"Tell Me (What Is Love)" is a song recorded by South Korean singer D.O. from boy band Exo and SM Entertainment's in-house record producer,Yoo Young-jin. It was released on February 19,2016,by SM Entertainment and KT Music,as the second song of the SM Station digital project.
It would later be featured in the compilation album,SM Station Season 1 which was released the following year.
Background
On January 27,2016,SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man established the SM Station digital music project. The project is scheduled to run for 52 weeks a year and features collaborations between SM artists with various artists,producers,and other composers.[1] On February 3,Girls' Generation's Taeyeon was the first to debut on this digital project through her release of jazz song,"Rain".[2]
On February 17,SM announced that D.O. will be the second artist in line to release an SM Station material alongside SM's in-house record producer,Yoo Young-jin for "Tell Me (What Is Love)".[3]
The song was released digitally through streaming platforms on the midnight of February 19.[4]
Composition
D.O. (pictured in 2016) became the second artist to release an SM Station single
"Tell Me (What Is Love)" is an emotional R&B song.[5] The lyrics was written entirely by Yoo and narrates a monologue from a stupid man who had just realized his love after his lover left him.[6] The song is considered as the follow-up to Exo's pre-debut single "What Is Love" which was originally released in 2012 and featured on their debut EP.[7]
Yoo composed and arranged the song in the key of C Minor,with the tempo of 120 beats per minute.[8]
Commercial performance
The song achieved success domestically by placing at No. 12 in the Gaon Chart and in the United States where it ranked second in the World Digital Song Sales chart.[9][10]
↑ Jung, An-ji (February 19, 2016). ""이번에도 통했다" 유영진&디오, 'Tell Me' 음원 차트 올킬"["It Worked This Time Again" Yoo Youngjin & Dio, 'Tell Me' All Kill Music Chart]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
↑ Kim, Young-jin (February 19, 2016). "유영진X엑소 디오, 'Tell Me' 공개…8개 음원차트 올킬 성공"[Yoo Young Jin x EXO Dio Releases 'Tell Me'... Succeeded in 8 music charts]. Asia Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
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