"Teddy Bear" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group STAYC for their fourth single album of the same name. It was released as the single album's lead single by High Up Entertainment on February 14, 2023.
On January 18, 2023, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing an album in February.[1] On January 31, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their fourth single album titled Teddy Bear on February 14.[2] The music video teasers were released on February 5 and 12.[3][4]
"Teddy Bear" was written by B.E.P with Flyt, composed by B.E.P and Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado with Flyt.[5] It was described as a pop punk song with lyrics that "contains a message of positivity that gives hope and comfort".[6] "Teddy Bear" was composed in the key of G major, with a tempo of 119 beats per minute.[7]
"Teddy Bear" debuted at number 56 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated February 12–18, 2023;[8] on its component charts, the song debuted at number three on the Circle Download Chart,[9] number 84 on the Circle Streaming Chart,[10] and number 137 on the Circle BGM Chart.[11] It ascended to number four on the Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated March 5–11, 2023,[12] and number four on the Circle Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated March 12–18, 2023.[13] On the monthly Circle Digital Chart, the song debuted at number 55 in the chart issue dated February 2023,[14] ascending to number four in the following month.[15] The song also debuted at number 16 on the BillboardSouth Korea Songs in the chart issue dated March 4, 2023.[16]
Following the release of Teddy Bear, on February 14, 2023, STAYC held a live event to introduce the single album and its songs, including "Teddy Bear", and to communicate with their fans.[17] The group subsequently performed four music programs in the first week: Mnet's M Countdown on February 16,[18]KBS's Music Bank on February 17,[19]MBC's Show! Music Core on February 18,[20] and SBS's Inkigayo on February 19.[21] On the second week of promotion, they performed on six music programs: SBS M's The Show on February 21,[22]MBC M's Show Champion on February 22,[23]M Countdown on February 23,[24]Music Bank on February 24,[25]Show! Music Core on February 25,[26] and Inkigayo on February 26,[27] where they won first place for all appearances except M Countdown and Show! Music Core. On the third week of promotion, they performed on six music programs: The Show on February 28,[28]Show Champion on March 1,[29]M Countdown on March 2,[30]Music Bank on March 3,[31]Show! Music Core on March 4,[32] and Inkigayo on March 5.[33] On the fourth and final week of promotion, they performed on three music programs: Show Champion on March 8,[34]M Countdown on March 9,[35] and Show! Music Core on March 11,[36] where they won first place for all appearances except M Countdown.
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^Son, Bong-seok (February 16, 2023). "'엠카운트다운' 스테이씨, 화려한 컴백 'Teddy Bear'···화제의 챌린지곡 'Poppy' 첫 공개" ['M Countdown' STAYC, splendid comeback 'Teddy Bear'···First release of the topical challenge song 'Poppy'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Naver.
^Shim, Min-kyung (February 17, 2023). "[뮤직뱅크] 스테이씨, 청량 퍼포먼스로 충전하는 긍정 에너지 ♪Teddy Bear" [[Music Bank] STAYC, positive energy charged with refreshing performances ♪ Teddy Bear] (in Korean). KBS Entertainment News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee, Seung-gil (February 18, 2023). "'음악중심' 스테이씨, 'Teddy Bear'로 컴백→시은 스페셜 MC 활약" ['Music Core' STAYC, comeback with 'Teddy Bear' → Sieun active as a special MC] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Naver.
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^ abChoi, Hee-jae (February 22, 2023). "스테이씨, 'Teddy Bear'로 '쇼챔피언' 1위...벌써 2관왕 등극" [STAYC wins 1st place on 'Show Champion' with 'Teddy Bear'...Already won 2 crowns] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023 – via Naver.
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^Kim, Hye-young (February 25, 2023). "스테이씨, 깜찍한 고양이→'테디 베어' 변신...'음중' 1위는 부석순" [STAYC, a cute cat → 'Teddy Bear' transformation...1st place in 'Music Core' is Boo Seok-soon] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Naver.
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^Son, Bong-seok (February 28, 2023). "'더쇼' 스테이씨, 싱그러운 봄기운 몰고 온 'Teddy Bear'" ['The Show' STAYC, 'Teddy Bear' brought fresh spring vibes] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Naver.
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^Jang, Byeong-ho (March 5, 2023). "스테이씨, '테디 베어' 곰돌이 춤으로 '인기가요' 접수" [STAYC received 'Inkigayo' with 'Teddy Bear' dance] (in Korean). E-Daily. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Naver.
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