On June 30, 2022, High Up Entertainment announced STAYC would be releasing a new album in July 2022.[1] A day later, it was announced STAYC would be releasing their third single album titled We Need Love on July 19.[2] On July 15, the highlight medley video for We Need Love was released with "Beautiful Monster" announced as the lead single.[3] Three days later, the music video teaser was released.[4]
Composition
"Beautiful Monster" was written and composed by
Black Eyed Pilseung, alongside Jeon Goon for the lyrics, and Flyt for the composition, with arrangement handled by Rado and Flyt.[5] The song was described as "capturing the fear hidden behind the happiness of love".[6] "Beautiful Monster" was composed in the key of
F-sharp major with a
tempo of 82 beats per minute.[7]
Promotion
Prior to the release of We Need Love, STAYC held a live showcase to introduce the single album and its songs, including "Beautiful Monster", and communicate with their fans.[8] The group subsequently performed on three
music programs:
Mnet's M Countdown on July 21,[9]KBS's Music Bank on July 22,[10] and
MBC's Show! Music Core on July 23.[11]
Accolades
"Beautiful Monster" won a first place music program award on the July 26, 2022, episode of The Show.[12]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from We Need Love's liner notes.[13]
^Kim, Na-yul (June 30, 2022).
"스테이씨, 7월 컴백 확정.."MV 촬영 마치고 막바지 준비 중"" [STAYC, comeback confirmed in July.."After MV shooting, in the final preparations"] (in Korean).
Herald Pop.
Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via
Naver.
^Oh, Yoon-joo (July 1, 2022).
"스테이씨, 19일 '위 니드 러브'로 컴백" [STAYC makes a comeback with 'We Need Love' on the 19th] (in Korean). My Daily.
Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via
Naver.
^Ji, Min-kyung (July 15, 2022).
"스테이씨, 새 앨범 하이라이트 메들리 공개..타이틀곡은 '뷰티풀 몬스터'" [STAYC unveils new album highlight medley..The title song is 'Beautiful Monster'] (in Korean). Osen.
Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via
Naver.
^Kwak, Hyeong-su (July 18, 2022).
"스테이씨 'BEAUTIFUL MONSTER' M/V 티저...라치카와 특급 만남" [STAYC's 'BEAUTIFUL MONSTER' M/V teaser...Meet Lachikawa on the Express] (in Korean).
YTN.
Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via
Naver.
^"We Need Love" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. High Up Entertainment. July 19, 2022.
Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Melon.
^Lee, Deok-haeng (July 19, 2022).
"스테이씨 "'뷰티풀 몬스터', 이전과 다른 스타일..보컬로 채웠다"" [STAYC "'Beautiful Monster', a different style than before...filled with vocals"] (in Korean). MT Star News.
Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via
Naver.
^Choi, Hee-jae (July 21, 2022).
"스테이씨, 신곡 '뷰티풀 몬스터' 컴백...5연속 히트 시동 (엠카)" [STAYC, comeback with new song 'Beautiful Monster'...5 consecutive hit start (Mcar)] (in Korean). X-port News.
Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via
Naver.
^Kim, Hye-young (July 23, 2022).
"스테이씨, 여름에 걸맞은 화사한 비주얼...'뷰티풀 몬스터'로 컴백 (음악중심)" [STAYC, a gorgeous visual suited for summer...Comeback with 'Beautiful Monster' (Music Core)] (in Korean).
iMBC. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via
Naver.
^Jae-ha, Lee (July 26, 2022).
"스테이씨, 더쇼 1위 발표에 웃음이 빵~~ [포토엔HD]" [STAYC, laugh at the announcement of the 1st place on The Show~~ [Photon HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 26, 2022 – via Naver.
^STAYC (2022). We Need Love (photobook). South Korea: High Up Entertainment; Kakao Entertainment. Credits.