▁its ▁parent al ▁release , ▁the ▁group ▁show c ased ▁their ▁dual ▁son ic ▁concept ▁in ▁one ▁album ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁as ▁" I ce ▁C ream ▁C ake " ▁was ▁promoted ▁as ▁the ▁" Red " ▁single , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁" Autom atic " ▁which ▁was ▁promoted ▁as ▁its ▁" V el vet " ▁single . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁since ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁calling ▁it ▁an ▁" add ict ive " ▁and ▁" un predict able " ▁pop ▁in fection , ▁and ▁show c ased ▁the ▁group ' s ▁potential . ▁It ▁also ▁att ained ▁commercial ▁success , ▁becoming ▁the ▁group ' s ▁break through ▁and ▁second ▁top - five ▁hit , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁four ▁on ▁Ga on ▁Digital ▁Chart ▁and ▁number ▁three ▁on ▁Billboard ' s ▁World ▁Digital ▁Songs ▁chart . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁release ▁ ▁After ▁wrapping ▁up ▁prom ot ions ▁for ▁" Be ▁Natural " ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Red ▁Vel vet ▁would ▁return ▁with ▁an ▁extended ▁play , ▁mark ing ▁their ▁first ▁proper ▁release ▁since ▁the ▁group ' s ▁debut ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁com eb ack ▁announ cement , ▁Red ▁Vel vet ▁was ▁sp otted ▁film ing ▁in ▁a ▁desert ▁just ▁outside ▁of ▁Pal md ale , ▁California ▁for ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁with ▁then ▁SM ▁Ro ok ies ▁member ▁Y eri , ▁with