The Name Chapter: Freefall
OCTOBER 13 2023 | THIRD FULL-LENGTH ALBUM | TITLE TRACK: CHASING THAT FEELING
'THE NAME CHAPTER: FREEFALL' SUMMARY: The Name Chapter: FREEFALL follows the boy* after his decision to leave the dreamlike safety of Neverland behind and face reality. Having chosen to grow rather than remain suspended in youth, he enters the unfamiliar world of adulthood - only to discover that reality is harsher, more complicated and less forgiving than the fantasy he left behind. Yet FREEFALL is not about regretting that choice. Through uncertainty, failure and growing pains, the boy begins learning what it means to live according to his own choices and continue forward even when there is no guaranteed destination. Rather than escaping difficulty, he starts to accept it as part of growing up. In doing so, he moves closer to discovering his own identity and purpose - his “name” - not through fantasy or someone else, but through the experience of living for himself.
THE NAME CHAPTER ALBUM SERIES SUMMARY: The Name Chapter follows the next stage of growing up: the search for identity, purpose and a place in the world. Having experienced connection, loss and the collapse of the dreams that once gave him certainty, the boy must now learn who he is without relying on someone or somewhere else to define him. His “name” represents that developing sense of self - something that cannot simply be given to him, but must be discovered through his own choices, failures and experiences as he grows.
*Within TXT’s discography-based narrative, the “boy” /"boys" are a generalised figure of youth, used to communicate the ever-changing experiences of growing up. “You” is the significant other person with whom the boy shares a meaningful connection. Rather than representing a fixed character, “you” is intentionally flexible, allowing the relationship to be understood through different lenses - friendship, love, companionship, and more - and to shift and evolve across different chapters.
Tracklist
1. Growing Pain
⋆ Genre: Hard Rock (Nu Metal)
⋆ Producing Credits: EL CAPITXN, Vendors (Zenur)
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: EL CAPITXN, Vendors (Zenur), Carson Thatcher, Jutes, Maria Marcus, AdamAlexander, "hitman" bang, Yeonjun, Yi Yi Jin, danke, August Rigo, Ronnie Icon, Jeon Jieun, Hueningkai, Kim Bo Eun, Song Jae Kyung, Taehyun
4. Dreamer
⋆ Genre: R&B, Soul
⋆ Producing Credits: GHSTLOOP, James Keys
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: GHSTLOOP, KODA, Chris Collins, Jack Newsome, "hitman" bang, James Keys, Jung Jin Woo, Song Jae Kyung, Yi Yi Jin, danke, Cho Yoon Kyung, Jeon Jieun, Lee Seu Ran, Yeonjun, Stella Jang, Soobin, Beomgyu, Slow Rabbit, Hueningkai
5. Deep Down (Korean Title: The Horns That Sprouted On My Head Became A Crown)
⋆ Genre: Jersey Club, EDM
⋆ Producing Credits: Evan Gartner, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin Quee
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Gregory Aldae Hein, Alexander Izquierdo, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin Quee, Evan Gartner, Fallen, danke, Hwang Yoo Bin, Yeonjun, EL CAPITXN, Lee Kyung (wavecloud), Jeon Jieun, Carson Thatcher, Grant Yarber, Anthony Russo, Song Jae Kyung, "hitman" bang, Kim In Hyung, Lee Seu Ran
