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Apt. (song)
"Apt." is a song by New Zealand and South Korean singer Rosé and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released through The Black Label and Atlantic Records on 18 October 2024, as the lead single from Rosé's debut studio album, Rosie (2024). "Apt." marked Rosé's first solo single in three years and her first release since departing from YG Entertainment and Interscope Records in 2023.
 

The song was written and composed by various contributors, including Rosé and Mars. It is an uptempo pop rock and pop-punk track, featuring indie rock and electropop influences. Inspired by a South Korean drinking game, the song's chorus is built around the game's rhythmic chant of apateu (Korean: 아파트; lit. apartment). Critics lauded "Apt." for its catchy production, broad cross-cultural appeal, and its role in promoting Korean culture worldwide. Rosé and Mars performed the song at the 2024 MAMA Awards, where they received the Global Sensation award.
 

"Apt." was an immediate commercial success worldwide, spending seven weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts and earning Rosé and Mars their second number-one single on both charts. In South Korea, it became both artists' first track to attain a "perfect all-kill" and peak at number one on the Circle Digital Chart. The song also topped the charts in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the MENA region, the Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan. It entered the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, becoming the first song by a K-pop female soloist to do so on either.
 

Background and promotion​

On 29 December 2023, Rosé announced her departure from YG Entertainment to its associate company The Black Label for her solo work, while remaining with YG to continue her activities as a member of Blackpink. Prior to her departure, Rosé released her debut solo single album, R, in March 2021, featuring tracks "On The Ground" and "Gone". These releases garnered commercial success.

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In August 2024, Rosé was seen attending a concert of Bruno Mars in Los Angeles, later sharing a picture of her wearing a shirt with Mars on it. In September, Rosé announced via her social media that she signed a new global solo deal with Atlantic Records. On 16 October, Rosé posted a polaroid picture of her sitting next to Mars and revealed that she taught him a Korean drinking game. Mars also shared an Instagram story of Rosé supposedly trying to kiss him that night, promoting a possible upcoming release.

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On 17 October, Rosé announced the release of the single on her social media, just a day ahead of the release. An accompanying artwork was revealed alongside the announcement, featuring a black-and-white rose-tinted photo of Mars behind a drum set and Rosé lying in front of the set with a black leather jacket and skirt on.[8] The news of the release arrived a few weeks after the announcement of Rosé's upcoming debut studio album Rosie, slated for release on 6 December 2024.

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Composition and lyrics​

"Apt." was written by Rosé, Amy Allen, Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Theron Thomas of R. City, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Cirkut, and Mars, while being produced by the latter four; additional writing credits go to Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman for the interpolation of Toni Basil's 1982 single "Mickey". "Apt." has been described as a pop,pop-punk,and pop rock track, featuring indie rock and electropop elements. It opens with a rap verse, transitions to a "melodious" pre-chorus, and builds to an energetic chorus influenced by the Apartment game chant.

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'APT' is actually my favourite Korean drinking game that I play with my friends back home. It's so simple, puts a smile on your face, and breaks the ice at any party. One night in the studio, I taught my crew how to play the game. Everyone was fascinated, especially when I started the chant, so we played around with it, and I said we should make a song out of it... and after Bruno joined the track, the rest became history!

— Rosé on the song's origins.
 

Inspired by a popular South Korean drinking game named Apartment, from which the title of the song is also derived, the track employs the game's rhythmic chant of apateu (Korean: 아파트; lit. apartment) to create a "playful" and "addictive" chorus. In an interview with Vogue, Rosé revealed that she was initially "kind of freaked out" how people would react to a song about a drinking game. Moreover, Rosé "asked her team to delete the song from their phones", only to find out "that they were already obsessed with it". She later proposed a collaboration to Mars and sent him three songs, including "Apt.". When Mars heard the track for the first time, he asked what the title meant, prompting Rosé to explain that "it was a Korean drinking game". Rosé also expressed that she "never thought that [the collaboration] would happen" and was "very excited" to work with Mars. On 8 November, Rosé shared a behind-the-scenes video on Instagram, celebrating one year since writing and recording "Apt." on 7 November 2023.

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ROSÉ 將在2024年12月6日正式推出首張正規專輯《rosie》，在那之前首先推出與火星人 Bruno Mars 合作單曲《APT.》，歌曲發佈後獲得全球廣大迴響，掀起了一波模仿熱潮。還記得那陣子的社群媒體大約每三則就有一則使用這首歌曲，可見其影響力之大。

《APT.》憑藉其朗朗上口的歌詞以及流行龐克、搖滾風格空降各大排行榜，初次聽到這首歌時我也眼睛為之一亮。畢竟這和以往我們所看到的 ROSÉ 可是差太多了，好像這是我們之前沒看見的 ROSÉ 的另一部分。

其實一開始 ROSÉ 對於這首以「喝酒遊戲」為主題的歌曲有點擔心，但是團隊成員們都很喜歡，所以還是保留了下來。