Rainy Days (song)

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"Rainy Days"
Single by V
from the album Layover
Language
  • English
  • Korean
ReleasedAugust 11, 2023
Genre Alternative pop, R&B, lo-fi
Length2:59
Label Big Hit
Songwriter(s)
  • Donghyun Kim
  • Frankie Scoca
  • Freekind
  • Gigi
  • Masta Wu
Producer(s) Frankie Scoca
V singles chronology
"Christmas Tree"
(2021)		"Love Me Again" / "Rainy Days"
(2023)		"Slow Dancing"
(2023)
Music video
"Rainy Days" on YouTube

"Rainy Days" is a song recorded by South Korean singer V of BTS for his debut album Layover . It was released on August 11, 2023, by Big Hit Music.

Contents

Music and lyrics

"Rainy Days" is an alternative pop R&B track, [1] written by its producer Frankie Scoca alongside Donghyun Kim, Freekind, Gigi and the South Korean rapper Masta Wu. [2] In terms of musical notation, the song is written in the key of A minor, has a tempo of 75 beats per minute. [3]

Abbie Aitken of Clash described the song as a lo-fi mix founded on YouTube, writing, "the realism of the artificial rain, the soft jazz, and a curious phone alert swiftly followed by the sound of typing all add to a feeling of cosiness and familiarity." [4] As quoted from The Indian Express "the lyrics, they express the yearning to reunite with a beloved and stresses on the emotions associated with rainy days and the desire to mend things with someone special. The song includes lyrics like “Don’t tell me it’s over” and “We can start over”. [5]

Accolades

Select year-end rankings of "Rainy Days"
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Rolling Stone The 100 Best Songs of 2023
58
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Credits and personnel

Charts

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