"Icy" is a song by South Korean girl group Itzy from their debut EP, titled It'z Icy. It was released by JYP Entertainment as the lead single on July 29, 2019.[1][2]
On January 22, 2021, Itzy released their first English EP Not Shy (English Ver.), featuring the English version of "Icy", along with English versions of their other title tracks "Not Shy", "Wannabe" and "Dalla Dalla".
Itzy's first compilation album It'z Itzy, released on December 22, 2021, includes both Korean and Japanese-language versions of "Icy". The Japanese lyrics were written by D&H.[3]
Composition
"Icy" was written by J. Y. Park and Penomeco.[4] The song is written in the key D major and has a tempo of 125 beats per minute.[5] It has been described as a "fiery and energetic summer song that promotes the quintet's passions about music."[6][7] In a showcase, Itzy described the song as an extension of the group's first record, "Dalla Dalla," sharing similar meanings but having a more festive and upbeat air.[8][9] The pre-chorus lyrics, consisting of lines such as "Icy but I'm on fire" and "Look at me, I'm not a liar," serves as the lead-up to the dynamic chorus of the song, and according to Billboard's Tamar Herman, "may as well be the girl group's anthem."[10]
Critical reception
Pop Crush included "Icy" in their best songs of 2019 list, writing that "it's a song that should sound overwhelming in theory, but instead is balanced perfectly with strong vocals, creating an effervescent dance track that empowers listeners to be confident and believe in themselves."[11]
Music video
The music video for the title track was released at midnight of the same day and accumulated 18.1 million views within 24 hours.[12] The music video was ranked at No. 7 on 2019 YouTube's Most Popular Music Video in South Korea, the group's second song to enter the list, with "Dalla Dalla" ranked in second place.[13] As of August 2021, it has over 224 million views and 3,3 million likes on YouTube.[14] The music video for "Icy" was filmed in Los Angeles.[15]
^Hwang Hye- jin (July 29, 2019). "'컴백' ITZY "계속 바라던 박진영 자작곡으로 첫 활동, 너무 영광"" ['Come back' ITZY "Park Jin-young's first solo song, so honored"]. news.nate.com (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^"올해의 가수 (음원) 후보자" [Artist of the Year (Song) nominees]. 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards 2019 (in Korean). KMCA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^2019년 08월 Digital Chart [August 2019 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.