Roller Coaster (Nmixx song)

"Roller Coaster"
"Roller Coaster"
Single by Nmixx
from the album A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream
Language	Korean
Released	July 3, 2023
Genre	House
Length	2:59
Label	JYP; Republic;
Composer(s)	Justin Reinstein; Suhyppy; Anna Timgren;
Lyricist(s)	Seo Ji-eum
Nmixx singles chronology
Music video
	Roller Coaster on YouTube

"Roller Coaster" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released as a pre-release single for their third single album A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on July 3, 2023.

Background and release

On June 20, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Nmixx would be releasing their third single album, titled A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream, on July 11.^[1] Two days later, the promotional schedule was released. It was announced that a single from the album would be pre-released.^[2] On June 26, the track listing was released with "Roller Coaster" announced as the pre-release single.^[3] On June 30, the highlight medley teaser video was released.^[4] On July 2, the music video teaser was released.^[5] The song was released alongside its music video on July 3.^[6]

Composition

"Roller Coaster" was written by Seo Ji-eum, composed and arranged by Justin Reinstein, with Suhyppy, and Anna Timgren participating in the composition.^[7] It was described as "urban" house song with "dreamy pre-chorus".^[8] "Roller Coaster" was composed in the key of G major, with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
IZM	^[10]

So Seung-geun wrote for IZM that although the song "escapes the facade of "Mixx-pop", it still contains a weak melody".^[10]

Year-end lists for "Roller Coaster"
Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Dazed	Top 50 best K-pop tracks of 2023	6	^[11]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.^[7]

Studio

JYPE Studio – recording, mixing
Glab Studio – mixing for Dolby Atmos
821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Ingrid Studio – vocal editing

Personnel

Nmixx – vocals
Suhyppy – background vocals, composition, vocal directing
Seo Ji-eum – lyrics
Justin Reinstein – composition, arrangement, instruments
Anna Timgren – composition
Seo Eun-il – recording
Lee Tae-seop – mixing
Shin Bong-won – mixing
Park Nam-joo – mixing (assistant)
Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Emily Yeonseo Kim – vocal directing
Song Hee-jin (Solcire) – vocal directing
Mr Cho (Solcire) – vocal directing
Jung Eun-kyung – vocal editing

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Roller Coaster"
Chart (2023)	Peak position
South Korea (Circle)^[12]	100

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Roller Coaster"
Chart (2023)	Position
South Korea (Circle)^[13]	112

Release history

Release history for "Roller Coaster"
Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	July 3, 2023	Digital download streaming	JYP Republic

References

^ Lee, Min-ji (June 20, 2023). "엔믹스, 7월 11일 새 싱글 'A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream' 발매 [공식]" [Nmixx releases new single 'A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream' on July 11th [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Ahn, Yun-ji (June 22, 2023). "엔믹스, 신보 프로모션 스케줄러 공개..7월 3일 선공개곡 발매" [Nmixx unveils new album promotion scheduler..Pre-release song on July 3rd] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Ji-hye (June 26, 2023). "엔믹스, JYP 박진영표 신곡으로 컴백..명곡 예감 新시너지" [Nmixx, JYP's Park Jin-young comeback with a new song...Premonition of a masterpiece New synergy] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Ji, Min-kyung (June 30, 2023). "엔믹스, 새 앨범 하이라이트 메들리 공개..여름 요정 비주얼" [Nmixx unveils new album highlight medley...summer fairy visual] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Ahn, Tae-hyun (July 2, 2023). "엔믹스, 오늘 신곡 '롤러 코스터' MV 티저 공개...컴백 분위기 예열" [Nmixx, today's new song 'Roller Coaster' MV teaser release...Warming up the atmosphere for a comeback] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (July 3, 2023). "엔믹스, 오늘(3일) '롤러코스터' 선공개...컴백 예열 [DA:투데이]" [Enmix, pre-release of 'Roller Coaster' today (3rd)... Warming up for a comeback [DA:Today]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b "Roller Coaster" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. July 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Melon.
^ Jeong, Seung-min (July 2, 2023). "엔믹스, 청춘물 분위기 담은 선공개 곡 MV 티저 공개" [Nmixx releases a pre-release song MV teaser with a youth atmosphere] (in Korean). MHN Sports. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ "Key & BPM for Roller Coaster by Nmixx". Tunebat. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Roller Coaster". IZM. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ Glasby, Taylor (December 15, 2023). "From Jung Kook to NewJeans and aespa, we look back on the K-pop tracks that ruled the last 12 months". Dazed. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Digital Chart – Week 28 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
^ "Digital Chart – July 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2023.