Holiday Night is the sixth Korean studio album and ninth overall by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally on August 4 and physically on August 7, 2017, by SM Entertainment to commemorate the group's tenth anniversary since their debut in 2007. Lee Soo-man, founder of SM Entertainment, served as the album's executive producer.
The album is a primarily pop record containing ten tracks including the double singles "Holiday" and "All Night", which were released simultaneously with the digital release of the album. It peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 160,000 physical copies as of September 2017. The album also peaked atop the Billboard World Albums and the Taiwanese G-Music Chart and appeared on record charts of Australia, France, Japan, and New Zealand.
Background and composition Holiday Night consists of ten tracks in various genres. The first single "All Night" was written by Kenzie, who penned Girls' Generation's debut single "Into the New World", while the second single "Holiday" was co-written by member Seohyun, who also wrote the track "Sweet Talk". Another track "It's You", a tribute to a fan-letter received by the group, was written by member Yuri.
Release and promotion On July 4, 2017, Girls' Generation was announced to be releasing their sixth studio album in August 2017 to commemorate the group's tenth debut anniversary. On July 27, the album's title was revealed to be Holiday Night, ostensibly referring to its singles. The album and its singles' music videos were released online on August 4, while physical copies became available on August 7, 2017.
To celebrate their anniversary, Girls' Generation held a fanmeeting titled "Holiday to Remember" on August 5, 2017, at Olympic Hall, where they performed "Holiday", "All Night" and "One Last Time" for the first time. They performed the singles on South Korean music television shows on August 10, 12 and 13, 2017.
Commercial performance Holiday Night sold over 90,000 copies within one week after being released, surpassing The Boys as Girls' Generation's fastest-selling Korean-language album. It debuted atop the Billboard World Album chart, and peaked at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart.
It was the 18th best-selling album of 2017 with 167,638 physical copies.
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from Holiday Night liner notes.
Studio SM Blue Ocean Studio – recording , mixing SM Blue Cup Studio – recording , mixing SM LVYIN Studio – recording , mixing Doobdoob Studio – recording, digital editing Ingrid Studio – recording SM Big Shot Studio – recording , digital editing , mixing SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording , mixing MonoTree Studio – recording, digital editing Prelude Studio – recording Seoul Studio – recording The Vibe Studio – recording SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel
SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer Lee Sung-soo – production director Tak Young-jun – management director Kim Young-min – executive supervisor Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor Girls' Generation – vocals Yuri – lyrics Seohyun – lyrics Jo Yoon-kyung – lyrics Lim Jung-hyo Deez – producer, composition, arrangement Anne Judith Stokke Wik – composition Christopher "Che" Jamal Pope – composition Rabih Jaber – composition Kenzie – lyrics, vocal directing , producer, composition , arrangement, piano Ollipop – producer, composition, arrangement Daniel Caesar (Caesar & Loui) – producer, composition, arrangement Ludwig Lindell (Caesar & Loui) – producer, composition, arrangement Hayley Aitken – composition, background vocals Lawrence Lee – producer, composition, arrangement Märta Grauers – composition Louise Frick Sveen – composition, background vocals January 8th (lalala Studio) – lyrics Andreas Öberg – composition, guitar Maria Marcus – producer, composition, arrangement, background vocals Gustav Karlström – composition Mafly (Joombas) – lyrics Lee Hee-ju (lalala Studio) – lyrics Mike Woods (Rice n' Peas) – producer, composition, arrangement Kevin White (Rice n' Peas) – producer, composition, arrangement Andrew Bazzi – composition MZMC – composition Wassily Gradovsky – composition Carolyn Jordan – composition Alice Penrose – composition, background vocals Mussashi – producer, arrangement Hwang Hyun – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, keyboards, strings conducting, strings arrangement, recording, Pro Tools operating, digital editing Mayu Wakisaka – composition Kevin Charge – producer, composition, arrangement Claire Rodrigues-Lee – composition, background vocals Erik Lidbom – producer, composition, arrangement Kim Jin-hwan – vocal directing G-High – vocal directing, recording, Pro Tools operating, digital editing Lee Joo-hyung – vocal directing, recording, digital editing , Pro Tools operating Choo Dae-kwan DK Choo – vocal directing, recording, Pro Tools operating, digital editing Shin Agnes – background vocals Choi Young-kyung – background vocals Shaylen Carroll – background vocals Park Seul-bi – background vocals Choi Hoon – bass Hong Jun-ho – guitar Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement On The String – strings Kim Eun-seok – drums Kim Byung-seok Megatone (13) – bass TST Horn Section – brass Kim Dong-ha – trumpet, brass conducting, brass arrangement Lee Han-jin – trombone Jung Hyo-seok – tenor saxophone Kim Cheol-sun – recording , mixing Jung Eui-seok – recording , mixing Lee Ji-hong – recording , mixing Ahn Chang-kyu – recording Jang Woo-young – recording , digital editing Min Sung-soo – recording assistant Jung Eun-kyung – recording Woo Min-jeong – recording assistant Lee Min-kyu – recording , digital editing , mixing Koo Jong-pil – recording , mixing Lee Chang-sun – recording Noh Sang-joon – recording assistant Jeong Ki-hong – recording Choi Da-in – recording Ji Yong-joo – recording Kwak Jeong-shin – recording Jeong Mo-yeon – recording Nam Koong-jin – mixing Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) 30 French Digital Albums (SNEP) 58 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 19 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 16 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) 6 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 2
Sales Country Sales South Korean (Gaon) 167,638
Release history Region Date Format Label Various August 4, 2017 Digital download SM, Genie South Korea August 7, 2017 CD
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