Happy (Taeyeon song)
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| Single by Taeyeon | ||||
| Released | May 4, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | March 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | SM | |||
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| Lyricist | Lee Seu-ran | |||
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| "Happy" on YouTube | ||||
"Happy" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon, released as a digital single originally on March 9, 2020[1] but postponed to May 4, 2020, by SM Entertainment.[2][3] It is a pop song that reinterprets old school doo-wop and R&B with a modern sound, being described as a special gift for fans with lyrics about emotion and happiness found in the time spent with loved ones.[4] The song was later included in the CD & LP version of Taeyeon's fourth EP What Do I Call You as bonus track.[5]
On March 3, 2020, a teaser photo with the title of the single was revealed on Taeyeon's official website.[6][7][8] Hours later it was revealed that the release of the single would take place on March 9 in celebration of her birthday.[9]
The music video for "Happy" was released on May 4, 2020.[10] Taeyeon later filmed a live summer performance of the song, which was released on June 26.[11]
Release
On March 9, 2020, the day of the song's planned release, the singer intended to commemorate it with a broadcast on V Live;[12][13] however, SM Entertainment released an official statement[14] saying that the song's release would be postponed until further notice and the subsequent broadcast cancelled due to Taeyeon's father's death on the same day.[15][1][16] On April 27, 2020, SM Entertainment announced that the song would be released on May 4.[2][3] On April 29, 2020, it was announced that the singer would be broadcasting live on V Live on the day of the song's release, as previously planned.[17]
Commercial performance
Upon release, "Happy" topped all of South Korea's major realtime charts except Flo.[18] It also topped iTunes Top Song Charts in 15 regions and rose to the top of the Korean music video chart of QQ Music.[19][20]
It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart with 1,000 downloads sold, becoming her 15th Top 10 entry on the chart.[21][22] The song also debuted at number four on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated May 3–9, 2020, becoming Taeyeon's 22nd top-ten entry in the country.[21]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Happy" | Lee Seu-ran |
| Chris Wahle | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 3:41 | ||||
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Melon.[24]
Studio
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording
- MonoTree Studio – recording, digital editing
- SM Big Shot Studio – digital editing, engineered for mix
- SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing
- 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Taeyeon – vocals
- Lee Seu-ran – lyrics
- Chris Wahle – composition, arrangement
- Chelcee Grimes – composition, background vocals
- Samuel Gerongco – composition
- Robert Gerongco – composition
- G-High – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating
- Choi Young-kyung – background vocals
- Gabriela Geneva (NIIVA) – background vocals
- Lee Tae-yoon – bass
- Noh Min-ji – recording
- Kang Sun-young – recording, digital editing
- Lee Min-kyu – digital editing, engineered for mix
- Jung Eui-seok – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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