Rain (Taeyeon song)
2016 single by Taeyeon
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"Rain" is a song by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon, a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally by SM Entertainment on February 3, 2016.
Background and composition
In January 2016, S.M. Entertainment announced that they were to launch a digital music platform called SM Station, in which SM artists would release a new song every week.[3] "Rain" and its B-side track "Secret" served as the opening single of the project and were released on February 3, 2016.[4] "Rain" is described as a midtempo song with jazz and R&B sounds. Lyrically, it uses rain as a metaphor to describe memories of past love.[5][6]
Music video
The music video for "Rain" was filmed indoors, having the concept of Taeyeon in a "room of memories", missing a past lover. It alternates between black and white scenes of Taeyeon singing alone in front of a microphone, and colored scenes of her in a flooding room.[6][7] "Rain" was the most viewed music video by a South Korean act on YouTube in February 2016.[8]
Reception
"Rain" debuted atop South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. It won the first place on SBS's music program Inkigayo on February 14, 2016.[9] The song received a Digital Bonsang at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Naver.[10]
Studio
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording
- MonoTree Studio – digital editing
- SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing
- Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Taeyeon – vocals, background vocals
- Bong Eun-young – lyrics
- Mafly – lyrics
- Lee Yoo-jin – lyrics
- Matthew Tishler – composition, arrangement
- Aaron Benward – composition
- Felicia Barton – composition
- Olivia Holt – composition
- G-High – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating, digital editing
- Koo Jong-pil – recording
- Nam Koong-jin – mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
Charts
Sales
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8th Melon Music Awards | Best Ballad Song | Nominated | [16] |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Vocal Performance Female Solo | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2017 | 31st Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang | Won | [18] |
| 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Year – February | Nominated | [19] |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide[21] | February 3, 2016 | Digital download | SM Entertainment |
| South Korea[22] | February 4, 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | |