Originally titled "God's Menu", "Super Bowl" was written at the same time as "
God's Menu"—both depict the cooking concept—and become one of the candidates for the lead single of
Stray Kids' first studio album Go Live (2020), which they eventually chose "God's Menu".[1] Three years later, on April 28, 2023, The group's third Korean-language studio album 5-Star was announced via a trailer, set to be released on June 2.[2] The album's
Solar System-styled track listing was posted two days later. Out of 12 songs, "Super Bowl" appears as the fourth track.[3] The title "Super Bowl" referred to
the American football championship game of the same name.[1]
On June 26, 2023, the group announced their first Japanese-language
extended play, set to be released on September 6.[4][A] The EP's title Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.), and track listing were revealed on July 27, confirming the Japanese version of "Super Bowl" as the lead single, alongside "Social Path" featuring Japanese singer-songwriter
Lisa.[5] The song was released on August 10.[6]
Composition
"Super Bowl" is a
techno track,[7] written by
3Racha—an in-house production team of Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—and co-written lyrics by bandmate Felix and co-composed by Zack Djurich. The song compares Stray Kids' music to dishes of food,[1] including whispering in a manner similar to
ASMR.[8]
Music video
An accompanying music video for the Japanese version of "Super Bowl" premiered on August 10, 2023, in conjunction with the single release. It was directed Jeong Nu-ri.[9] In the visual, Stray Kids portray waiters and
American football players, along with their team mascot called "Skichu".[6] A part of the music video referred to
Gordon Ramsay's meme "Idiot Sandwich".[10]
Live performances
Stray Kids first performed "Super Bowl" at
Lollapalooza music festival in Paris on July 21, 2023.[11] The Japanese version was included on the setlist of their
5-Star Dome Tour.[12]
^Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.) has been marketed as the group's "Japan first EP", despite having two previous All In (2020), and Circus (2022), which were officially classified as "
mini-album".
^Park, Se-yeon (July 21, 2023).
"'퍼포먼스 킹' 스트레이 키즈, K팝 최초 롤라팔루자 파리 헤드라이너 출격" ['Performance King' Stray Kids, First K-pop Headliner in Lollapalooza Paris]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^"Stray Kids、"応募総数250万件超" 初の4大ドームツアー開幕 未解禁のLiSAとのコラボ曲初披露" [Stray Kids, "Over 2.5 Million Applications" First 4 Major Dome Tour Kicks Off Unreleased Collaboration Song with LiSA for the First Time]. Oricon (in Japanese). August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.