"Melt Down" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Day6 for their ninth extended play, Band Aid. It was released as the EP's lead single by JYP Entertainment on September 2, 2024.
Background and release On August 9, 2024 JYP Entertainment released a teaser video announcing Day6's ninth EP through their social media accounts, in which the members of Day6 are playing instruments. JYP Entertainment posted concept photos of each member of Day6 and posted four group images on August 30. On September 2, 2024, both "Melt Down" and their ninth EP, Band Aid, were released.
Composition "Melt Down" Is written by Young K and composed by Young K, Sungjin, Wonpil and Hong Ji-sang. "Melt Down" is characterized by melodic punk sounds accentuated by a drum beat; its lyrics narrate the emotion brought by finding a love that heals and brings warmth to one's life. The song is composed in the key F minor and has 185 beats per minute and a running time of 2 minutes and 46 seconds.
Promotion Day6 held their first comeback stage for "Melt Down" on Mnet M Countdown on September 5. Day6 also performed on three other music programs in the first week of promotion: Music Bank on September 6, Show! Music Core, on September 7 and SBS's Inkigayo on September 8.
Accolades +Music program wins Program Date (3 total) Ref.Show! Music Core (MBC) September 14 September 21 September 28
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2024) Peakposition South Korea (Circle)1 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)3 Global Excl. US (Billboard) 157
Monthly charts + Chart (September 2024) Peakposition South Korea (Circle) 3
Year-end charts + Chart (2024) Position South Korea (Circle) 98
Release history + Region Date Format Label Various September 2, 2024 JYP
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