Tik Tak Tok

On August 5, 2023, the song was previewed during Silica Gel's appearance at the 2023 Pentaport Rock Festival, and received a positive response from fans. Magic Strawberry Sound described it as "a song that is perfect for a summer festival" and a "new and brave sound".{{cite news |date=August 19, 2023 |title=실리카겔, 새소년 황소윤 함께한 NEW 싱글 '틱택톡' 발매 |url=https://www.dailysportshankook.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=309989 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |work=Daily Sports Hankook |language=ko}}

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Upon release, "Tik Tak Tok" received positive reviews from Korean music critics, who praised So!YoON!'s appearance, the production and 4-minute long guitar solo.{{Cite web |last=Nattha.C |date=2024-11-18 |title=실리카겔 Silica Gel: A Dive Deep Into Sound, Diversity, and Their Upcoming Show at Maho Rasop Festival. |url=https://www.therealcosmos.com/eng/silica-gel-delve-into-sound-and-stories-before-maho-rasop-2024/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=The COSMOS🛸 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=P |first=Chris |date=2024-04-09 |title=Silica Gel (실리카겔) : POWER ANDRE 99 |url=https://www.koreanindie.com/2024/04/08/silica-gel-%EC%8B%A4%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B4%EA%B2%94-power-andre-99/#:~:text=POWER%20ANDRE%2099%20is%20one,was%20released%20seven%20years%20later. |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Korean Indie |language=en-US}} KMA Selection Committee member Bae Soon-tak pointed out the dynamic synthesizer riff at the beginning of the song, calling it "promise and proof that this is the Silica Gel sound" and praised the "unforgettable and powerful guitar solo", labelling "Tik Tak Tok" as "the rock of 2023."{{Cite web |title=실리카겔 ‘Tik Tak Tok (Feat. So!YoON!)’ |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EC%8B%A4%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B4%EA%B2%94-tik-tak-tok-feat-soyoon/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=한국대중음악상시상식 |language=ko-KR}}

In March 2023, "Tik Tak Tok" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 21st Korean Music Awards and won Best Modern Rock Song, with Hong Jeong-taek calling it "a work that pours out the band's accumulated performance skills, ideas and energy in a dense development. From the hooking riff, the vocal line that accurately recognizes the timing of the ending and stab, to the guitar solo that runs wild for half the song. This song competes to reveal almost all the elements that make up the band in its most intense form."{{Cite web |title=실리카겔 'Tik Tak Tok (Feat. So!YoON!)’ |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EC%8B%A4%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B4%EA%B2%94-tik-tak-tok-feat-soyoon-2/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=한국대중음악상시상식 |language=ko-KR}}{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=2024-03-01 |title=Here are all the winners of the 2024 Korean Music Awards |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/2024-korean-music-awards-winners-kiss-of-life-newjeans-3595226 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

In December 2023, "Tik Tak Tok" won the award for Best Music Style at the Melon Music Awards.{{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Gladys |date=2023-12-04 |title=Here are all the winners from the 2023 Melon Music Awards |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/2023-melon-music-awards-nominations-winners-3552668 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

Awards and nominations

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Category:Indie rock songs