"Cream Soda" is a song by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, released on July 10, 2023, by SM Entertainment as the third single and title track for their seventh studio album Exist.
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Background and release
In January 2023, the group's leader, Suho, announced that the group was set to release new music after spring.
From July 3 to 6, 2023, a set of individual and group teaser images was released on Exo's official social media accounts with the caption "EXO 'Cream Soda'". On July 9, the music video teaser for "Cream Soda" was released. On July 10, Exo released the song alongside the music video and the album's release.
Composition
"Cream Soda" was composed by Tre Jean-Marie, Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr., Ebenezer Fabiyi, Bobby Candler and Adrian Mckinnon, and arranged by Jean-Marie, Kwei-Armah and Imlay. Produced in the key E Minor, with a tempo of 156 BPM, it is a dance-pop song with an exotic rhythm and upbeat brass, keyboard and drum instrumentation. It features sensual vocals, and the lyrics, which were written by Moon Seol-li, compare the soft yet thrilling moment of falling in love to cream soda.
Accolades
"Cream Soda" won a first place on the music program Music Bank on July 21, 2023.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Studio
SM Big Shot Studio – recording, digital editing
SM LVYIN Studio – recording
SM SSAM Studio – recording
SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
821 Sound – mastering
Personnel
SM Entertainment – executive producer
Exo – vocals
Moon Seol-li – lyrics
Tre Jean-Marie – producer, composition, arrangement, instruments programming
Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr. – producer, composition, arrangement, instruments programming
Ebenezer Fabiyi – composition
Bobby Candler – composition
Adrian McKinnon – composition
IMLAY – producer, arrangement
Young Chance – vocal directing, background vocals
Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing
Lee Ji-hong – recording
Kang Eun-ji – recording
Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
Kwon Nam-woo – mastering