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"Day by Day" is a remake song recorded by South Korean singer and Red Velvet member Joy. Originally recorded and released by female duo As One in 1999, the song was re-recorded and was released on May 31, 2021, by SM Entertainment as a track from her special remake album, Hello. Composed by Shim Sang-won and written by Yoon Sa-rah, it is an emotional medium tempo R&B ballad song. The track is about expressing courage little by little to people who have been by her side for a long time. The song debuted at position 108 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and charted at position 99 on the Billboard K-Pop 100.

Background and composition

SM Entertainment revealed that Joy will be releasing "Day by Day" for her special album Hello at 6:00 PM of May 31, 2021. It was reported that a mood sampler, a track posters, and a teaser image for the song was released on the midnight of May 23. The track is a remake of the same name released by female duo As One in 1999.

"Day by Day" was composed by Shim Sang-won and was written by Yoon Sa-rah. Musically, it was described as an emotional medium tempo R&B ballad song. The track was noted for its "groovy" bass rhythm. The song is composed in the key of E major with a tempo of 126 beats per minute. Lyrically, it expresses one's desire to be brave and approach the people who have been around for a long time. The lyrics is described as a track with a "lyrical episode sound" as it "stimulates emotion".

Promotion and reception

On June 4, 2021, Joy performed "Day by Day" on Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook. The song debuted at number 108 on the 23nd weekly issue of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for 2021 during the period dated May 30 – June 5. The track also debuted at position 22 and position and number 117 on the Gaon Download Chart and Gaon Streaming Chart, respectively. The song entered the Billboard K-Pop 100 at position 99 on the chart issue dated June 19, 2021.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hello.

Studio

• Recorded at SM Yellow Tail Studio
• Engineered for mix at SM Lvyin Studio
• Mixed at SM Blue Cup Studio
• Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering

Personnel

• Joy – vocals, background vocals
• Yoon Sa-rah – lyrics
• Shim Sang-won – composition
• minGtion – arrangement, vocal directing, bass, piano, digital editing
• Park Shin-won – guitar
• Lee So-jeong – background vocals
• No Min-ji – recording
• Lee Ji-hong – mixing engineer
• Jeong Eui-seok – mixing
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

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13. 2021년 23주차 Streaming Chart [2021, Week 23 Streaming Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. May 30 – June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
14. ^ "Billboard K-Pop 100 – The Week of June 19, 2021". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
15. Hello (photobook). Joy. South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus. 2021. Credits.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

• 1999 songs
• Joy (singer) songs