Talk That Talk (Twice song)
"Talk That Talk" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on August 26, 2022, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records as the lead single of the group's eleventh extended play, Between 1&2. It is a pop, bubblegum and dance-pop song that incorporate "lush" synths and 80s newtro-inspired production. Its lyrics revolves around a protagonist that " trying to get the other person to say everything on their mind." It was written by Danke, and the composition was handled by Woo Min Lee "collapsedone" and Like (MRCH). "Talk That Talk" received generally favorable reviews from critics for its mature, bubblegum, and retro production. The track peaked at number 20 on the Circle Digital Charts, at number 18 on the Billboard Global 200, and in the top-ten in numerous countries, including Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam. To promote the single, the group performed it on MTV's show Fresh Out Live and on South Korean music programs such as Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo. Background and release 
On July 12, 2022, plans for Twice's comeback were released. On July 26, the track list was released, revealing the title track for Between 1&2 would be "Talk That Talk". On August 5, a schedule was released with the dates of teasers. On August 9, the group released a concept video along with a snippet of the single on TikTok. On August 24 and 25, the group released two teasers for the music video. On August 26, the song's music video was released. Composition 
"Talk That Talk" was composed by Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone", who previously co-composed some of Twice's singles, such as "Knock Knock" and "The Feels". The lyrics, written by the lyricist team Danke, are about "trying to get the other person to say everything on their mind", which relates to the theme of the music video, where Twice undertakes a mission to make their fandom, Once, say "I love you" to Twice. It is a pop, bubblegum and dance-pop track that incorporate 80s newtro-inspired sound and "lush" synths production. The song starts with a melody similar to "TT," while the rest of the song "dive[s] into an exciting future with dizzying speed, culminating in a captivating chorus." In terms  of musical notation, the song is written in the key of E-flat minor with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. Member Dahyun described it as an "addictive" retro pop song "that reminds you of the year 2000". Jeongyeon noted that the song's concept is Y2K, and the track embodies the retro concept. Critical reception
NME's Tanu I. Raj reviewed the song and stated that "perhaps no other song is more representative of that glow-up than the retro-pop lead single ‘Talk That Talk’. The track opens with a melody reminiscent of the starting riffs of ‘TT,’ but that’s all the throwback you’ll get – TWICE immediately dive into an exciting future with dizzying speed, culminating in a captivating chorus which sounds as sweet as it is seductive. Billboard  praised the song's fizzy production and its explosive chorus as well as the usage of the Y2K-theme in its music video, writing "the song’s Y2K-themed video, fizzy production and explosive chorus, the girl group demonstrates yet again that no one does bubblegum pop quite like it does." Music video
On August 24 and 25, the group released two teasers for the music video of "Talk That Talk". The next day, on August 26, "Talk That Talk" was released with an accompanying music video. The music video is about Twice looking for codes, on a mission to confess their love to their fandom, Once. The concept of the video is Y2K and features fragments of Y2K-themed images and styles. One of the scenes of the Music video shows Chaeyoung Running with a sledgehammer and then turning to Nayeon swinging the sledgehammer into the screen of cats. this particular scene is a parody of the Apple's famous 1984 Commercial. Promotion and live performances 
JYP Entertainment released concept photos and video teasers to promote Between 1&2 and the single. The group held a comeback livestream on the afternoon of August 26 to communicate with fans. Additionally, Twice performed "Talk That Talk" on the MTV show Fresh Out Live on the same day. This was followed by performances on KBS 2TV Music Bank, MBC Show! Music Core and SBS Inkigayo to promote the song. Jihyo was not present during the first week of promotion after she tested positive for COVID-19. Accolades

Credits and personnel 
Credits adapted from Melon. Twice – vocals
 Danke (Lalala Studio) – lyricist
 Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone" – composer, arranger, synthesizer, bass, guitar, computer programming, vocal directer
 MRCH – background vocals, composer, arranger, computer programming, vocal directer
 Eom Se-hee – recording
 Lee Sang-yeop – recording
 Goo Hye-jin – recording
 Tony Maserati – mixing
 Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

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References 

Twice (group) songs
2022 singles
2022 songs
JYP Entertainment singles
Republic Records singles
Dance-pop songs
Bubblegum pop songs
South Korean pop songs
Korean-language songs