INCEPTION

About this song

INCEPTION is the title track of ATEEZ's 5th mini album ZERO: Fever Part.1, alongside THANXX. The two songs were both released as singles, and fans voted on which would be the main track through a vote held on ATEEZ's official website. The result was announced one day before the mini album's release, with INCEPTION winning. The title is an allusion to Christopher Nolan's 2010 film Inception.

What it's about

The song captures the overwhelming, consuming feeling of being in love for the first time, set against a dreamy atmosphere and aggressive urban EDM. According to leader Hongjoong, it is about longing for an unknown being as if it were a dream.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Covered once, including “INCEPTION (iKON ver.) by iKON”.
• Written by EDEN (이든) (KOR), LEEZ, Ollounder, BUDDY (KOR), Hongjoong (홍중) and MINGI (민기).
• Recorded at Ingrid Studio (Seoul.