Circus

"Circus" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It appears as the first track on their second Japanese-language extended play (EP) of the same name. The song was released on June 10, 2022, through Epic Records Japan, as the third and lead single of the EP after the Japanese version of "Maniac", and "Your Eyes". The Korean version was included on their seventh Korean-language EP Maxident. Release and composition Stray Kids' second Japanese-language extended play (EP), was announced on April 4, 2022. Later the title Circus and track listing were revealed on May 16, including the first track of the same name, "Circus". The song was released to digital music and streaming platforms on June 10, in conjunction with its accomapying music video premiere. The Korean version of the song was included on the group's seventh Korean-language EP Maxident, scheduled for release on October 7. "Circus" is a hip hop-dance song written by Stray Kids' in-house production team, 3Racha, with Earattack, Chan's and Darm, composed in the key of F minor, 98 beats per minute with a running time of three minutes and fourteen seconds. The song centered on the circus theme, featuring word playing, "vaulting" pluck bass, "addictive" vocal chops, and "solid" drums, which make sounds like "elephant footsteps in the circus".