God's Menu

"God's Menu"
"God's Menu"
Single by Stray Kids
from the album Go Live
Language	Korean;
Released	June 17, 2020
Studio	JYPE (Seoul)
Genre	Trap
Length	2:48
Label	JYP
Composer(s)	Bang Chan; Changbin; Han; Versachoi;
Lyricist(s)	Bang Chan; Changbin; Han;
Stray Kids singles chronology
Music video
	"God's Menu" on YouTube

"God's Menu" (Korean: 神메뉴; RR: Sinmenyu)^[a] 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" is regarded as the group's most identifiable and signature track.^[2]

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.^[3] 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 and lyrics

"God's Menu" (2020)

"God's Menu" described as spicy music and the pioneer of mala taste genre.^[4]

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"God's Menu" described as the pioneer of "mala taste music" (Korean: 마라맛 음악; RR: Maramat eumak), adopted from the hot and spicy mala seasoning.^[4]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "God's Menu" was uploaded on June 17, 2020, in conjunction with the single release.^[5] It was directed by Bang Jae-yeob^[6] and preceded by a teaser 3 days before its release.^[7] 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,^[8]^[9] Show! Music Core,^[10]^[11] Inkigayo,^[12]^[13] and M Countdown.^[14]^[15]

Accolades

"Gods Menu" appeared on year-end lists of the best K-pop songs of 2020 of several publications including BuzzFeed (15th),^[16] CNN Philippines Life (unranked),^[17] Cosmopolitan Philippines (2nd),^[18] and Rolling Stone India (12th).^[19] In 2023, Rolling Stone in included it in their list of the 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music at number 84, citing it as the "perfected vision of [Stray Kids'] noisy, explosive trap-pop" as they take the "bad-boy concept and set it aflame."^[20]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.^[21]^[22]

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)^[23]	24
South Korea Download (Gaon)^[24]	144
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[25]	4

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "God's Menu"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[26]	Gold	500,000^‡
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)^[27]	Gold	50,000,000^†
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ Sometimes written fully in Hangul as "신메뉴"^[1]

References

^ Stray Kids 신메뉴 Cooking Video (YouTube video). JYP Entertainment. June 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^ Lipshutz, Jason (September 8, 2022). "Stray Kids' Top 20 Most-Streamed U.S. Songs, With Commentary From Bang Chan". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Stray Kids "GO生" Trailer, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ ^a ^b Kim, Hyo-jeong (June 17, 2020). 스트레이키즈 "우리 음악은 마라맛...'이 갈았구나' 평가 듣고파" [Stray Kids "So, our music is mala taste...want to hear the evaluation"]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
^ Stray Kids "神메뉴(God's Menu)" M/V, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ "'컴백 D-2' 스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '神메뉴' MV 티저 공개…독창적 안무+가사". 스포츠서울 (in Korean). June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^ Stray Kids "神메뉴(God's Menu)" M/V Teaser, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu (神메뉴) [Music Bank / 2020.06.19], retrieved June 21, 2023
^ Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu (神메뉴) [Music Bank / 2020.06.26], retrieved June 21, 2023
^ [쇼! 음악중심] 스트레이 키즈 -神메뉴 (Stray Kids - God's Menu) 20200620, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ Stray Kids - God’s Menuㅣ스트레이키즈 - 神메뉴 [Show! Music Core Ep 684], retrieved June 21, 2023
^ Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu(神메뉴) @인기가요 inkigayo 20200621, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu(神메뉴) @인기가요 inkigayo 20200628, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ [Stray Kids - God's Menu] Hangawi Special | M COUNTDOWN 201001 EP.684, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ [Stray Kids - God's Menu] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 200702 EP.672, retrieved June 21, 2023
^ Travis, Emlyn (December 31, 2020). "35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020". BuzzFeed. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ "Our best K-pop songs of 2020". CNN Philippines. December 22, 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ Tamondong, Hanna (December 27, 2020). "These Are Our Absolute *Favorite* K-Pop Songs Of 2020". Cosmopolitan Philippines. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ Chakraborty, Riddhi (January 1, 2021). "20 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2020". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music". Rolling Stone. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
^ "GO生 - Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^ "IN生 - Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^ "Hot 40 Singles". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "2020년 25주차 Download Chart" [25th week of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ "Stray Kids Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
^ "American single certifications – Stray Kids – God's Menu". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Stray Kids – God's Menu" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 25, 2024. Select 2024年6月 on the drop-down menu

[2] Sometimes written fully in Hangul as "신메뉴"^[1]

[1] Stray Kids 신메뉴 Cooking Video (YouTube video). JYP Entertainment. June 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

[3] Lipshutz, Jason (September 8, 2022). "Stray Kids' Top 20 Most-Streamed U.S. Songs, With Commentary From Bang Chan". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[4] Stray Kids "GO生" Trailer, retrieved June 21, 2023

[YNA-God's_Menu-5] Kim, Hyo-jeong (June 17, 2020). 스트레이키즈 "우리 음악은 마라맛...'이 갈았구나' 평가 듣고파" [Stray Kids "So, our music is mala taste...want to hear the evaluation"]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.

[6] Stray Kids "神메뉴(God's Menu)" M/V, retrieved June 21, 2023

[7] "'컴백 D-2' 스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '神메뉴' MV 티저 공개…독창적 안무+가사". 스포츠서울 (in Korean). June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[8] Stray Kids "神메뉴(God's Menu)" M/V Teaser, retrieved June 21, 2023

[9] Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu (神메뉴) [Music Bank / 2020.06.19], retrieved June 21, 2023

[10] Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu (神메뉴) [Music Bank / 2020.06.26], retrieved June 21, 2023

[11] [쇼! 음악중심] 스트레이 키즈 -神메뉴 (Stray Kids - God's Menu) 20200620, retrieved June 21, 2023

[12] Stray Kids - God’s Menuㅣ스트레이키즈 - 神메뉴 [Show! Music Core Ep 684], retrieved June 21, 2023

[13] Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu(神메뉴) @인기가요 inkigayo 20200621, retrieved June 21, 2023

[14] Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - God's Menu(神메뉴) @인기가요 inkigayo 20200628, retrieved June 21, 2023

[15] [Stray Kids - God's Menu] Hangawi Special | M COUNTDOWN 201001 EP.684, retrieved June 21, 2023

[16] [Stray Kids - God's Menu] KPOP TV Show | M COUNTDOWN 200702 EP.672, retrieved June 21, 2023

[17] Travis, Emlyn (December 31, 2020). "35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020". BuzzFeed. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[18] "Our best K-pop songs of 2020". CNN Philippines. December 22, 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[19] Tamondong, Hanna (December 27, 2020). "These Are Our Absolute *Favorite* K-Pop Songs Of 2020". Cosmopolitan Philippines. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[20] Chakraborty, Riddhi (January 1, 2021). "20 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2020". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[21] "The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music". Rolling Stone. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

[22] "GO生 - Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[23] "IN生 - Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[24] "Hot 40 Singles". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[25] "2020년 25주차 Download Chart" [25th week of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[26] "Stray Kids Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

[United_StatesStray_KidsGod's_MenusingleCertRef-27] "American single certifications – Stray Kids – God's Menu". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

[st-28] "Japanese single streaming certifications – Stray Kids – God's Menu" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 25, 2024. Select 2024年6月 on the drop-down menu

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