Giant (Stray Kids song) explained

Giant
Type:single
Artist:Stray Kids
Album:Giant
Released:November 13, 2024
Studio:
  • JYPE (Seoul)
  • Channie's "Room" (Seoul)
Genre:
Length:2:54
Label:Epic Japan
Composer:
Lyricist:
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Yohei
Prev Title:Come Play
Prev Year:2024

"Giant" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their second Japanese-language studio album Giant (2024). It was released as a single through Epic Records Japan on November 13, 2024, concurrently with the album and its music video.

Background and release

On September 30, 2024, Stray Kids announced their second Japanese-language studio album, titled Giant.[1] The track list was revealed on October 11, which the title track "Giant" appears as the first track.[2] The song was released alongside the album on November 13.[3]

Composition

Stray Kids' in-house production team 3Racha—Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—wrote "Giant" alongside Restart and Chae Gang-hae. Yohei was in charge of the song's Japanese lyrics. "Giant" is a combination of boom bap and dubstep with strong bass and synthesizer sounds.[4] Lyrically, the song expresses "working hard and refusing to take anything for granted, no matter how famous you get."[5]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Giant" premiered on November 13, 2024, in conjunction with the album and the song releases. Directed by Novvkim,[6] the video depicts Stray Kids in the underground, where they are built what looks like an upscaled ant farm. The members also collect and gather bejewelled eggs to complete their base.[7]

Live performances

Stray Kids included "Giant" on the setlist on the Japan shows of their Dominate World Tour, where they gave the debut performance at Tokyo Dome on November 14, 2024.[8] The group performed the song for the first time on television at Best Artist 2024 on November 30,[9] and later 2024 FNS Music Festival on December 4.[10]

Credits and personnel

Personnel

Locations

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[11] 26
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[12] 53
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 2

Notes and References

  1. News: Stray Kids、東阪ドーム公演前に日本2ndアルバム発売へ 2ショット撮影会も決定 . November 28, 2024 . . September 30, 2024.
  2. News: Stray Kids、日本2ndアルバム「GIANT」メインビジュアルとジャケット写真&収録内容を一挙公開! . November 28, 2024 . Kstyle . October 11, 2024 . ja.
  3. News: Ji . Min-kyung . 스트레이 키즈, 11월 13일 日 정규 2집 'GIANT' 발표..글로벌 활약ing . November 28, 2024 . Osen . October 15, 2024 . ko.
  4. Web site: Stray Kids GIANT . Stray Kids Official Website . November 28, 2024 . ja.
  5. Web site: Partridge . Ken . Stray Kids Assert Their Power On New Song "GIANT" . . November 28, 2024 . November 13, 2024.
  6. Novvkim . novvkim . DCRpVR1Pc0d . November 13, 2024 . / Stray Kids - GIANT / @realstraykids . November 28, 2024.
  7. News: Chin . Carmen . Stray Kids drop music video for new Japanese single 'Giant' . November 28, 2024 . . November 13, 2024.
  8. News: Stray Kids「夢のような3日間。歌手になって良かったな」 東京ドーム公演にメンバー歓喜 . November 28, 2024 . . November 18, 2024 . ja.
  9. News: 『ベストアーティスト2024』タイムテーブル発表。出演者にNewJeans、星野源、ミセスら . November 30, 2024 . Cinra . November 29, 2024 . ja.
  10. News: FNS歌謡祭 : 第1夜の午後8時~9時のタイムテーブル 松たか子が18年ぶり出演でゆずとコラボ バナナマン扮するフォークデュオ・赤えんぴつ、timelesz、乃木坂46も . December 4, 2024 . . December 4, 2024 . ja.
  11. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2024-11-25 . . November 28, 2024 . ja.
  12. Web site: Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. November 28, 2024.
  13. Stray Kids Chart History (World Digital Song Sales). Billboard. November 28, 2024.

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