Teddy Bear (STAYC song)

On January 18, 2023, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing an album in February.^[2] On January 31, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their fourth single album titled Teddy Bear on February 14.^[3] The music video teasers were released on February 5 and 12.^[4][5]

"Teddy Bear" was written by B.E.P with Flyt, composed by B.E.P and Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado with Flyt.^[6] It was described as a pop punk song with lyrics that "contains a message of positivity that gives hope and comfort".^[7] "Teddy Bear" was composed in the key of G major, with a tempo of 119 beats per minute.^[8]

"Teddy Bear" debuted at number 56 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated February 12–18, 2023.^[9] It ascended to number four in the chart issue dated March 5–11, 2023.^[10] On the monthly Circle Digital Chart, the song debuted at number 55 in the chart issue dated February 2023,^[11] ascending to number four in the following month.^[12] The song also debuted at number 16 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated March 4, 2023.^[13]

Following the release of Teddy Bear, on February 14, 2023, STAYC held a live event to introduce the single album and its songs, including "Teddy Bear", and to communicate with their fans.^[14] The group subsequently performed four music programs in the first week: Mnet's M Countdown on February 16,^[15] KBS's Music Bank on February 17,^[16] MBC's Show! Music Core on February 18,^[17] and SBS's Inkigayo on February 19.^[18] On the second week of promotion, they performed on six music programs: SBS M's The Show on February 21,^[19] MBC M's Show Champion on February 22,^[20] M Countdown on February 23,^[21] Music Bank on February 24,^[22] Show! Music Core on February 25,^[23] and Inkigayo on February 26,^[24] where they won first place for all appearances except M Countdown and Show! Music Core. On the third week of promotion, they performed on six music programs: The Show on February 28,^[25] Show Champion on March 1,^[26] M Countdown on March 2,^[27] Music Bank on March 3,^[28] Show! Music Core on March 4,^[29] and Inkigayo on March 5.^[30] On the fourth and final week of promotion, they performed on three music programs: Show Champion on March 8,^[31] M Countdown on March 9,^[32] and Show! Music Core on March 11,^[33] where they won first place for all appearances except M Countdown.

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[36]

• STAYC – vocals
  • Sieun – chorus vocals
• B.E.P – lyrics, composition
  • Rado – arrangement, drums, chorus vocals, digital editing (at Vanguard Town)
• Jeon Goon – lyrics
• FLYT – composition, arrangement, keyboard, bass
• Jung Eun-kyung (정은경) – recording, digital editing (at Ingrid Studio)
• Yang Young-eun (양영은) – recording, digital editing (at Ingrid Studio)
• Kang Sun-young (강선영) – engineering
• Gu Jong-pil (구종필) – mixing (at Klang Studio)
• Joe LaPorta – mastering (at Sterling Sound)

• List of Inkigayo Chart winners (2023)
• List of Music Bank Chart winners (2023)
• List of Show! Music Core Chart winners (2023)
• List of Show Champion Chart winners (2023)
• List of The Show Chart winners (2023)