Weekend (Taeyeon song)

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"Weekend"
Taeyeon – Weekend.jpg
Single by Taeyeon
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Composer(s)
  • RoseInPeace
  • Saimon
  • Willemijn van der Neut
  • Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker
Lyricist(s)Hwang Yu-bin
Taeyeon singles chronology
"What Do I Call You"
(2021) 		"Weekend"
(2021)
Music video
"Weekend" on YouTube

"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.

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]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME5/5 stars[10]

"Weekend" debuted at position 10 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated July 4–10, 2021.[12] The song also debuted at position 2 and position 21 on Gaon Download Chart and Gaon Streaming Chart, respectively, on the chart issue dated July 4–10, 2021.[13][14] The song then ascended to position 4 and position 6 on Gaon Digital Chart and Gaon Streaming Chart, respectively, on the chart issue dated July 11–17, 2021.[15][16]

The song debuted at position 7 and position 58 on Billboard World Digital Songs and K-pop Hot 100, respectively, on the chart issue dated July 17, 2021.[17][18] The song ascended to position 6 from position 58 on Billboard K-pop Hot 100 on the chart issue dated July 24, 2021.[19] The song then ascended to position 5 on the chart issue dated July 31, 2021.[20] The song debuted at position 7 on Singapore's RIAS Regional Chart on the chart issue dated July 9–15, 2021.[21] The song debuted at position 181 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. on the chart issue dated on July 24, 2021.[22]

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.[23] 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.[24][25][26][27]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Melon.[7]

  • Taeyeon – vocals
  • Hwang Yu-bin – lyrics
  • RoseInPeace – composition, arrangement
  • Saimon – composition, arrangement
  • Willemijn van der Neut – composition
  • Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker – composition

Charts[]

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for "Weekend"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various July 6, 2021
[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Oh Bo-ram (June 29, 2021). "디스코 팝으로 돌아오는 태연…내달 신곡 '위켄드'" [Taeyeon returns to disco pop ... New song 'Weekend' next month]. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Lee Da-won (June 29, 2021). "태연, 신곡 '위크엔드' 7월 6일 발매" [Taeyeon's new song 'Weekend' will be released on July 6th]. Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Kim So-yeon (July 4, 2021). "[단독]태연 '위크엔드'MV, '살림남2'서 유출" [[Exclusive] Taeyeon's 'Weekend' MV leaked from 'Mr. House Husband 2']. Maekyung News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "TAEYEON 태연 'Weekend' MV Teaser". YouTube. SM Entertainment. July 4, 2021. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  5. ^ Sang Hyun-ho (July 5, 2021). "'믿듣탱' 태연, 'Weekend' 뮤직비디오 티저 공개…"잠깐 들린 멜로디도 레전드"" ['Weekend' Taeyeon, 'Weekend' music video teaser released... "The melody I heard for a while is also a legend"]. Top Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Ji Min-kyung (July 6, 2021). ""떠나볼래" 태연, 상큼한 보컬과 함께 떠나는 주말 여행 'Weekend' [퇴근길 신곡]" ["Let's go" Taeyeon, a weekend trip with fresh vocals 'Weekend' [New song on the way to work]]. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Weekend – Taeyeon". Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "TAEYEON to release her new single 'Weekend' on 7/6 at 6PM KST!". SM Entertainment. June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Lee Deok-haeng (June 29, 2021). "태연 새 싱글 'Weekend' 7월 6일 공개…"'믿듣탱'의 귀환" [공식]" [Taeyeon's new single 'Weekend' will be released on July 6th ... "The return of 'Believable'" [Official]]. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Ruby C (July 7, 2021). "Taeyeon embodies all of us with her chirpy retro ode to the good ol' 'Weekend'". NME. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "Key & BPM for Weekend by TAEYEON". Tunebat. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "2021년 28주차 Digital Chart" [Week 28 of 2021 Digital Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). July 4–10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "2021년 28주차 Download Chart" [Week 28 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). July 4–10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "2021년 28주차 Streaming Chart" [Week 28 of 2021 Streaming Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). July 4–10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "2021년 29주차 Digital Chart" [Week 29 of 2021 Digital Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). July 11–17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  16. ^ "2021년 29주차 Streaming Chart" [Week 29 of 2021 Streaming Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). July 11–17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard World Digital Songs Sales". Billboard. July 11–17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Week of July 17, 2021". Billboard. July 11–17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Week of July 24, 2021". Billboard. July 18–24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Week of July 31, 2021". Billboard. July 25–31, 2021. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "RIAS Top Regional Chart – Week 28 (9 – 15 Jul 2021)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. July 9–15, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Global Excl. US – Week of July 24, 2021". Billboard. July 18–24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  23. ^ Moon Wan-sik (July 1, 2021). "태연, 신곡 'Weekend' 컴백 기념 스페셜 생방송..VLIVE 7월 6일 오후 5시" [Taeyeon, a special live broadcast to commemorate the comeback of the new song 'Weekend' .. VLIVE July 6th 5pm]. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  24. ^ Yeo Do-kyung (July 8, 2021). "'엠카' 태연 컴백, 믿고 듣는 보컬..하이틴 영화 주인공 'Weekend'" ['Mcar' Taeyeon's comeback, trusting and listening vocals ... teen movie protagonist 'Weekend']. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  25. ^ Sun Mi-kyung (July 9, 2021). "'뮤직뱅크' NCT드림, 1위 싹쓸이 시작..태연⋅규현⋅SF9 핫 컴백[종합]" ['Music Bank' NCT Dream, start sweeping the 1st place .. Taeyeon·Kyuhyun·SF9 hot comeback [General]]. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  26. ^ Cho Eun-mi (July 10, 2021). "'음악중심' 태연, 여름에도 청량하게 '믿듣탱'..달콤+설렘 안고 컴백" ['Music Core' Taeyeon, refreshingly 'believe it' even in summer .. Comeback with sweet + excitement]. Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  27. ^ Yoon-ji Ahn (July 11, 2021). "'인기가요' 태연, 상큼한 컴백..행복한 'Weekend' 선사[별별TV]" ['Inkigayo' Taeyeon, a refreshing comeback .. Happy 'Weekend' presents [Byulbyeol TV]]. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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  29. ^ "Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Month of July 2021". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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