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Spark (Taeyeon song)

"Spark" (Korean: 불티, romanized: Bulti) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her second studio album Purpose. It was released on October 28, 2019, as the album's lead single by SM Entertainment on October 28, 2019. The song was written by Kenzie, and composed by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik and Ronny Svendsen. It was described as an alternative soul pop song incorporating intense melody with emotions and Taeyeon's overwhelming vocals and the lyrics contains various metaphors that expresses her identity.[2]

"Spark"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album Purpose
ReleasedOctober 28, 2019
Genre
Length3:37
LabelSM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Taeyeon singles chronology
"All About You"
(2019) 		"Spark"
(2019) 		"Into The Unknown"
(2019)
Music video
"Spark" on YouTube

The song debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. The song additionally charted at number 25 on the Billboard World Digital Songs and debuted at number two on Billboard K-pop Hot 100.

Background

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On October 10, 2019, Taeyeon's agency SM Entertainment announced that her second full-length studio album would be released in the end of October.[3] The album's title is Purpose, while the lead single was announced to be "Spark", which was released simultaneously with the release of the album.[4]

Reception

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Lim Dong-yeob and Hwang Seon-up from IZM praised Taeyeon's vocals on the song and compared its musical styles to those of English singer Adele in "Rolling in the Deep", American band OneRepublic in "Counting Stars" and Scottish singer Emeli Sandé in "Hurts".[5][6]

"Spark" debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending November 7, 2019.[7] Within its first week of release, the single sold 47,032,838 digital index points through South Korean digital music services.[7] It peaked at number one on the Gaon Download Chart.[8] The song additionally debuted at number 25 on the Billboard World Digital Songs and debuted at number two on Billboard K-pop Hot 100.[9]

Charts

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Sales

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Region Sales
China[13] 111,745

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result
2020 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – October[14] Nominated
22nd Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Vocal Performance — Solo Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated

Music program awards

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Program Date
Music Bank (KBS)[15] November 8, 2019
Show! Music Core (MBC)[16] November 9, 2019
Inkigayo (SBS)[17] November 10, 2019

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of Purpose.[18]

  • Original title: H(EX)
  • Korean lyrics by Kenzie
  • Composed by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen
  • Arranged by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen
  • Background vocals by Taeyeon, Kenzie
  • Digital Editing by Lee Min-gyu at SM Big Shot Studio
  • Engineered for Mix by Lee Min-gyu at SM Big Shot Studio
  • Recorded by Jeong Eui-seok at SM Blue Cup Studio
  • Mixed by Nam Gung-jin at SM Concert Hall Studio
  • Mastered by Dave Kutch at The Mastering Palace

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Taeyeon's new single dominates the K-pop charts". South China Morning Post. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ^ ‘태연, 정규 2집 타이틀 곡 ‘불티’ 강렬한 감성 예고..소울 가득[공식] [TAEYEON, 2nd full-length album title song 'Spark', intense emotional preview... Full of soul [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN News. 2019-10-14. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Music Nation Smtown" ‘믿듣탱’ 컴백! 태연 정규 2집 ‘Purpose’ 10월 22일 전격 공개! [Taeyeon's 2nd album ‘Purpose’ released on October 22!] (in Korean). smtown. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ^ [공식]태연, 정규 2집 'Purpose' 오는 28일 대공개…타이틀 곡은 '불티' [[Official] Taeyeon, the 2nd full album 'Purpose' will be released in October 28… Title song is 'Spark']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Im Dong-yeob. "Review: Spark Taeyeon". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Hwang Seon-up. "Album Review:Purpose Taeyeon". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Gaon Digital Chart". November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Download Chart – Week 44 of 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  9. ^ "Taeyeon Chart History". Billboard. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019년 11월 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "2019년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. ^ 2020년 Digital Chart [2020 Digital Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "Purpose – QQ Music". QQ Chart. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Gaon Chart Music Awards". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  15. ^ [종합]'뮤직뱅크' 태연 '불티' 방송출연 없이도 1위…갓세븐·빅톤 컴백 - 조선닷컴 - 연예 > 연예 포토 ['Music Bank': Taeyeon's 'Spark' gets first place]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). November 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  16. ^ '음악중심' 태연, 출연없이 1위·2관왕..갓세븐x현아♥던x빅톤 컴백 [종합] - 조선닷컴 - 연예 > 연예 포토 ['Music Core', Taeyeon wins no. 1]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). November 9, 2019. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  17. ^ '인기가요' 태연, 1위 3관왕..갓세븐X현아♥던X빅톤 컴백·이진혁 솔로데뷔 [종합] ['Inkigayo', Taeyeon wins no. 1 for the 3rd times, GOT7 comeback, Lee Jinhyuk solo debut]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). November 10, 2019. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  18. ^ Purpose (CD booklet) (in Korean). Taeyeon. SM Entertainment. 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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