Starry Night

"Starry Night" (Korean: 별이 빛나는 밤; RR: Byuli bichnaneun bam) is a song by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released on March 7, 2018, as the second single from the group's seventh EP Yellow Flower, the first EP in a series of releases focusing on each member. A dance-pop and Latin-inspired track, "Starry Night" was written by Moonbyul, Park Woo-sang, and Kim Do-hoon, with music and arrangement performed by the latter two. The song peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and earned the group their first-ever music recording certification, after surpassing 100 million streams according to the Gaon Music Chart. Background and release In January 2018, Mamamoo released the digital single "Paint Me", a precursor to their upcoming album project titled 'Four Seasons, Four Colors', in which the group would release four EPs, each focusing on one member and a corresponding season. The next month, the group released the first teasers for the first EP in the series, Yellow Flower. "Starry Night" was released as the second single from Yellow Flower on March 7, 2018, alongside the release of the EP itself. On August 7, 2019, the re-recorded Japanese-language version of the song was released as part of the group's debut Japanese album, 4colors, by JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment. On September 15, 2021, an orchestral remix of the song was released as part of their debut compilation album I Say Mamamoo: The Best. Composition Sonically a dance-pop and K-pop track, "Starry Night" is a dance track featuring "Latin-inspired strings." The song is composed in the key of A minor and at a tempo of 124 BPM, running for three minutes and 31 seconds.