Be There for Me
2023 single album by NCT 127
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Be There for Me is the first single album by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on December 22, 2023, by SM Entertainment and includes three songs, including the lead single of the same name.[3]
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| Released | December 22, 2023 | |||
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| Length | 11:35 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | SM | |||
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Background and release
Composition
Title track "Be There for Me" is a pop R&B song that incorporates an organ, piano, and brass instruments.[1] The lyrics are written like a letter, conveying one's intention to be near a person who is far away.[1] "Home Alone" is a mid-tempo pop song with synths whose lyrics express feeling of wanting to stay home alone rather than going out in the cold winter weather.[2] "White Lie" is an R&B ballad that compares one's inability to express their feelings for another person to telling a white lie.[5] Members Taeyong and Mark participated in writing the lyrics for "White Lie".[5]
Commercial performance
The single album Be There for Me debuted at number one on South Korea's weekly Circle Album Chart, while the song "Be There for Me" debuted at number 53 on the Circle Digital Chart.[6] It peaked at number one the following week,[7] before descending to number 100 the week after.[8] The album also ranked first on China's QQ Music and KuGou digital album sales charts.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Be There for Me" | Kenzie | Andrew Bazzi, Jackson Morgan, Landon Sears, Manifest, Kevin White, Mike Woods, Styalz Fuego, Rudy Sandapa, MZMC | Kevin White, Mike Woods, Styalz Fuego, Rudy Sandapa, MZMC | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Home Alone" (나 홀로 집에) | Yoo Jae-eun (Jam Factory) | Sean Davidson, Andre Davidson, Dewain Whitmore Jr., Koda | The Monarch | 3:46 |
| 3. | "White Lie" (하얀 거짓말) | Hwang Yu-bin (XYXX), Taeyong, Mark | 9rota, Nmore, Gabriel Brandes, Taeyong, Mark | 9rota, Nmore | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 11:21 | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| South Korea (KMCA)[18] | 3× Platinum | 750,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | December 22, 2023 | Digital download, streaming | SM Entertainment, Kakao | [1] |
| South Korea | December 27, 2023 | CD | [19] | |
| United States | January 26, 2024 | SM Entertainment, Universal Music Group | [20] |