{{for|other similarly named music releases|Color (disambiguation)#Albums}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Colours | type = EP | artist = [[Solar (singer)|Solar]] | cover = Solar - Colours.png | alt = | caption = Digital cover | released = {{Start date|2024|04|30}} | studio = | genre = [[K-pop]] | length = 16:09 | language = Korean | label = [[RBW (company)|RBW]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Face (Solar EP)|Face]] | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = [[Want (Solar Single album)|Want (Single)]] | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{Singles | name = Colours | type = EP | single1 = But I | single1date = April 30, 2024 | single2 = Colors | single2date = May 6, 2024 }} }}
'''''Colours''''' is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean singer-songwriter [[Solar (singer)|Solar]], the leader of [[Mamamoo]], released on April 30, 2024, by [[RBW (company)|RBW]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim|first=Jihye|title='마마무 솔라, 2년 1개월 만 솔로 컴백..'COLOURS' 발매|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000936789 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=[[Naver News]]|language=ko}}</ref> "But I" served as the EP's lead single, with "Colors" being released as a single a week later.
==Background and release== On April 8, 2024, the first teaser for ''Colours'' was released, two years and one month after the release of her first mini album ''[[Face (Solar EP)|Face]]''. ''Colours'' was released on the April 30, 2024 at 6 pm through various music sites, CD and Nemoz version. The EP title features six main concepts or colors: Glam Silver, Reborn Beige, Bubblegum Pink, Ebony Black, Midnight Blue, and Tangerine Orange. Each color represents the six songs featured on the EP, all of which have different genres attached to them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gu |first=Minji |title=솔라, 새 앨범 스포일러…타이틀곡 'BUT I' 작사 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/433/0000103477 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}</ref> Glam Silver represents "Colors", Reborn Beige represents "But I" (lead single), Midnight Blue represents "Empty", Bubblegum Pink represents "Honey Honey", Tangerine Orange represents "Easy Peasy", and Ebony Black represents "Blues".<ref name=":0" />
Before the release of the EP, Solar held an exhibit titled "Colours: the Exhibit" that featured exclusive photographs from the album photoshoot and music video photoshoot. The exhibit was held from April 27 to May 7, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=An |first=Jinwoong |title=마마무 솔라, 신보 'COLOURS' 발매 기념 전시회 개최…27일∼5월 7일 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/021/0002631870 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}</ref>
The lead single "But I" was written by Solar, Kim Do Hoon, and Lee Hoo Sang. "But I" is Solar's first attempt at [[rock music]] as a solo artist. "But I" is described as a rock and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] song with a twist in the melody of its chorus. The song features ''Reborn Beige'' as its main concept, where Solar's old self has died and was reborn. She then takes revenge on those who have hurt her. The revenge can be a lover, or a friend, as Solar intended for it to be a feel-good song for every listener.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Seunghoon |date=30 April 2024 |title=솔라, 데뷔 첫 록 도전.."10년만 처음으로 댄서 없이 무대" [인터뷰①] |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003231971 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=기자 |first=김원희 |date=2024-05-07 |title=[인터뷰] 솔라 "'벗 아이' 시원하게 터지는 '전 남친 퇴치곡'" |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202405071200003&sec_id=540301 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=sports.khan.co.kr |language=ko}}</ref>
The first music video teaser for "But I" was released on April 24, 2024. It featured Solar riding a white horse in Mongolia, and playing a piano in the desert.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Nayool |title=마마무 솔라, 'But I' MV 티저 공개..백마 타고 몽골 질주 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003693476 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}</ref> The music video was released on April 30, 2024. A performance video was released for the song "Colors" on May 6, 2024, which featured Solar's first attempt at voguing dance. The choreography from [[Ball culture|ballroom house]] "House of Love". It is described as the first [[K-pop]] song to fully feature [[Vogue (dance)|voguing]] from start to finish.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-05-07 |title=솔라, 색 다르다···'Colors' 퍼포먼스 MV 공개 |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202405071723003&sec_id=540301 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=sports.khan.co.kr |language=ko}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Colours'' track listing | extra_column = Arrangement | title_width = 16% | lyrics_width = 27% | music_width = 27% | extra_width = 27% | title1 = Colors | lyrics1 = [[Solar (singer)|Solar]] | music1 = Solar | extra1 = {{hlist|Kim Do Hoon (RBW)|Seo Young Bae (RBW)}} | length1 = 2:30 | title2 = But I | note2 = {{lang|ko|벗아이}} | lyrics2 = {{hlist|Solar|Kim|Lee Hoo Sang (RBW)}} | music2 = {{hlist|Kim|Lee|Jenabi}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Kim|Lee}} | length2 = 2:40 | title3 = Empty | note3 = {{lang|ko|텅}} | lyrics3 = Solar | music3 = Solar | extra3 = Jang Minho (RBW)<!--Don't link to [[Jang Minho]]--> | length3 = 2:24 | title4 = Honey Honey | lyrics4 = {{hlist|Seonhui (153/Joombas)|Na Jung-ah (153/Joombas)}} | music4 = {{hlist|David Randolph<!--Don't link to [[David Randolph]]--> (Drando)|[[Alina Smith]]|Annalise Morelli}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Randolph|Lyre}} | length4 = 3:07 | title5 = Easy Peasy | lyrics5 = Solar | music5 = Solar | extra5 = lunCHbox | length5 = 2:35 | title6 = Blues | lyrics6 = {{hlist|Kim|Solar}} | music6 = {{hlist|Kim|Solar}} | extra6 = Kim | length6 = 2:51 | total_length = 16:09 }}
==Critical reception and accolades== Colors was listed as the "Top 50 best K-pop tracks of 2024" by British magazine [[Dazed]]. [[Dazed]] highlighted Colors as a "queer anthem and self-affirmation marathon of a party". Daxed also highlights Colors as a rare example of diverse LGBTQ+ representation in K-pop, and praised the song for its joyous and defiant sound and tone with its lyrics “Look in the mirror… And say it, I'm sick, so bad, louder, louder, I'm sick, I'm hot, I'm gorgeous” <ref>{{cite web|title=The 50 best K-pop tracks of 2024|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/65706/1/the-50-best-k-pop-tracks-of-2024|website=[[Dazed]]|publisher=Dazed|author=Taylor Glasby|date=December 13, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Colours'' ! scope="col" | Chart (2024) ! scope="col" | Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row" | South Korean Albums ([[Circle Album Chart|Circle]])<ref name="circle">{{Cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 18 of 2024|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=18&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week|website=[[Circle Chart]]|language=ko|date=April 28 – May 4, 2024|access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> | 14 |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |+Awards for ''Colours'' ! scope="col" | Date !Show !Song !Award |- |May 7, 2024 |''[[List of The Show Chart winners (2024)|The Show]]'' |"But I" |1st place<ref>{{Cite web |last=tenasia.hankyung.com |first=Digital |date=2024-05-08 |title=솔라, 6년만에 솔로 단독 콘서트 개최 {{!}} 텐아시아 |url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2024050834504 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=텐아시아 연예뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref> |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history for ''Colours'' ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |- ! scope="row" | South Korea | rowspan="2" | April 30, 2024 | {{Hlist|[[CD]]|Nemoz}} | rowspan="2" | [[RBW (company)|RBW]] |- ! scope="row" | Various <!-- Inclusive of South Korea --> | {{Hlist|[[Music download|digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}} |}
== References == {{reflist}}
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