JENNIE’s “Someone to Hold” Is a Neo-Disco Sisterhood Anthem for Netflix’s Steps

JENNIE’s next solo move is about sisters, not boyfriends. “Someone to Hold,” out Friday (Nov. 6), is her first song for an animated film, written and produced by Justin Tranter for the soundtrack of Netflix’s Steps, Rolling Stone reports. It lands as the BLACKPINK star’s biggest solo hit is still riding Halloween streams. Watch the video below.

Billboard describes the track as “light on its feet, a melodic neo-disco production with strings, slapping bass, and layers of JENNIE vocals,” and Tranter calls it “pure danceable joy inspired by vintage organic dance pop,” per Billboard. The hook is a toast to a sibling who stuck around:

You’re still the shooting star that’s in my skies / You’re still the only one I want in every life.

JENNIE, “Someone to Hold”, Billboard

Steps, directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa, sends Cinderella’s story in a different direction. Lilith (Ali Wong) steals the Fairy Godmother’s (Bette Midler) wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister Margot (Stephanie Hsu), only for the villainous Priscilla (Nikki Glaser) to grab the throne, and Lilith has to team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fix it. The directors say JENNIE’s song “represents Lilith, Cinderella, and Margot’s sisterhood, giving audiences a shot of energy and positivity straight to the heart.” The film streams Nov. 20, the same day as the soundtrack, which has four Tranter originals with additional vocals from Seyfried, Rose Gray and Emei. Kris Bowers composed the score.

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JENNIE said she was happy to be “a little part of their world”:

I am so excited to join the Steps family and it was really fun making my first song for an animated film! I love how much heart and personality the characters have, and I’m so happy I got to be a little part of their world.

JENNIE, in a statement, Rolling Stone

The timing is good. Her guest turn on Tame Impala’s “Dracula” remix is her biggest solo hit, reaching No. 5 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, with a boost from Halloween, per Billboard. Before that came her Ruby project on her own Odd Atelier label, with guests including Childish Gambino, Doechii, Dominic Fike, Dua Lipa and Kali Uchis, and a reunion with BLACKPINK for a world tour and February’s Deadline EP. In July she shared the solo single “Less Than a Lover.” We saw her at Chanel’s Seoul show in May, and bandmate LISA has her own fall of releases.

The film and the soundtrack both arrive Nov. 20.