Four Seasons (song)

"Four Seasons" (Korean: 사계; RR: sagye) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon as the lead single for her second studio album Purpose (2019). Written by Kenzie, whom also co-produced the song with Afshin Salmani, Andrew Allen and Josh Cumbee, the reggae-tinged ballad was released as a digital single on March 24, 2019 by SM Entertainment and Dreamus, with an accompanying music video released two days prior to its digital release.[1] Both the song and the B-side track "Blue" were later included as bonus tracks in the Korean release of Purpose, listed as the eleventh and twelfth track, accordingly.

"Four Seasons"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album Purpose
B-side"Blue"
ReleasedMarch 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)
Recorded2019
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
GenrePop, reggae
Length3:32
Label
Composer(s)
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Page 0"
(2018)		 "Four Seasons"
(2019)		 "Angel"
(2019)
Music video
"Four Seasons" on YouTube

Upon its release, "Four Seasons" received positive reviews from music critics for solidifying the singer's growth as a "full-time" vocalist.[2] The song achieved great commercial success, earning Taeyeon her fifth chart-topper as a lead artist (sixth overall) on the Gaon Digital Chart for two weeks and to date, her longest charting performance on the chart. It eventually became her first single to received a Platinum certificate by KMCA for achieving over 100,000,000 streaming units in November 2019, only six months after its release.[3] The singer eventually promoted both songs during her concert "’s…one" on March 28.

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".[4] 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.[5] The music video for "Four Seasons" was released on March 22, two day before the single album.[6] Taeyeon later filmed a live performance of the song from her concert "’s…one", which was released on March 28.[7]

Chart performance

"Four Seasons" debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated March 24–30, 2019.[8] It was the best-performing single of March 2019 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[9] It claimed the number one spot on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks[10] and reached number 6 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[11]

Track listing
Digital download[1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blue"
  • Hyun Ji Won
  • JQ (makeumine works)
  • Alex Mood
  • Mariella "Bambi" Garcia Balandina
  • Oskar Salhin
  • Mimmi Gyltman
  • Rassmus Björnson
  • Mariella "Bambi" Garcia Balandina
  • Rassmus Björnson
3:32
2."Four Seasons"Kenzie
3:08
Total length:6:40

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of Purpose.[12]

  • Original title: "Did You Ever Even Love Me At All"
  • Korean lyrics by Kenzie
  • Composed by Josh Cumbee (Nonfiction), Afshin Salmani (Nonfiction), Andrew Allen, Kenzie
  • Arranged by Kenzie, Nonfiction (Josh Cumbee & Afshin Salmani (AFSHeeN))
  • Vocal directed by Kenzie
  • Background vocals by Taeyeon
  • Bass Performed by Choi Hoon (78)
  • Guitar Performed by Hong Jun-ho
  • Strings Arraged & Conducted by Ina Il
  • Strings Performed by ON the string
  • Recorded by Lee Min-gyu at SM Big Shot Studio/ Jeong Ki-hong (Assistant. Choi Da-in) at Seoul Studio/ Lee Chang-sun at prelude Studio
  • Digital Editing by Jang Woo-young at doobdoob Studio
  • Engineered for Mix by Lee Min-gyu at SM Big Shot Studio
  • Mixed by Gu Jong-pil (BeatBurger) at SM Yellow Tail Studio
  • Mastered by Kwon Nam-woo at 821 Sound Mastering

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Streaming
South Korea (KMCA)[16] Platinum 100,000,000

Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result
2019 11th Melon Music Awards Best Ballad Won[17]
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
2021 30th Seoul Music Awards Legend Daesang Nominated

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.
Show! Music Core (MBC) April 6, 2019 [18]
Inkigayo (SBS) April 7, 2019 [19]
Melon Popularity Award
Award Date (2019) Ref.
Weekly Popularity Award April 1 [20]
April 8

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various[21][22] March 24, 2019
SM Entertainment

References
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  2. "Neo Music Communication IZM". www.izm.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. "Taeyeon confirms comeback with 'Four Seasons'". allkpop. March 17, 2019.
  5. "Watch: Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Stuns In MV For "Four Seasons"". soompi. March 22, 2019.
  6. "태연, 오늘(24일) 6시 신곡 '사계' 발표…차트 점령 예고". Naver. March 24, 2019.
  7. "TAEYEON 태연 '사계 (Four Seasons)' Concert Ver. @＇s...one TAEYEON CONCERT". Vlive. March 28, 2019.
  8. "Digital Chart – Week 13 of 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  9. "Streaming Chart - Week 14 of 2019" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  10. "Four Seasons". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  11. "World Digital Song Sales: April 6, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. Purpose (CD booklet) (in Korean). Taeyeon. SM Entertainment. 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. "2019년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  15. 2020년 Digital Chart [2020 Digital Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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  17. "'MMA 2019' 방탄소년단, 4개 대상 포함 8관왕…공연 열기 꽉 채운 ★들 [종합]". hankyung.com (in Korean). December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  18. '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.
  19. 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.
  20. "Melon Weekly Award". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 11, 2019.
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