"PS5" is a song by American singer-songwriter Salem Ilese and Yeonjun and Taehyun from the Korean boy group Tomorrow X Together, featuring British-Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker, It was released on February 23, 2022.[1] The song is known for a vocal remix by Abdul Cisse, known as the Fortnite Battlepass guy. An official remix 3 months later, with Cisse replacing TXT as the secondary vocalist and Walker's trap production. The song appeared on Salem's third studio extended play, Unsponsored Content.

"PS5"
Single by Salem Ilese and Tomorrow X Together featuring Alan Walker
from the EP Unsponsored Content
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)
Genre
Length2:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Salem Ilese
  • Alan Walker
  • Carl Hovind
  • Chloe Copoloff
  • Fredrik Borch Olsen
  • Gunnar Greve
  • Jon Sprott
  • Marcus Arnbekk
  • Marty Rod
  • Øyvind Sauvik
  • Nikkis Thomas
Producer(s)
  • Marty Maro
  • Alan Walker
Salem Ilese singles chronology
"Intuition"
(2021)
"PS5"
(2022)
"Married to Your Melody"
(2022)
Yeonjun singles chronology
"PS5"
(2022)
"Ggum"
(2024)
Alan Walker singles chronology
"Headlights"
(2022)
"PS5"
(2022)
"The Drum"
(2022)
Music video
"PS5" on YouTube

Background

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The song was originally written in response to Salem's boyfriend and roommate being video game fanatics, and as soon as they moved to LA, they bought a PlayStation and Salem had a hard time keeping their attention and "Who do you take, me or PS5?" was the expression that came to mind, and she began to produce it. However, Salem felt that the song "still lacked something," so she approached Walker and TXT, her collaborators from 2021, to complete the piece. Salem says, "Now that I have a great song, I am grateful to Playstation for the opportunity.[2]

Yeonjun and Taehyun also commented: "We're very lucky to have the opportunity to sing in multiple languages, and we're always excited to take on new challenges. Salem created an irresistibly ear-catching, addictive song and it's certain a lot of us will be playing the song on repeat."[3]

On March 30, 2022, Ilese posted a TikTok revealing that the song was originally titled "PS4", because she had written it before the PlayStation 5 was released.[4] A user commented "you should do like ps5 then ps4 and keep going to the old ones" to which Ilese responded "this is a great idea, me or the ps3 coming soon". On April 2, 2022, Ilese posted a TikTok of the "PS3" variant,[5] on April 10, she posted a TikTok of the "PS2" variant,[6] on April 16, she posted a TikTok of the "Xbox X" variant,[7] and on April 20, she posted a TikTok of the "PS1" variant.[8]

Music video

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On August 9, 2022, the music video for the song was released. It features YouTube Creator Ted Nivision and Salem Ilese in a mid-century modern home together. Ted plays a game on the TV that features a pixel avatar of Salem Ilese. The MV was directed by Christina Xing and produced by Our Secret Handshake, with pixel art VFX done by Reshma Zachariah.[9]

Track listing

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Digital – single[10]
No.TitleLength
1."PS5"2:32
Digital – EP[11]
No.TitleLength
1."PS5"2:32
2."PS5" (Fortnite Battle Pass Gamer remix)2:28
3."PS5" (PS4 version)2:12
4."PS5" (PS3 version)2:12
5."PS5" (PS2 version)2:12
6."PS5" (PS1 version)2:12
7."PS5" (Xbox X version)2:12
8."PS5" (Nintendo Switch version)2:12
Total length:18:14

Charts

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Chart performance for "PS5"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 26
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 170
Vietnam Hot 100 (Billboard)[14] 61

References

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  1. ^ PS5 by salem ilese on Apple Music, 2022-07-06, retrieved 2024-05-11
  2. ^ LLC, Elen Works. "セイレム・イリースが、TOMORROW X TOGETHERとアラン・ウォーカーとの豪華コラボ楽曲「PS5」のリリック・ビデオを公開 | 洋楽まっぷ". yougakumap.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ^ "salem ilese Teams Up With TOMORROW X TOGETHER for New Song "PS5" featuring Alan Walker". pm studio world wide news (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  4. ^ TikTok - which version do you like better? 💖 #meortheps5
  5. ^ TikTok - Reply to @localdepressedteenager0 PS2 coming soon 😂 #meortheps5
  6. ^ TikTok - Reply to @dopeycg you can pre-save every version of PS5 in my bio💛 #meortheps5
  7. ^ TikTok - Reply to @bomboetiktok thought i’d give playstation a break 😂 #meortheps5
  8. ^ TikTok - Reply to @contrapyt i’m all out of consoles now 😂 #meortheps5
  9. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  10. ^ https://music.apple.com/us/album/ps5-single/1711613692
  11. ^ https://music.apple.com/us/album/ps5/1711846229
  12. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  13. ^ 2022년 13주차 Digital Chart [Digital Chart for Week 13 of 2022]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 – Week of March 12, 2022". Billboard. 6–12 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2024.