Four Seasons (song)
"Four Seasons" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released as a digital single on March 24, 2019 by SM Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Kenzie while its music was composed by Kenzie, Afshin Salmani, Andrew Allen and Josh Cumbee.
"Four Seasons" | ||||
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Single by Taeyeon | ||||
from the album Purpose | ||||
B-side | "Blue" | |||
Released | March 24, 2019 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | SM Entertainment | |||
Composer(s) |
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Lyricist(s) | Kenzie | |||
Taeyeon singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Four Seasons" on YouTube |
Background and release
On March 17, 2019, Taeyeon was announced to be releasing a digital single titled "Four Seasons" with its b-side track "Blue".[2] The song is described as a ballad with an instrumental structure that is centered on acoustic guitars. It compares the ups and downs of love to the four seasons.[3]
The music video for "Four Seasons" was released on March 22, two day before the single album.[4] Taeyeon later filmed a live performance of the song from her concert "’s…one", which was released on March 28. [5]
Chart performance
"Four Seasons" debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated March 24 – March 30, 2019.[6] It was the best-performing single of March 2019 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[7] It claimed the number one spot on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks[8] and reached number 6 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[9]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Blue" |
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| 3:32 |
2. | "Four Seasons" | Kenzie |
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| 3:08 |
Total length: | 6:40 |
Charts
Certifications and sales
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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South Korea | — | 1,517,882[11] |
South Korea (KMCA)[12] streaming |
Platinum | 110,696,035[11] |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2019 | 11th Melon Music Awards | Best Ballad | Won[13] |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
21st Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Vocal Performance – Solo | Won | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
2020 | 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Year – March | Won |
34th Golden Disc Awards | Digital Daesang | Nominated | |
Digital Bonsang | Won | ||
29th Seoul Music Awards | Digital Daesang | Won |
Music program awards
"Four Seasons" accumulated two awards, each on two of South Korea's music programs – Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.
Program | Date | Ref. |
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Show! Music Core (MBC) | April 6, 2019 | [14] |
Inkigayo (SBS) | April 7, 2019 | [15] |
Award | Date | Ref. |
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Weekly Popularity Award | April 1, 2019 | [16] |
April 8, 2019 | ||
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various[17][18] | March 24, 2019 | SM Entertainment | |
References
- "Taeyeon confirms comeback with 'Four Seasons'". allkpop. March 17, 2019.
- "Watch: Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Stuns In MV For "Four Seasons"". soompi. March 22, 2019.
- "태연, 오늘(24일) 6시 신곡 '사계' 발표…차트 점령 예고". Naver. March 24, 2019.
- "TAEYEON 태연 '사계 (Four Seasons)' Concert Ver. @'s...one TAEYEON CONCERT". Vlive. March 28, 2019.
- "Digital Chart – Week 13 of 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- "Streaming Chart - Week 14 of 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
- "Four Seasons". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "World Digital Song Sales: April 6, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "2019년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "2020 Gaon Chart Music Awards" (in Korean). V Live. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "STREAMING 가온 인증" [Streaming Gaon Certification]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- "'MMA 2019' 방탄소년단, 4개 대상 포함 8관왕…공연 열기 꽉 채운 ★들 [종합]". hankyung.com (in Korean). December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- '음악중심' 태연, 출연 없이 1위..첸 솔로 데뷔X블랙핑크·아이즈원 컴백 [종합] - 조선닷컴 - 연예 > 연예 포토 ['Show! Music Core': Taeyeon's 'Four Seasons' gets first place, EXO's Chen debuts solo X BLACKPINK comeback]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- Kim Young-rok (April 7, 2019). '인기가요' 태연, '사계'로 1위 2관왕..블랙핑크·아이즈원 컴백X첸 솔로데뷔 [종합] - 조선닷컴 - 연예 > 연예 포토 ['Inkigayo', Taeyeon wins no. 1, BLackPink- EXO's Chen comeback]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- "Melon Weekly Award". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "Four Seasons – Single by Taeyeon" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- "Four Seasons – Single by Taeyeon". Apple Music. Retrieved May 9, 2019.