Weekend (Taeyeon song)
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"Weekend" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released digitally on July 6, 2021, by SM Entertainment. The song is written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by RoseInPeace, Saimon, Willemijn van der Neut, Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker. Initially a standalone single, the song was later included on Taeyeon's third studio album, INVU, released on February 14, 2022.
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| Released | July 6, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 3:53 | |||
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| Lyricist | Hwang Yu-bin | |||
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Background and release
On June 29, 2021, it was announced that Taeyeon will be releasing a digital single titled "Weekend".[1][2] On July 3, a portion of the music video was leaked on KBS's Mr. House Husband 2 before the release of the music video teaser.[3] On July 4, the music video teaser was released.[4][5] On July 6, the song together with the music video was released.[6]
Composition
"Weekend" is composed by Hwang Yu-bin, RoseInPeace, Saimon, Willemijn van der Neut, and Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker.[7] Musically, the song is described as a disco and city pop song characterized by guitar and retro synth sounds with lyrics about "wanting to freely go on a trip during the weekend".[8][9][10] "Weekend" was composed in the key of A-flat major, with a tempo of 114 beats per minute.[11]
Commercial performance
"Weekend" debuted at number ten on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated July 4–10, 2021;[13] on its component charts, the song debuted at number two on the Gaon Download Chart,[14] and number 21 on the Gaon Streaming Chart.[15] It ascended to number four on the Gaon Digital Chart in the following week,[16] and number five on the Gaon Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated August 8–14, 2021.[17] The song also spent 15 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[18]
The song debuted at number seven and number 58 on Billboard World Digital Songs and K-pop Hot 100, respectively, in the chart issue dated July 17, 2021.[19][20] The song ascended to number four on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 in the chart issue dated September 18, 2021.[21] The song debuted at number 16 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated May 7, 2022.[22] In Singapore, the song debuted at number seven on the RIAS Regional Chart in the chart issue dated July 9–15, 2021.[23] Globally, the song debuted at number 181 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. in the chart issue dated on July 24, 2021.[24]
Promotion
Prior to the song's release, on July 6, 2021, Taeyeon held a live event called "Weekend: Taeyeon Entertainment's 1st Half of the Year Meeting'" on V Live to introduce the song and communicate with her fans.[25] Following the release of the single, she performed "Weekend" on four music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 8, KBS2's Music Bank on July 9, MBC's Show! Music Core on July 10, and SBS's Inkigayo on July 11.[26][27][28][29]
Accolades
"Weekend" was named one of the best K-pop songs of 2021 by Billboard (16th)[30] and NME (13th).[31] It received nominations for Artist of the Year – Digital Music (July) at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards,[32] Digital Bonsang at the 36th Golden Disc Awards,[33] and Best Dance Performance – Solo and Song of the Year at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[34]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes of INVU.[35]
Studio
- MonoTree Studio – recording
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, digital editing
- SM LVYIN Studio – digital editing
- SM SSAM Studio – digital editing, engineered for mix
- SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Taeyeon – vocals, background vocals
- Kwon Ae-jin – background vocals
- Willemijn van der Neut – background vocals, composition
- Hwang Yu-bin – lyrics
- RoseInPeace (Lee Sang-hyun) – composition, arrangement, drums, bass
- Saimon (Lee Seol-min) – composition, arrangement, guitar, keyboard
- Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker – composition
- G-high – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating
- Kang Sun-young – recording
- Noh Min-ji – recording, digital editing
- Lee Ji-hong – digital editing
- Kang Eun-ji – digital editing, engineered for mix
- Jung Eui-seok – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| South Korea (KMCA)[41] | Platinum | 100,000,000† |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | July 6, 2021 |