Taxi (Jo Yu-ri song)

"Taxi" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Jo Yu-ri for her second extended play Love All. It was released as the EP's lead single by WakeOne on August 9, 2023.

"Taxi"
Single by Jo Yu-ri
from the EP Love All
LanguageKorean
ReleasedAugust 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
Studio
  • WakeOne Studio
  • JoeLab
  • 821 Sound Mastering
  • Doobdoob Studio
GenreDance-pop
Length2:49
Label
Composer(s)
  • Ludwig Lindell
  • Paulina "Pau" Cerrilla
  • Chris Meyer
Lyricist(s)Hwang Yu-bin
Jo Yu-ri singles chronology
"Loveable"
(2022)		 "Taxi"
(2023)
Music video
"Taxi" on YouTube

Background and release

On July 25, 2023, Wake One Entertainment announced Jo Yu-ri would be releasing her second extended play titled Love All, alongside the lead single "Taxi", on August 9.[1] On the same day, the highlight teaser video was released.[2] On August 7, the music video teaser was released.[3] The song was released alongside the extended play and its music video on August 9.[4]

Composition

"Taxi" is written by Hwang Yu-bin, composed and arranged by Ludwig Lindell with Paulina "Pau" Cerrilla, and Chris Meyer participating in the composition. It was described as a dance-pop song with lyrics about "reaching out in any way to expressing love despite clumsy words and actions in front of the exciting feeling of love".[5] "Taxi" was composed in the key of B major, with a tempo of 123 beats per minute.[6]

Commercial performance

"Taxi" debuted at number 24 on South Korea's Circle Download Chart,[7] and number 100 on the Circle BGM Chart,[8] in the chart issue dated August 6–12, 2023.

Promotion

Prior to the release of Love All, on August 9, 2023, Jo Yu-ri held a live event to introduce the extended play and its songs, including "Taxi", and to communicate with her fans.[9] She subsequently performed on two music programs in the first week: Mnet's M Countdown on August 10,[10] and SBS's Inkigayo on August 13.[11] She also performed at the Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree K-Pop Concert on August 11,[12] and MBC's Show! Music Core special broadcast of the 2023 Ulsan Summer Festival on August 12.[13] On the second and last week of promotion, she performed on two music programs: SBS M's The Show on August 15,[14] KBS's Music Bank on August 18,[15] Show! Music Core special broadcast of the 2023 Cheonan K-Culture Expo on August 19,[16] and Inkigayo on August 20,[17] where she won first place for her appearance in The Show.

Accolades
Music program awards for "Taxi"
Program Date Ref.
The Show August 15, 2023 [14]

Credits and personnel

Studio

Personnel

  • Jo Yu-ri – vocals
  • Adora – background vocals
  • Paulina "Pau" Cerrilla – background vocals, composition
  • Lily – vocal directing
  • Hwang Yu-bin – lyrics
  • Ludwig Lindell – composition, arrangement
  • Chris Meyer – composition
  • Lee Chang-hoon – recording
  • Dr. Joe – mixing
  • Kang Dong-ho – mixing (assistant)
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
  • Yoo Eun-jin – mastering (assistant)
  • Kwon Yu-jin – digital editing

Charts
Chart performance for "Taxi"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
South Korea Download (Circle)[7] 24
South Korea BGM (Circle)[8] 100

Release history
Release history for "Taxi"
Region Date Format Label
Various August 9, 2023

See also

References
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  2. Kang, Da-yun (August 3, 2023). "조유리, 타이틀곡 '택시' 하이라이트 클립 공개...'직진 고백송' 기대↑" [Jo Yu-ri, title song 'Taxi' highlight clip released...Anticipation of 'straight confession song'↑] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. Kim, Min-ji (August 8, 2023). "'컴백' 조유리, 신곡 '택시' MV 티저 공개...직진 고백송" ['Comeback' Jo Yu-ri, new song 'Taxi' MV teaser released...straight confession song] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. Kim, Na-yul (August 9, 2023). "조유리, 오늘(9일) 'Taxi'로 컴백..1년만 돌아온 올라운더" [Yuri Cho, comeback today (9th) with 'Taxi'...All-rounder who returned after 1 year] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
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  7. "Circle Download Chart – Week 32 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). August 6–12, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. "Circle BGM Chart – Week 32 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). August 6–12, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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  11. Yeon, Hwi-seon (August 13, 2023). ""역시 BTS" 방탄소년단 정국, '인기가요' 출연 없이도 1위 [종합]" ["As expected of BTS" Jungkook of the BTS, 1st place without appearing in 'Inkigayo' [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. Kim, Ji-won (August 14, 2023). "'1년 2개월 만에 컴백' 조유리, 잼버리→'인기가요'서 솔직+당당 직진 고백" ['Comeback in 1 year and 2 months' Jo Yu-ri, Jamboree → 'Inkigayo' honest + straight confession] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. Kim, Na-young (August 12, 2023). "'음중' 울산 특집으로 1위 발표 無...엔딩은 '샤랄라'한 태용 [MK★TV픽]" ['Music Core' Ulsan special feature no 1st place announced...The ending is 'Sharala' Taeyong [MK TV pick]] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. Kim, Na-yul (August 16, 2023). "조유리, 'TAXI' 컴백 후 음방 첫 1위.."노력에 항상 부응하는 아티스트 될 것"" [Jo Yu-ri, the first music show to win after the comeback of 'Taxi'.."I will always be an artist who lives up to my efforts"] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. Han, Hae-sun (August 18, 2023). "더보이즈 '립글로즈', '뮤뱅' 첫 1위..스테이씨·유노윤호 컴백+지효 솔로 데뷔[종합]" [The Boyz's 'Lip Gloss', 'Mu-Bang' first win...STAYC, U-Know Yunho's comeback + Jihyo's solo debut[Comprehensive]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. Lee, Nam-kyung (August 19, 2023). "'음악중심' 권은비→전소미, 치명부터 Hip까지...다채로운 '여름' 매력 파티[M+이슈TV]" ['Music Core' Kwon Eun-bi → Jeon So-mi, from fatality to Hip...Colorful 'summer' charm party [M+Issue TV]] (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
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