Make Me Love You (song)

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"Make Me Love You" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon. It was released as a single on April 5, 2017, by SM Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Jo Yoon-kyung while its music was composed by Matthew Tishler, Felicia Barton and Aaron Benward. The song is the title track of the Deluxe edition of Taeyeon's first studio album, My Voice, which was released on the same day.

"Make Me Love You"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album My Voice
Released	April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)
Genre	R&B pop[1]
Length	3:33
Label	SM Entertainment
Composer(s)	Aaron Benward Matthew Tishler Felicia Barton
Lyricist(s)	Jo Yoon-kyung
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Fine" (2017) "Make Me Love You" (2017) "Lonely" (2017)
Music video
"Make Me Love You" on YouTube

Background and release

On April 5, 2017, SM Entertainment released the deluxe edition of Taeyeon's first album My Voice, along with a music video for the title song "Make Me Love You". The song is described as a R&B pop song that would warm up the spring season with her charming tone and soulful vocals.^[2] The song was included on the setlist of Taeyeon's first Asia tours concert "Persona", taking place in Seoul (South Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Bangkok (Thailand) and Hong Kong in May and June 2017.^[3] Taeyeon also performed "Make Me Love You" live in front of over 30,000 audiences at Busan Asiad Main Stadium during 2017 Asia Song Festival on September 24, 2017.^[4]

Reception

"Make Me Love You" debuted at number 4 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated April 2–8, 2017.^[5] It additionally peaked at number 11 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.^[6]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of My Voice (Deluxe edition).^[7]

• Korean lyrics by Jo Yoon-kyung
• Composed by Matthew Tishler, Felicia Barton and Aaron Benward
• Arranged by Matthew Tishler, Felicia Barton and Aaron Benward
• Vocal directed by G-High
• Pro Tools operating by G-High
• Background vocals by Taeyeon, Felicia Barton
• Recorded by Jung Eun Kyung at Ingrid Studio
• Mixed by Jung Eui Suk
• Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Singles (Gaon)[5] 4 US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[6] 11 Billboard (K-pop Hot 100)[8] 58

Monthly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[9] 8

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea[10]	447,673+

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide[11][12]	April 5, 2017	Digital download	SM Entertainment

References

1. "TAEYEON – Make Me Love You Lyrics". genius. April 6, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
2. Moon Kyung-min (April 3, 2017). "'믿듣탱' 태연, 신곡 'Make Me Love You' 발매 카운트다운 돌입" ['Trustworthy' Taeyeon, countdown to release of new song 'Make Me Love You' begins]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
3. "[Herald Review] Taeyeon mesmerizes fans at solo concert". The Korea Herald. May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017.
4. Lee Ji-seok (September 25, 2017). "'2017 아송페', 3만명 관객과 하나된 국제 음악 페스티벌 성료" ['2017 Asongpe', International Music Festival with 30,000 Audiences Completed]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
5. "Digital Chart – Week 14 of 2017" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
6. "World Digital Song Sales: April 22, 2017". Billboard. April 22, 2017. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
7. My Voice (CD booklet) (in Korean). Taeyeon. SM Entertainment. 2017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "Billboard Korea K-Pop 100". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
9. • "2020년 04월 Digital Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
10. • "Gaon Download Chart – Mid-year 2017" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017.
11. "My Voice – The 1st Album Deluxe Edition by Taeyeon" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
12. "My Voice – The 1st Album Deluxe Edition by Taeyeon". Apple Music. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.