Time After Time (Ejae song)
2026 single by Ejae
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"Time After Time" is a song by South Korean and American singer-songwriter Ejae. It was written by Ejae, Rollo, Drew Scott, and its producer Vaughn Oliver.[2] The song was released on February 6, 2026, as her second solo single following the release of "In Another World" in October 2025.
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| Single by Ejae | ||||
| Released | February 6, 2026 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Lunamu[2] | |||
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| Producer | Vaughn Oliver | |||
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| "Time After Time" on YouTube | ||||
The song is an upbeat dance track that has been described as a "heartbreak anthem", with lyrics about the singer's fixation on a former relationship.[1][3]
Composition and production
According to Ejae, she first wrote "Time After Time" in 2018 under a different title.[4][5] Despite writing the song about her fiancé around the time they met, she originally intended to pitch the song to another artist.[4] The song had begun with a "very simple chord progression and melody" that evolved over the years, but lacked a clear concept until Ejae enlisted the English songwriter Rollo Spreckley and the record producer Vaughn Oliver to rewrite the song.[4][6] They retained the song's hook to convey the fast-paced feeling of "chasing this person who you wanted to move away from, but for some reason, you just come back to the same person over and over again".[4]
Jon Pareles of The New York Times described the song as a "peppy tune" with lyrics that serve as a "morbid undercurrent under its insistent hooks".[7]
Release
"Time After Time" was first teased on Instagram on January 27, 2026, before its release on February 6, 2026.[6][8] A lyric video was released on February 13, 2026.[9]
The song was released in partnership with Volvo Cars, and uses the turn signal sound of the Volvo XC60 as a musical element.[10][11][12] As a part of the partnership, Ejae appeared in a Volvo ad where she picks up her fiancé Sam Kim and plays "Time After Time" for him in the car. She described the ad as "very much true to what I do as a songwriter".[4]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[2]
- Ejae – vocals
- Vaughn Oliver – producer, composer, piano, programmer, synthesizer
- Rollo – songwriter
- Drew Scott – composer
- Dale Becker – mastering engineer
- Tom Norris – mixing engineer