Party (Girls' Generation song)

"Party"
The cover of "Party" includes an inflatable pink flamingo, with an oceanside swimming pool in the background.
Single by Girls' Generation
from the album Lion Heart
B-side"Check"
ReleasedJuly 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)
Genre
Length3:13
LabelS.M. Entertainment
Composer(s)
  • Albi Albertsson
  • Chris Young
  • Shin Agnes
Lyricist(s)Cho Yoon-kyung
Girls' Generation singles chronology
"Catch Me If You Can"
(2015)
"Party"
(2015)
"Lion Heart"
(2015)
Music video
"Party" on YouTube

"Party" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation for their fifth Korean studio album Lion Heart (2015). It was released as the lead single from the album by S.M. Entertainment on July 7, 2015. The lyrics were written by Cho Yoon-kyung and the music was composed by Albi Albertsson, Chris Young, and Shin Agnes. "Party" is a bubblegum pop and electropop song that features synthesizers, guitar, and Auto-Tune in its instrumentation. To promote the song and the album, Girls' Generation performed "Party" on several South Korean music programs, including Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo. A music video for the track, directed by Hong Won-ki, was also released on July 7.

The single received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised its catchy music styles and compared the song to "California Gurls" by Katy Perry and "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk. Commercially, the single was a success in South Korea—the digital version peaked atop the Gaon Digital Chart (their eighth number one single there). Meanwhile, the physical edition charted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart. It has sold over 843,000 digital copies in South Korea as of December 2015. The song also peaked at number ten on the Japan Hot 100 and number four on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.


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