"Rain" is a song by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon, a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally by SM Entertainment on February 3, 2016.
Background and composition In January 2016, S.M. Entertainment announced that they were to launch a digital music platform called SM Station, in which SM artists would release a new song every week. "Rain" and its B-side track "Secret" served as the opening single of the project and were released on February 3, 2016. "Rain" is described as a midtempo song with jazz and R&B sounds. Lyrically, it uses rain as a metaphor to describe memories of past love.
Music video The music video for "Rain" was filmed indoors, having the concept of Taeyeon in a "room of memories", missing a past lover. It alternates between black and white scenes of Taeyeon singing alone in front of a microphone, and colored scenes of her in a flooding room. "Rain" was the most viewed music video by a South Korean act on YouTube in February 2016.
Reception "Rain" debuted atop South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. It won the first place on SBS's music program Inkigayo on February 14, 2016. The song received a Digital Bonsang at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.
Track listing Credits are adapted from Naver.
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from Naver.
Studio SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording MonoTree Studio – digital editing SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer Taeyeon – vocals, background vocals Bong Eun-young – lyrics Mafly – lyrics Lee Yoo-jin – lyrics Matthew Tishler – composition, arrangement Aaron Benward – composition Felicia Barton – composition Olivia Holt – composition G-High – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating, digital editing Koo Jong-pil – recording Nam Koong-jin – mixing Tom Coyne – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts Chart PeakpositionSouth Korea (Gaon) 1 US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 3
Monthly chart Chart (2016) Position South Korea (Gaon) 2
Year-end chart Chart (2016) Position South Korea (Gaon) 24
Sales RegionSalesSouth Korea (Gaon) 2,500,000
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryResultRef.20168th Melon Music AwardsBest Ballad SongSong of the Year18th Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Vocal Performance Female Solo 201731st Golden Disc AwardsDigital Bonsang6th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – February
+Music program awardsProgram Network Date InkigayoSBSFebruary 14, 2016
Release history Country Date Format Label Worldwide February 3, 2016 Digital download SM Entertainment South Korea February 4, 2016 Contemporary hit radio
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