One of These Nights

"One of These Nights" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. Composed by Hwang Chan-hee, Andreas Öberg, Maria Marcus and penned by Seo Ji-eum of Jam Factory, it was released as the lead single from their second extended play, The Velvet, which is also the group's first major release to focus on the 'Velvet' half of their unique dual concept, as a follow-up to their last album, The Red. "One of These Nights" is an R&B mid-tempo song with lyrics inspired by the story of Jingnyeo and Gyeonu, a folk tale conceived from the Korean festival Chilseok which originates from the Chinese Qixi Festival which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunisolar calendar. Originally intended to be released a day earlier, SM Entertainment delayed the song and album's release to March 17, 2016, to ensure its quality. The single received generally favorable reviews from music critics who compared the song to the group's more upbeat releases, but praised the transition which was hailed as a bold move at a time when K-pop artists commonly aimed to release the catchiest dance hit. It was fairly successful in the group's native country South Korea, becoming their fourth top-ten hit on the Gaon Digital Chart and number six on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart. Background and release Red Velvet is known in their country and internationally for their unique dual concept, characterized as their 'Red' and 'Velvet' sides. These two sides reflect the music they produce and the members' styling for each release. Their 'Red' image is described as their vivid and bold image, which generates their more upbeat songs while their softer, more mature 'Velvet' concept spawned tracks predominantly ballads and of the R&B genre. In September 2015, the group released their first studio album The Red which focused on the 'Red' side of their duality. During its promotions, the company hinted at a press conference for the album on September 8, 2015, that there will be a follow-up album to The Red which would focus on their 'Velvet' image. Although a representative of the group's company, S.M. Entertainment clarified that nothing had been scheduled yet, only a month later member Wendy confirmed during an interview that an album was "coming after The Red". A statement from an S.M. Entertainment representative on March 2, 2016, revealed that the group had finished filming a music video for the lead single.