Hard Carry

"Hard Carry"
Single by Got7
from the album Flight Log: Turbulence
LanguageKorean
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
Length3:13
Label
Composers
  • Earattack
  • Lish
  • Yoogeun
Lyricists
  • Earattack
  • Yoogeun
Got7 singles chronology
"Home Run"
(2015)		 "Hard Carry"
(2016)		 "Never Ever"
(2017)
Music video
"Hard Carry" on YouTube

"Hard Carry" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Got7 for their second studio album Flight Log: Turbulence. It was released by JYP Entertainment on September 27, 2016.

Background and release

On September 8, 2016, JYP Entertainment announced that Got7 was going to have a comeback their by early October. On September 27, 2016 both "Hard Carry" and their second studio album Flight Log: Turbulence were released.[citation needed]

Composition

"Hard Carry" lyrics were written by Earattack and Yoogeun and composed by Earattack, Lish and Yoogeun. "Hard Carry" is an electronic song featuring "whirring synths, finger snaps, layered vocal samples and howls," which Billboard called a "sonic whirlwind."

The song is composed in the key C-sharp Major and has 100 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 13 seconds.

Promotion

Got7 held their first comeback stage for "Hard Carry" on Mnet's M Countdown on September 29, 2016. They also performed on Music Bank on September 30, Show! Music Core on October 1 and SBS' Inkigayo on October 2.

Accolades

Music program awards for "Hard Carry"
Program Date Ref.
M Countdown October 6
Inkigayo October 9
Music Bank October 7
The Show October 18

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart positions
Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 2

Monthly charts

Chart (September 2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) 41

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital) 132,299

Release history

Release history for "Hard Carry"
Region Date Format Label
Various September 27, 2016

References

  1. ↑ "GOT7 to release new album". The Jakarta Post. September 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hard Carry" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016 – via Melon.
  3. ↑ "갓세븐, 2집 '플라잇 로그:터뷸런스' 발매" (in Korean). September 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Key & BPM for Hard Carry by Got7 | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ 2PMㆍ갓세븐, JYP 대표 미남들의 훈훈한 만남 '꽃밭이네' (in Korean). Newsen. September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ TV온에어] '뮤직뱅크' 인피니트 1위에 에이핑크 컴백까지, 진정한 '페스타' (in Korean). Newsen. October 2, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ 음악중심’ 갓세븐, 파워풀한 칼근무와 넘치는 남성미 가득한 무대…‘하드캐리’ (in Korean). Newsen. September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017 – via Naver.
  8. ↑ '인기가요' 갓세븐, 가을 남자+카리스마 '팔색조 매력' (in Korean). Newsen. October 2, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017 – via Naver.
  9. ↑ Lee, Ayoung (October 6, 2016). '엠카' 갓세븐 1위 "오래 함께하자"…샤이니·에일리 컴백 (종합) ['M Countdown' GOT7 No.1 "Let's be together for a long time"... SHINee Airy Comeback]. X Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020 – via Naver.
  10. ↑ 10월 둘째 주 인기가요 차트 [Inkigayo chart for the second week of October] (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. October 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ 10월 1주순위 [Music Bank ranking for the first week of October]. KBS Music Bank (in Korean). October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ Kim, Bo-ra (October 7, 2016). '뮤직뱅크' 갓세븐 1위, 샤이니·에일리 컴백·SF9 데뷔 [종합] ['Music Bank' GOT7 1st place, SHINee, Ailee, comeback, SF9 debut [General]]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ↑ "Hard Carry". October 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "GOT7 Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Digital Chart – September 2016". Circle Chart (in Korean). October 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  16. ↑ Cumulative sales for Hard Carry:"2016년 40주차 Download Chart (see #4)".