Clé: Levanter

Clé: Levanter (stylized as Clé : LEVANTER) is the fifth extended play (sixth overall) by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. It was released on December 9, 2019 by JYP Entertainment and distributed through Dreamus. The EP spawned three singles. Its lead single, "Double Knot", was released on October 9, 2019, followed by "Astronaut" on November 14, 2019 and the title track "Levanter" on the same day as the EP released date.

Clé: Levanter
Digital cover, streaming version (concept artwork with gray, lighter gray and blue, digital design).
EP by
Stray Kids
ReleasedDecember 9, 2019
Recorded2019
Studio
  • The Vibe Studio
  • RCAVE Sound
  • W Sound
  • Jisang’s Studio
  • Ingrid Studio
  • 821 Sound
Genre
Length27:20
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Stray Kids chronology
Clé 2: Yellow Wood
(2019)		 Clé: Levanter
(2019)		 SKZ2020
(2020)
Singles from Clé: Levanter
  1. "Double Knot"
    Released: October 9, 2019
  2. "Astronaut"
    Released: November 14, 2019
  3. "Levanter"
    Released: December 9, 2019

The EP was originally set to be released on November 25, 2019, but was delayed to December 9, 2019, due to member Woojin's departure from the group on October 27, 2019.[1] Woojin's departure resulted in the group having to re-record the songs on the EP without Woojin's voice.

Background

On the half of October with the success of the release of Double Knot, JYP announced that the group will held Olympic Hall starting November 23–24, with their upcoming mini-album Clé: Levanter will be released on November 25.

Following Woojin's departure was announced on the end of October, the group was scheduled to release on December as a result. Concept teasers were released on November 27 following the music video teasers on December 6–7 and the full music video release on December 9.

Commercial performance

Clé: Levanter success in term of album sales, debuting atop the Gaon Album Chart and topping the chart for two consecutive weeks. The EP became the second best-selling album for the December issue of Gaon Monthly Album Chart with 182,300 copies sold.[2] The EP also charted at number 30 of Gaon Year-End Album Chart for 2019, became the best-selling album of the group in 2019.[3]

Track listing
Clé: Levanter – Digital EP
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Stop"3Racha[lower-alpha 1]
  • Matthew Tishler
  • Crash Cove
3:10
2."Double Knot"3Racha
  • DallasK
  • Bang Chan
3:10
3."Levanter" (바람[lower-alpha 2])
  • 3Racha
  • Hong Ji-sang
Hong Ji-sang3:16
4."Booster"3Racha
  • Christian Fast
  • Henrik Nordenback
  • Albin Nordqvist
Henrik Nordenback3:41
5."Astronaut"3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Lorenzo Cosi
  • YK Koi
  • Lorenzo Cosi
  • YK Koi
2:59
6."Sunshine"Han
  • Han
  • Nick Lee
  • Josh Wei
  • Nick Lee
  • Josh Wei
3:42
7."You Can Stay"3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Cook Classics
Cook Classics3:28
Total length:23:25
Clé: Levanter – Physical EP bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
8."Mixtape#5"Stray Kids[lower-alpha 3]Stray KidsEdmmer, ALOM3:54
Total length:27:16

Charts

Accolades
Music program
Program Network Song Rank Date Ref.
M Countdown Mnet "Levanter" 1 December 19, 2019 [12]

Notes
  1. Normally in track's credit, 3Racha is separated as Bang Chan (3Racha), Changbin (3Racha), and Han (3Racha).
  2. Baram lit. "Wind"
  3. Normally in track's credit, Stray Kids is separated as Bang Chan (3Racha), Lee Know, Changbin (3Racha), Hyunjin, Han (3Racha), Felix, Seungmin and I.N.

References
  1. "안녕하세요, JYPE입니다". JYP Fans. JYP Fans. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. "2019년 12월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean).
  3. "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean).
  4. "Ultratop.be – Stray Kids – Clé: Levanter" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-12-30" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  6. Productores de Música de España. "Top 100 Albums: Semana 8".
  7. "2019년 51주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart.
  8. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  9. "Heatseeker Albums The week of December 21, 2019". Billboard.
  10. "World Albums The week of December 21, 2019". Billboard.
  11. "2019년 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  12. J. K (December 19, 2019). "Stray Kids Wins With "Levanter" On "M Countdown"". soompi.
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