"Hate That..." is a song by South Korean singer Key featuring Taeyeon. It was released digitally on August 30, 2021, by SM Entertainment as the first single from Key's extended play Bad Love. The song is written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by Stephen Puth, Lauren Mandel, and Eric Potapenko.
Background and release On August 24, 2021, it was announced that Key would be pre-releasing a digital single titled "Hate That..." prior to the release of a new album at the end of September. On August 26, it was announced that Taeyeon would be featured on the song. On August 28, the music video teaser was released. On August 30, the song together with the music video was released.
Composition "Hate That..." was written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by Stephen Puth, Lauren Mandel, and Eric Potapenko. Musically, the song is described as an R&B song characterized by a "sentimental guitar melody and sophisticated rhythm" with lyrics about "expressing the hope that the other person will not forget about them after a breakup" in monologue format. "Hate That..." was composed in the key of A-flat minor, with a tempo of 77 beats per minute.
Commercial performance "Hate That..." debuted at position 46 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated August 29 – September 4, 2021. The song also debuted at positions 2, 120, and 60 on the Gaon Download Chart, Gaon Streaming Chart, and Gaon BGM Chart, respectively, in the chart issue dated August 29 – September 4, 2021. The song debuted at positions 5 and 72 on Billboard World Digital Song Sales and the K-pop Hot 100, respectively, in the chart issue dated September 11, 2021.
Promotion Prior to the song's release, on August 30, 2021, Key held a live event called "Key 'Hate That...' Countdown Live" on V Live to introduce the song and communicate with his fans.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Melon.
Studio SM SSAM Studio – recording, digital editing Sound POOL Studios – recording SM Big Shot Studio – engineered for mix, mixing 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel
Key – vocals, background vocals Taeyeon – vocals, background vocals Hwang Yu-bin – lyrics Stephen Puth – composition, arrangement, background vocals Lauren Mandel – composition, background vocals Eric Potapenko – arrangement Emily Yeonseo Kim – vocal directing Kang Eun-ji – recording, digital editing Jeong Ho-jin – recording Lee Min-kyu – engineered for mix, mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts + Weekly chart performance for "Hate That..." Chart (2021) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 46 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 72 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 5
Accolades + Listicles for "Hate That..." Publisher List Placement South China Morning Post The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021 5th Teen Vogue The 54 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021 Placed
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Hate That..." Region Date Format Label Various August 30, 2021
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