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"Calories" is a song by the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101, featured as an insert song in the comedy film "Hello Mr. Billionaire." It was released on July 26, 2018. The song was co-written by Li Cong, Akiyama Sayuri, and Peng Fei. This track is the first single released by Rocket Girls 101 following their group formation song "Rocket Girls." After its release, the song debuted at the top of China's Billboard V Chart.

Publication
On July 19, 2018, the official Weibo account for the movie "Hello Mr. Billionaire" shared a promotional image featuring Shen Teng holding a rocket emblazoned with the Rocket Girls 101 logo, in his role as "Wang Duyu." On July 20th, the film's official Weibo announced that the group had contributed an insert song for the movie. On July 25th, Rocket Girls 101 shared a clip of the music video on YouTube. The song and its music video were both released on July 26th.

Performance
"Calorie" features a lively and dynamic style with a simple, upbeat melody, and its lyrics are written in a realistic style. The arranger, Peng Fei, describes it as a "sporty, playful, feminine, life-like song with a slightly toxic quality." The lyrics tell the story of a girl's efforts to shed calories. According to the lyricist, Li Cong, the reason for naming the song "Calorie" is that "the word 'calorie' has a bouncy, enchanting feel to it. This state of 'I want to eat, but I'm still trying hard' is a psychological reflection common to everyone. But this mood of needing to diet, this state of striving hard, is a point of connection between the song and the performers."

Hit records
Upon its release, "Calories" debuted at the top of China's Billboard V Chart in its first week, remained in the top ten for nine weeks, and then fell off the chart. It also debuted at number two on QQ Music's Mainland Peak Chart and number nine on the Hot Song Peak Chart. In its second week, it climbed to its highest position at number three on the Hot Song Peak Chart.

Music video
The music video for "Calories" was directed by Li Xuan, with choreography by Mickey from SDT. The video was released simultaneously with the song.

Fun facts
During the recording of "Calories," Yang Chaoyue struggled with her singing skills and continuously failed to meet the sound engineer's standards. Eventually, the sound engineer reluctantly allowed her to simply shout the lyric "Burn my calories" in her own way, which unexpectedly led to the song becoming a viral hit. Sunnee humorously commented that no one remembers her rapping tens of thousands of words that day, as Yang Chaoyue became famous with just one line, "Burn my calories."

Disputes
Netizens believe that the melody of "Calories" is extremely similar to Wang Rong's "Want a Hug," and the composition and camera angles of its music video also resemble those of SAINT MOTEL's "Move."

List
Organized from QQ music

recordings


 * RMB Studio – Recording Studio
 * BIG.J Studio – Mixing Studio

producer lists


 * Li Cong – Lyricist
 * Akiyama Sayuri – Composer
 * Peng Fei – Arranger, Producer
 * Guo Yifan – Guitarist
 * Liu Xinlei – Sound Engineer
 * Zhao Jing – Mixing Engineer
 * Gao Hang – Executive Producer
 * Running Monster – Planning and Marketing
 * Wajijiwa – Chief Operating Officer