Rain (Taeyeon song)
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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.
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| Single by Taeyeon | ||||
| from the album SM Station Season 1 | ||||
| B-side | "Secret" | |||
| Released | February 3, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | SM Entertainment | |||
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| Taeyeon singles chronology | ||||
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| "Rain" on YouTube | ||||
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 alternate 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 are adapted from Naver.[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Rain" |
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| Matthew Tishler | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Secret" (비밀) | Mafly |
| Thaddeus Dixon | 3:37 |
Charts
Sales
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 |
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| Worldwide[21] | February 3, 2016 | Digital download | SM Entertainment |
| South Korea[22] | February 4, 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | |
References
External links
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