Spark (Taeyeon song) explained

Spark
Type:single
Artist:Taeyeon
Album:Purpose
Released:October 28, 2019
Label:SM
Chronology:Taeyeon
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"Spark" (Korean: 불티|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.[1]

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

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.[2] 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.[3]

Reception

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".[4] [5]

"Spark" debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending November 7, 2019. Within its first week of release, the single sold 47,032,838 digital index points through South Korean digital music services. It peaked at number one on the Gaon Download Chart.[6] The song additionally debuted at number 25 on the Billboard World Digital Songs and debuted at number two on Billboard K-pop Hot 100.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

ChartPeak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[8] 2
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)2
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)25

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
South Korea (Gaon)[10] 134
Chart (2020)Position
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 140

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
20209th Gaon Chart Music AwardsSong of the Year – October[13]
22nd Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Vocal Performance — Solo
Song of the Year

Music program awards

ProgramDate
Music Bank (KBS)[14] November 8, 2019
Show! Music Core (MBC)[15] November 9, 2019
Inkigayo (SBS)[16] November 10, 2019

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of Purpose.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004101272?fbclid=IwAR0EsRY9mLI9JZXcIZ2wMRyLIkOuN83fg3FEjgMV_dzPsyLm7hcLEyw0XlM. ko:‘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]. OSEN News. ko. 2019-10-14. October 4, 2021.
  2. Web site: Music Nation Smtown . ko:‘믿듣탱’ 컴백! 태연 정규 2집 ‘Purpose’ 10월 22일 전격 공개!. Taeyeon's 2nd album ‘Purpose’ released on October 22!. smtown. ko. October 10, 2019. October 10, 2019.
  3. Web site: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/10/21/2019102101177.html. ko:[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. ko. October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019.
  4. Web site: Review: Spark Taeyeon. IZM. ko. Im Dong-yeob. November 9, 2019.
  5. Web site: Album Review:Purpose Taeyeon. IZM. ko. Hwang Seon-up. January 13, 2021.
  6. Web site: Download Chart – Week 44 of 2019. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  7. Taeyeon Chart History. Billboard. November 9, 2019. November 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. November 2, 2019. November 7, 2019.
  9. Web site: 2019년 11월 Digital Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. January 27, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2019년 Digital Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. January 10, 2020.
  11. Web site: ko:2020년 Digital Chart. 2020 Digital Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108035908/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2020&hitYear=2020&termGbn=year&year_time=3. January 8, 2021. January 8, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  12. Web site: Purpose – QQ Music. QQ Chart. November 10, 2019.
  13. Web site: Gaon Chart Music Awards. Gaon. ko. March 1, 2020.
  14. Web site: https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/08/2019110803158.html. ko:[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. ko. November 8, 2019. November 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402144500/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/08/2019110803158.html. April 2, 2024. live.
  15. Web site: https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/09/2019110901189.html. 'Music Core', Taeyeon wins no. 1. The Chosun Ilbo. November 9, 2019. ko:'음악중심' 태연, 출연없이 1위·2관왕..갓세븐x현아♥던x빅톤 컴백 [종합] - 조선닷컴 - 연예 > 연예 포토. November 9, 2019. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402144144/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/09/2019110901189.html. April 2, 2024. live.
  16. Web site: https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/10/2019111000954.html. 'Inkigayo', Taeyeon wins no. 1 for the 3rd times, GOT7 comeback, Lee Jinhyuk solo debut. The Chosun Ilbo. November 10, 2019. ko:'인기가요' 태연, 1위 3관왕..갓세븐X현아♥던X빅톤 컴백·이진혁 솔로데뷔 [종합]. November 10, 2019. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402144621/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/10/2019111000954.html. April 2, 2024. live.
  17. Purpose. Taeyeon. Korean. CD booklet. SM Entertainment. 2019.

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