Teddy Bear (STAYC song)

"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.

Background and release
On January 18, 2023, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing an album in February. On January 31, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their fourth single album titled Teddy Bear on February 14. The music video teasers were released on February 5 and 12.

Composition
"Teddy Bear" was written by B.E.P with Flyt, composed by B.E.P and Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado with Flyt. It was described as a pop punk song with lyrics that "contains a message of positivity that gives hope and comfort". "Teddy Bear" was composed in the key of G major, with a tempo of 119 beats per minute.

Commercial performance
"Teddy Bear" debuted at number 56 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated February 12–18, 2023; on its component charts, the song debuted at number three on the Circle Download Chart, number 84 on the Circle Streaming Chart, and number 137 on the Circle BGM Chart. It ascended to number four on the Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated March 5–11, 2023, and number four on the Circle Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated March 12–18, 2023. On the monthly Circle Digital Chart, the song debuted at number 55 in the chart issue dated February 2023, ascending to number four in the following month. The song also debuted at number 16 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated March 4, 2023.

Promotion
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. The group subsequently performed four music programs in the first week: Mnet's M Countdown on February 16, KBS's Music Bank on February 17, MBC's Show! Music Core on February 18, and SBS's Inkigayo on February 19. On the second week of promotion, they performed on six music programs: SBS M's The Show on February 21, MBC M's Show Champion on February 22, M Countdown on February 23, Music Bank on February 24, ''Show! Music Core on February 25, and Inkigayo on February 26, 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, Show Champion on March 1, M Countdown on March 2, Music Bank on March 3, ''Show! Music Core on March 4, and Inkigayo'' on March 5. On the fourth and final week of promotion, they performed on three music programs: Show Champion on March 8, M Countdown on March 9, and ''Show! Music Core on March 11, where they won first place for all appearances except M Countdown''.

Credits and personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.


 * STAYC – vocals
 * Sieun – chorus vocals
 * B.E.P – lyrics, composition
 * Rado – arrangement, drums, chorus vocals, digital editing (at Vanguard Town)
 * Jeon Goon – lyrics
 * FLYT – composition, arrangement, keyboard, bass
 * Jung Eun-kyung (정은경) – recording, digital editing (at Ingrid Studio)
 * Yang Young-eun (양영은) – recording, digital editing (at Ingrid Studio)
 * Kang Sun-young (강선영) – engineering
 * Gu Jong-pil (구종필) – mixing (at Klang Studio)
 * Joe LaPorta – mastering (at Sterling Sound)