Weekend (Taeyeon song)

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"Weekend"
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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"
(2020)		"Weekend"
(2021)		"Hate That..."
(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. Initially a standalone single, the song was later included on Taeyeon's third studio album, INVU , released on February 14, 2022.

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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

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"Weekend"
"Weekend" is a disco and city pop song with lyrics about "wanting to freely go on a trip during the weekend".
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"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]

Commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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"Weekend" debuted at number ten on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated July 4–10, 2021; [13] on its component charts, the song debuted at number two on the Gaon Download Chart, [14] and number 21 on the Gaon Streaming Chart. [15] It ascended to number four on the Gaon Digital Chart in the following week, [16] and number five on the Gaon Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated August 8–14, 2021. [17] The song also spent 15 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart. [18]

The song debuted at number seven and number 58 on Billboard World Digital Songs and K-pop Hot 100, respectively, in the chart issue dated July 17, 2021. [19] [20] The song ascended to number four on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 in the chart issue dated September 18, 2021. [21] The song debuted at number 16 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated May 7, 2022. [22] In Singapore, the song debuted at number seven on the RIAS Regional Chart in the chart issue dated July 9–15, 2021. [23] Globally, the song debuted at number 181 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. in the chart issue dated on July 24, 2021. [24]

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. [25] 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. [26] [27] [28] [29]

Accolades

"Weekend" was named one of the best K-pop songs of 2021 by Billboard (16th) [30] and NME (13th). [31] It received nominations for Artist of the Year – Digital Music (July) at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards, [32] Digital Bonsang at the 36th Golden Disc Awards, [33] and Best Dance Performance – Solo and Song of the Year at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards. [34]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of INVU. [35]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Streaming
South Korea (KMCA) [41] Platinum100,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Weekend"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 6, 2021

See also

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