Falling Up (Stray Kids song)


"Falling Up" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their second Japanese-language studio album Giant. It was released as a single in three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—along with "Night" by Epic Records Japan and JYP Entertainment on October 7, 2024. The song serves as an ending theme for the "Workshop Battle" arc of the second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God.

Background and release

In 2020, Stray Kids previously performed the ending theme "Slump" for the Japanese anime adaption of South Korean webtoon series Tower of God, titled Kami no Tō: Tower of God. "Slump" was later released as a B-side for the Japanese debut single "Top", which debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart, making the group the fourth foreign artist to do so in history after Jang Keun-suk, Exo, and iKon.
The second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God was announced in November 2023, and premiered in July next year, which the first arc "Return of the Prince" was accompanied by opening theme "Rise Up" and ending theme "Believe" by labelmate NiziU. On September 8, 2024, it was announced that Stray Kids would be in charge of the opening and ending themes for the second arc of the second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God, subtitled "Workshop Battle". The ending theme, titled "Falling Up", first appeared on the non-credit end titles for the anime, uploaded on October 2. The song was released in three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—on October 7.

Composition

Stray Kids' members Bang Chan and Changbin wrote and co-composed "Falling Up" with Restart and Chae Gang-hae. KM-Markit and Sophia Pae co-wrote the Japanese and English versions, respectively. It is described as a combination of trap-pop and arena rock about overcoming adversity.

Track listing

Digital download and streaming – Japanese version
  1. "Falling Up" – 2:54Digital download and streaming – English version
  2. "Falling Up" – 2:54Digital download and streaming – Korean version
  3. "Night" – 2:54
  4. "Falling Up" – 3:10

Credits and personnel

Personnel
  • Stray Kids – vocals
  • * Bang Chan – background vocals, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal direction, vocal editing
  • * Changbin – lyrics, composition, vocal direction
  • * Han – vocal direction
  • KM-Markit – lyrics
  • Sophia Pae – lyrics
  • Restart – composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming, vocal direction
  • Chae Gang-hae – composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming
  • Lee Kyeong-won – vocal editing
  • Lim Chan-mi – [Sound Sound recording and reproduction|recording and reproduction|recording]
  • Yoon Won-kwon – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
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