[5] Rora,^[6] Asa,^[7] Pharita,^[8] and Rami).^[9] On March 28, a teaser video was released,^[10] followed by the album track sampler video a day later.^[11] The song was released alongside its music video and the extended play on April 1.^[12]

"Sheesh" was co-written by Choice37, Sonny, Lil G, LP, Choi Hyun-suk, and Sandra Wikström, with YG contributing to the composition alongside them. The arrangement was handled by LP, Choice37, YG, and Dee.P.^[13] Described as a hip hop dance song featuring "baroque-style piano melody and synthesizer rhythm".^[14] "Sheesh" was composed in the key of D major, with a tempo of 140 beats per minute.^[15]

The music video was released alongside the song by YG Entertainment on April 1, 2024. It surpassed 13.7 million views within 12 hours of release.^[16] The visual depicts "Babymonster roam[ing] the halls of an abandoned, haunted mansion" with later a scene "revealing [the mansion] to be laid out like an elaborate maze".^[17]

Prior to the release of Babymons7er, on March 31, 2024, Babymonster held a live event titled "Babymonster Debut Countdown Special" on YouTube, Weverse, and Naver, aimed at introducing the extended play and its tracks, including "Sheesh", and connecting with their fanbase.^[18]

On South Korean music programs, "Sheesh" achieved a first place win on the May 2 episode of M Countdown.^[19]