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AllMusic's David Crone concluded his review by saying the album is Twice's best release to date and that it "surpasses expectations, infusing the group's love-centric lyricism with newfound confidence and creative flair. TWICE [Formula of Love: O+T=<3]" [The Ultimate Recipe, Finally Found – TWICE [Formula of Love: O+T=<3]]. In the United States, four limited digital editions were released on November 17 and 18, with digitally signed cover arts. Formula of Love: O+T=<3 [a] is the third Korean studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean girl group Twice. It is followed by English track "Moonlight", a disco-pop song that incorporates " funky" orchestration reminiscent of the 1980s.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Like Ooh-Ahh" • " Cheer Up" • " TT" • " Knock Knock" • " Signal" • " Likey" • " Heart Shaker" • What Is Love? It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 66,000 album-equivalent units, becoming the group's fourth and highest entry on the chart. TWICE Release First English-Language Single 'The Feels,' Dance the Night Away in Video's Epic Prom".Ana Clara Ribeiro of PopMatters noted that the song's "drum pattern, bassline, marimba, and percussions resemble soul-pop classics of the 1980s, like DeBarge's ' Rhythm of the Night', or Lionel Richie's ' All Night Long'. She also noted that the song is about "the feeling of uneasiness from the uncertain future of a relationship". The album became Twice's highest-charting album in the US and Canada to date, peaking at numbers 3 [45] and 17 [46] on the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart, respectively.
Formula of Love: O+T=<3 opens with its title track, " Scientist", a song blending elements of dance-pop and deep house, and featuring '80s-inspired synths with "groovy" bass lines in its production.At the end of the " The Feels" music video, it was revealed that TWICE would be releasing a full studio album in November 2021.
The letters O and T also represent the initials of numbers 1 ( one) and 2 ( two), respectively, while the number 3 in the heart symbol ( <3) represents the position of Formula of Love: O+T=<3 in Twice's Korean albums chronology.The fourth track "Cruel", written by Dahyun, is a fast-paced song with lyrics about "turning the tables on someone while still maintaining innocence".