"Cream Soda" is a song by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, released on July 10, 2023, by SM Entertainment as the third single and title track for their seventh studio album Exist.
Background and release
In January 2023, the group's leader, Suho, announced that the group was set to release new music after spring.
From July 3 to 6, 2023, a set of individual and group teaser images was released on Exo's official social media accounts with the caption "EXO 'Cream Soda'". On July 9, the music video teaser for "Cream Soda" was released. On July 10, Exo released the song alongside the music video and the album's release.
Composition
"Cream Soda" was written by Moon Seol-li, produced by Tre Jean-Marie, Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr., Ebenezer Fabiyi, Bobby Candler and Adrian Mckinnon, and arranged by Tre Jean-Marie, Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr. and Imlay. It is a dance-pop song with an exotic rhythm and upbeat brass, keyboard and drum instrumentation. It features sensual vocals, and lyrics that compare the soft yet thrilling moment of falling in love to cream soda.