"'Voltage" is a song by the South Korean girl group Itzy. It is the group's first Japanese maxi single. The song was released by Warner Music Japan on April 6, 2022.[1]
The single contains 4 tracks, including the title song 'Voltage' and the B-side 'Spice' with the instrumental versions of both songs.[2] "Voltage" was written by Mayu Wakisaka who wrote some of Twice's hit songs such as Candy Pop and Knock Knock.[3] It was described as pop-rock track that characterized by strong rap, Lyrically, it contains a message of that 'We will move forward confidently' by comparing the group's exhilarating energy to the song name 'Voltage'.[4] It was composed in the key of F Minor, with a tempo of 107 beats per minute.[5]
Prior to the release of the official release, the music video was released on March 24, it helped the single to climbed to the second place on Oricon daily single chart on April 5. In addition, it took the top spot on the Japanese Tower Records Daily Sales Chart, K-pop/World Reservation Chart, and K-pop/World Sales Chart, As of the 6th, it ranked 2nd on the Japanese iTunes K-Pop Daily Album Chart and 8th on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart.[7][4]
^ abYoon, Sang-geun (April 7, 2022). "ITZY 일본 싱글 'Voltage' 오리콘 일간 싱글 차트 '2위'" [ITZY Japanese single 'Voltage' Oricon daily single chart '2nd place']. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^"Voltage". Tune Bat. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^Kim, Hee-sun (April 8, 2022). "있지(ITZY), 일본 첫 오리지널 싱글 'Voltage'…타워레코드 1위" [ITZY, Japan's first original single 'Voltage'... Tower Records 1st place]. News inside (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2022.