Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)
| "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" | ||||
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| Single by Billlie | ||||
| from the EP The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | August 31, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 3:26 | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Llano | |||
| Billlie singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" on YouTube | ||||
"Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" (stylized as RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world)) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Billlie for their third extended play The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two. It was released as the lead single by Mystic Story on August 31, 2022. It was written by Llano, composed by Sjoerd de Vries, Galeyn Tenhaeff, Catalina Schweighauser while Sjeord also worked on arranging.
Composition and lyrics[edit]
The title song "Ring Ma Bell (What a Wonderful World)" is a hard rock number that starts with a 70's crunchy overdrive guitar riff.[1] The title track was written by Llano, composed by Sjoerd de Vries, Galeyn Tenhaeff, Catalina Schweighauser while Sjeord also worked on arranging. It is written in Korean and English and is composed in the key of F minor, with a tempo of 137 beats per minute with a running time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds.[2]
Background and release[edit]
The track was first announced on August 16 2022, through a track list image released by Mystic Story on different social media platforms.[3] It was first heard on August 30 through a spoiler clip,[4] and the official track was released alongside the EP on August 31, 2022, accompanied by its music video uploaded on YouTube by Mystic Story.[5][6]
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from Melon.[7]
- Sjoerd de Vries – composition, arrangement
- Galeyn Tenhaeff – composition
- Catalina Schweighauser – composition
- Le'mon – lyrics
- Jungsu Peacedelic Han – production
- Kim Ji-hyun – recording engineer
- Seo Yu-duk – recording engineer
- Shin Bong-won (Glob) – mixing engineer
- Junki Hyung-kwon – mixing engineer
- Jun-sung – mixing engineer
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea Download (Circle)[8] | 32 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Various |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Park, Ah-reum (August 8, 2022). "빌리, 8월 말 초고속 컴백‥걸그룹 대전 합류[공식]" [Billlie, a high-speed comeback at the end of August…[Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Naver., Pop rock
- ^ "Key And BPM For "RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world)"". Tunebat. August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Yeo, Gladys (August 16, 2022). "Billlie announce release date for third mini-album 'the Billage of perception: chapter two'". NME. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Billlie - RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world) | track sudden drop (Online video). South Korea: Mystic Story. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Yeo, Gladys (August 31, 2022). "Billlie rock out in music video for 'RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world)'". NME. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ Billlie - 'RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world)' M/V (Online video). South Korea: Mystic Story. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Billage Of Perception: Chapter Two" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. Mystic Story. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Melon.
- ^ "Download Chart – Week 36 of 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2022.