Giant (Stray Kids song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Giant
| type = single
| artist = Stray Kids
| album = Giant
| language = {{hlist|Japanese|English|Korean}}
| released = November 13, 2024
| studio =
- JYPE (Seoul)
- Channie's "Room" (Seoul)
| genre =
| length = 2:54
| label = Epic Japan
| composer =
| lyricist =
- Bang Chan
- Changbin
- Han
- Yohei
| producer =
| prev_title = Come Play
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Walkin on Water
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|h21pp5-k9SA|"Giant"}}}}
}}
"Giant" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their second Japanese-language studio album Giant (2024). It was released as a single through Epic Records Japan on November 13, 2024, concurrently with the album and its music video.
Background and release
On September 30, 2024, Stray Kids announced their second Japanese-language studio album, titled Giant.{{cite news |title=Stray Kids、東阪ドーム公演前に日本2ndアルバム発売へ 2ショット撮影会も決定 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2347354/full/ |access-date=November 28, 2024 |work=Oricon |date=September 30, 2024}} The track list was revealed on October 11, which the title track "Giant" appears as the first track.{{cite news |title=Stray Kids、日本2ndアルバム「GIANT」メインビジュアルとジャケット写真&収録内容を一挙公開! |url=https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2249039 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |work=Kstyle |date=October 11, 2024 |language=ja}} The song was released alongside the album on November 13.{{cite news |last1=Ji |first1=Min-kyung |title=스트레이 키즈, 11월 13일 日 정규 2집 'GIANT' 발표..글로벌 활약ing |url=https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112436378 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |work=Osen |date=October 15, 2024 |language=ko}} The Korean version was included on the group's album single Mixtape: Dominate (2025).{{cite news |last1=Noh |first1=Yi-seul |title="스테이에 7주년 선물".. 스트레이키즈, 21일 새 디싱 '믹스테이프 : 도미네이트' 발매 |url=https://swtvnews.com/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065575974251305 |access-date=March 13, 2025 |work=SWTV |date=March 13, 2025 |language=ko}}
Composition
Stray Kids' in-house production team 3Racha—Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—wrote "Giant" alongside Restart and Chae Gang-hae. Yohei was in charge of the song's Japanese lyrics. "Giant" is a combination of boom bap and dubstep with strong bass and synthesizer sounds.{{cite web |title=Stray Kids {{!}} GIANT |url=https://straykids.jype.com/Default/DiscographyView?AamSeq=257 |website=Stray Kids Official Website |access-date=November 28, 2024 |language=ja}} Lyrically, the song expresses "working hard and refusing to take anything for granted, no matter how famous you get."{{cite web |last1=Partridge |first1=Ken |title=Stray Kids Assert Their Power On New Song "GIANT" |url=https://genius.com/a/stray-kids-assert-their-power-on-new-song-giant |website=Genius |access-date=November 28, 2024 |date=November 13, 2024}}
Music video
An accompanying music video for "Giant" premiered on November 13, 2024, in conjunction with the album and the song releases. Directed by Novvkim,{{cite instagram |author=Novvkim |user=novvkim |postid=DCRpVR1Pc0d |date=November 13, 2024 |title=🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜 / Stray Kids - GIANT / @realstraykids |access-date=November 28, 2024}} the video depicts Stray Kids in the underground, where they are built what looks like an upscaled ant farm. The members also collect and gather bejewelled eggs to complete their base.{{cite news |last1=Chin |first1=Carmen |title=Stray Kids drop music video for new Japanese single 'Giant' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/stray-kids-music-video-second-album-japanese-single-giant-3812205 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |work=NME |date=November 13, 2024}}
Live performances
Stray Kids included "Giant" on the setlist on the Japan shows of their Dominate World Tour, where they gave the debut performance at Tokyo Dome on November 14, 2024.{{cite news |title=Stray Kids「夢のような3日間。歌手になって良かったな」 東京ドーム公演にメンバー歓喜 |url=https://hochi.news/articles/20241117-OHT1T51242.html?page=1 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |work=Sports Hochi |date=November 18, 2024 |language=ja}} The group performed the song for the first time on television at Best Artist 2024 on November 30,{{cite news |title=『ベストアーティスト2024』タイムテーブル発表。出演者にNewJeans、星野源、ミセスら |url=https://www.cinra.net/article/202411-whn-bestartist_edteam |access-date=November 30, 2024 |work=Cinra |date=November 29, 2024 |language=ja}} and later 2024 FNS Music Festival on December 4.{{cite news |title=FNS歌謡祭 : 第1夜の午後8時~9時のタイムテーブル 松たか子が18年ぶり出演でゆずとコラボ バナナマン扮するフォークデュオ・赤えんぴつ、timelesz、乃木坂46も |url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20241204dog00m200028000c.html |access-date=December 4, 2024 |work=Mantanweb |date=December 4, 2024 |language=ja}}
Credits and personnel
Personnel
- Stray Kids – vocals, background vocals
- Bang Chan (3Racha) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, instrumentss, computer programming, vocal direction, vocal editing, recording
- Changbin (3Racha) – lyrics, composition, vocal direction
- Han (3Racha) – lyrics, composition, vocal direction
- Yohei – lyrics (Japanese version)
- Restart – composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming, vocal direction
- Chae Gang-hae – composition, arrangement, instruments, computer programming
- Lee Kyeong-won – vocal editing
- Choi Hye-jin – recording
- Goo Hye-jin – recording
- Yoon Won-kwon – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Locations
- JYPE Studios – recording
- Channie's "Room" – recording
- MadMiix – mixing
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering