Spark (Taeyeon song)

"Spark" (Korean: 불티, romanized: Bulti) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her second studio album Purpose (2019). It was released on October 28, 2019 as the album's second single by SM Entertainment. The song was written by Kenzie, and composed by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik and Ronny Svendsen.

"Spark"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album Purpose
ReleasedOctober 28, 2019
Genre
Length3:37
LabelSM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(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

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 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" and American band OneRepublic in "Counting Stars".[4]

"Spark" debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending November 7, 2019.[5] Within its first week of release, the single sold 47,032,838 digital index points through South Korean digital music services.[5] 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]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of Purpose.[8]

  • 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 SM Big Shot Studio
  • Engineered for Mix by SM Big Shot Studio
  • Recorded by SM Blue Cup Studio
  • Mixed by SM Concert Hall Studio
  • Mastered by Dave Kutch at The Mastering Palace

Charts

Sales
Region Sales
China[10] 111,745

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result
2020 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – October[11] Nominated

Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Spark" Music Bank (KBS)[12] November 8, 2019
Show! Music Core (MBC)[13] November 9, 2019
Inkigayo (SBS)[14] November 10, 2019
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References
  1. "Taeyeon's new single dominates the K-pop charts". South China Morning Post. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ‘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.
  3. [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.
  4. Im Dong-yeob. "Album Review: Taeyeon". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. "Gaon Digital Chart". November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. "Download Chart – Week 44 of 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  7. "Taeyeon Chart History". Billboard. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  8. Purpose (CD booklet) (in Korean). Taeyeon. SM Entertainment. 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "2019년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. "Purpose – QQ Music". QQ Chart. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  11. "Gaon Chart Music Awards". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  12. [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. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  13. '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. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  14. '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. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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