Favorite

"Favorite (Vampire)" is a song that was recorded by South Korean boy band NCT 127 and was released as the lead single from the repackaged edition of their third studio album Sticker (2021) on October 25, 2021. It is primarily a R&B track that incorporates a hip-hop production. It is characterized by whistle sounds and harmonic vocals. The song was written by Rodnae "Chikk" Bell, Kenzie, and Darkchild. Background and release On June 29, 2021, Lee Soo-man revealed during the SM Congress 2021 that NCT 127 was planning to release a third studio album followed by a repackage edition. After wrapping up promotions for their previous single, Sticker, SM Entertainment confirmed the release date and opened pre-orders for the album. On October 9, a release schedule was announced on the group's official social media accounts. A mood sampler for the "Classic" version of the physical album was posted on October 12, followed by the release of the first batch of individual teaser photos on October 13. On October 16, a mood sampler for the "Catharsis" version was posted, followed by the related individual teaser photos. The last batch of teaser photos was revealed on October 24 alongside the music video teaser. The song was officially released on October 25, 2021 along with Favorite. Composition "Favorite (Vampire)" was composed by Kenzie, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Rodnae "Chikk" Bell. Kenzie also wrote the Korean lyrics for the song and participated in the arrangement alongside Darkchild. Musically, it is an R&B and pop track with hip-hop and trap-inspired production and an "addictive signature whistle sound and rich harmonic vocals". Shanicka Anderson of The A.V. Club has also described it as a "well-rounded" R&B track that "builds to an explosive chorus with layered harmonies" and "features a gentle whistling sample". Ashlee Mitchell of Hypebae described the track as a "mixture of pop, hip-hop, dance and contemporary R&B" with a "nostalgic chorus that reminds listeners of an early 2000s hit". The song was composed in the key of F minor with a tempo of 150 beats per minute. A dance break was added in the music video version of the song, element that was excluded from the digital and streaming version.