God's Menu

"God's Menu" (神메뉴 sinmenyu)[lower-alpha 1] is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It is the second and title track from their first Korean-language studio album Go Live. It was released as the album's lead single on June 17, 2020, through JYP Entertainment, and distributed by Dreamus.

"God's Menu"
Single by Stray Kids
from the album Go Live
Language
  • Korean
ReleasedJune 17, 2020
StudioJYPE (Seoul)
Genre
Length2:48
Label
Composer(s)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
Lyricist(s)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Versachoi
Stray Kids singles chronology
"Top"
(2020)		 "God's Menu"
(2020)		 "Hello Stranger"
(2020)
Music video
"God's Menu" on YouTube

Background

Stray Kids' first Korean-language studio album Go Live was first announced via a trailer on May 27, 2020, and set to be released on June 17.[2] The album's track listing was posted a day later. Out of 12 songs, "God's Menu" appears as the second track and is marked as the lead single. Members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han were heavily involved in the writing and production of the album under the helm 3Racha; "God's Menu" was released on the same day as the album release.

Music video

An accompanying music video for "God's Menu" was uploaded on June 17, 2020, in conjunction with the single release.[3] It was directed by Bang Jae-yeob[4] and preceded by a teaser 3 days before its release.[5] As of June 22, 2023, the music video has 405 million views, making it Stray Kids' most viewed video on YouTube. The video also features Mako, Rio, Maya, Ayaka, Rima and Miihi, members of the then-predebut Japanese girl group NiziU under JYP Entertainment.

Live performances

Starting on June 17, the release date, Stray Kids performed "God's Menu" at several music programs in South Korea, such as Music Bank,[6][7] Show! Music Core,[8][9] Inkigayo,[10][11] and M Countdown.[12][13]

Accolades
Accolades for "God's Menu"
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
BuzzFeed 35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020 15 [14]
CNN Philippines Life Our Best K-pop Songs of 2020 — [15]
Cosmopolitan Philippines These Are Our Absolute *Favorite* K-Pop Songs Of 2020 2 [16]
Metro The Best K-Pop comebacks of 2020 17 [17]
Rolling Stone The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music 84 [18]
Rolling Stone India 20 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2020 12 [19]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.[20][21]

Personnel

  • Stray Kids – vocals
    • Bang Chan (3Racha) – lyrics, composition
    • Changbin (3Racha) – lyrics, composition
    • Han (3Racha) – lyrics, composition
  • Versachoi – composition, arrangement, drum, computer programming
  • Lee Sang-yeob – recording
  • Lee Kyung-won – vocal editing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mix engineer
  • Robin Florent – mix engineer assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Will Quinnell – mastering assistant

Charts
Chart performance of "God's Menu"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[22] 24
South Korea Download (Gaon)[23] 144
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[24] 4

Certifications
Certifications and sales for "God's Menu"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes
  1. Sometimes written fully in Hangul as 신메뉴[1]

References
  1. Stray Kids 신메뉴 Cooking Video (YouTube video). JYP Entertainment. June 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. Stray Kids "GO生" Trailer, retrieved June 21, 2023
  3. Stray Kids "神메뉴(God's Menu)" M/V, retrieved June 21, 2023
  4. "'컴백 D-2' 스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '神메뉴' MV 티저 공개…독창적 안무+가사". 스포츠서울 (in Korean). June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. Stray Kids "神메뉴(God's Menu)" M/V Teaser, retrieved June 21, 2023
  6. Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu (神메뉴) [Music Bank / 2020.06.19], retrieved June 21, 2023
  7. Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu (神메뉴) [Music Bank / 2020.06.26], retrieved June 21, 2023
  8. [쇼! 음악중심] 스트레이 키즈 -神메뉴 (Stray Kids - God's Menu) 20200620, retrieved June 21, 2023
  9. Stray Kids - God’s Menuㅣ스트레이키즈 - 神메뉴 [Show! Music Core Ep 684], retrieved June 21, 2023
  10. Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu(神메뉴) @인기가요 inkigayo 20200621, retrieved June 21, 2023
  11. Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu(神메뉴) @인기가요 inkigayo 20200628, retrieved June 21, 2023
  12. [Stray Kids - God's Menu] Hangawi Special | M COUNTDOWN 201001 EP.684, retrieved June 21, 2023
  13. [Stray Kids - God's Menu] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 200702 EP.672, retrieved June 21, 2023
  14. Travis, Emlyn (December 31, 2020). "35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020". BuzzFeed. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  15. "Our best K-pop songs of 2020". CNN Philippines. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  16. Tamondong, Hanna (December 27, 2020). "These Are Our Absolute *Favorite* K-Pop Songs Of 2020". Cosmopolitan Philippines. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  17. Dean, Sarah (December 28, 2020). "From BTS to GOT7 and BLACKPINK – the best K-Pop comebacks of 2020 ranked". Metro. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  18. "The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music". Rolling Stone. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  19. Chakraborty, Riddhi (January 1, 2021). "20 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2020". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  20. "GO生 - Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈)". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  21. "IN生 - Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈)". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  22. "Hot 40 Singles". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  23. "2020년 25주차 Download Chart" [25th week of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  24. "Stray Kids Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  25. "American single certifications – Stray Kids – God's Menu". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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