Solar (Taeyang album)
Solar is the first full-length solo album by Korean singer Taeyang, member of Big Bang. The album was released in two forms: the "Regular Edition" and the "Deluxe Edition" which is limited to 30,000 copies worldwide. The lead-single was "I Need a Girl" featuring his bandmate G-Dragon. In Solar, Taeyang put much effort into enhancing his vocal skills as well as his composing, co-writing as many as four songs ("Solar", "Where U At", "Wedding Dress", and "Take It Slow") and writing lyrics for "Take It Slow".
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Released | July 1, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
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Length | 38:04 45:52 (Deluxe edition) 41:48 (International edition) | |||
Label | YG Entertainment | |||
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Singles from Solar | ||||
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Taeyang's first international album, Solar International, is the first ever K-Pop music release to be sold worldwide on iTunes as both an audio and video album. The audio version (complete with a digital booklet) hit iTunes stores on August 19, 2010, while the video version (bundled with bonus, behind the scenes documentaries) arrived by September 10, 2010.[1] The audio album combines both English and Korean hits from his past and present albums including "I'll Be There", "Connection" (featuring Big Tone), "Wedding Dress" and "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon).
Singles
- "Where U At" (featuring Teddy Park) was the first promotional single of the album. It was released on October 14, 2009.
The music video shows Taeyang dancing with two back up dancers (choreographers), Lyle Beniga and Shaun Evaristo, in an alleyway. Teddy Park's rap shows him wearing a leather coat, while tossing an apple in one hand, on a motorbike. Taeyang wears black with the dancers and then changes to white at the dance break. In the end of the video, the dancers walk away and Taeyang walks down an alleyway looking back at a girl ("Wedding Dress" prequel).
- '"Wedding Dress", an R&B song, was released in November 2009, just a month after the release of Where U At, making it the second promotional single of the album. It appeared on the Gaon Chart at number 67 in its debut week and peaked at number-1 in the following week.
- "I Need a Girl" (Featuring G-Dragon), released on July 1, 2010, was the lead single of the album. It peaked at number-1 on the Gaon Charts.
The video of "I Need a Girl" was released also on July 1, 2010. Both the music video and dance version video features Sandara Park as Taeyang's love interest and includes appearances by G-Dragon.
- "I'll Be There"' was released on August 23, 2010 and also the second single of the album. It did peak on the Gaon Charts at number-1. The music video had its own gothic theme, even of the music video there is an English version.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Solar" (Intro) | Choice 37 | Choice 37, Taeyang | Choice 37 | 1:01 |
2. | "Superstar" | Teddy | Teddy | Teddy | 3:11 |
3. | "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon) | Jeon Goon, G-Dragon | Jeon Goon | Jeon Goon | 3:40 |
4. | "Just a Feeling" | Teddy | Teddy, Taeyang | Teddy | 3:36 |
5. | "You're My" | Jeon Goon, Choi Gap-Won | Jeon Goon | Jeon Goon | 2:48 |
6. | "Move" (featuring Teddy) | Kush, Teddy | Teddy, Kush | Kush | 4:03 |
7. | "Break Down" | Teddy | Teddy | Teddy | 4:02 |
8. | "After You Fall Asleep" (featuring Swings) (니가 잠든 후에; Neegah Jamdeun Hue) | G-Dragon, Swings | G-Dragon, Choice 37 | Choice 37 | 3:46 |
9. | "Where U At" | Teddy | Teddy, Taeyang | Teddy | 3:48 |
10. | "Wedding Dress" | Teddy | Teddy, Taeyang | Teddy | 4:01 |
11. | "Take It Slow" | Taeyang | Taeyang, cat@lyst | cat@lyst | 4:08 |
Total length: | 38:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Solar" (Intro) | 1:01 |
2. | "Superstar" | 3:11 |
3. | "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon) | 3:40 |
4. | "Just a Feeling" | 3:36 |
5. | "You're My" | 2:48 |
6. | "Move" (featuring Teddy) | 4:03 |
7. | "Break Down" | 4:02 |
8. | "After You Fall Asleep" (featuring Swings) (니가 잠든 후에; Niga Jamdeun Hue) | 3:46 |
9. | "Where U At" | 3:48 |
10. | "Wedding Dress" | 4:01 |
11. | "Prayer" (featuring Teddy) (기도; Gido) | 3:37 |
12. | "Only Look at Me" (나만 바라봐; Naman Barabwa) | 3:55 |
13. | "Take It Slow" | 4:08 |
Total length: | 45:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Solar" (Intro) | 1:01 |
2. | "Superstar" | 3:11 |
3. | "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon) | 3:40 |
4. | "Just a Feeling" | 3:36 |
5. | "You're My" | 2:48 |
6. | "Move" (featuring Teddy) | 4:03 |
7. | "Break Down" | 4:02 |
8. | "After You Fall Asleep" (featuring Swings) (니가 잠든 후에; Niga Jamdeun Hue) | 3:46 |
9. | "Where U At" | 3:48 |
10. | "Wedding Dress" | 4:01 |
11. | "Take It Slow" | 4:08 |
12. | "Only Look at Me" (나만 바라봐; Naman Barabwa) | 3:55 |
13. | "Prayer" (featuring Teddy) (기도; Gido) | 3:37 |
14. | "Baby I'm Sorry" | 4:06 |
Total length: | 45:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Only Look at Me" (music video, Chinese subtitles) | |
2. | "Wedding Dress" (music video, Chinese subtitles) | |
3. | "Where U At" (music video, Chinese subtitles) | |
4. | "Prayer" (featuring Teddy, music video, Chinese subtitles) | |
5. | "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon, music video, Chinese subtitles) | |
6. | "Only Look at Me" (Solar live version, Chinese subtitles) | |
7. | "Prayer" (featuring Teddy, music video making, Chinese subtitles) | |
8. | "Where U At" (music video making, Chinese subtitles) | |
9. | "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon, music video making, Chinese subtitles) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Solar" (Intro) | 0:57 |
2. | "Superstar" | 3:14 |
3. | "Prayer" (featuring Teddy) (기도; Gido) | 3:41 |
4. | "I'll Be There" (English version) | 3:19 |
5. | "Wedding Dress" (English version) | 4:07 |
6. | "Connection" (featuring Big Tone, English version) | 3:31 |
7. | "Move" (featuring Teddy) | 3:53 |
8. | "Where U At" | 3:49 |
9. | "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon) | 3:40 |
10. | "Only Look at Me" (나만 바라봐; Naman Barabwa) | 4:00 |
11. | "Take It Slow" | 4:22 |
12. | "I'll Be There" (Korean version) | 3:15 |
Total length: | 41:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Prayer" (featuring Teddy, music video) | |
2. | "Only Look at Me" (Music video) | |
3. | "Where U At" (Music video) | |
4. | "Wedding Dress" (Music video) | |
5. | "I Need a Girl" (featuring G-Dragon, music video) | |
6. | "I'll Be There" (Korean version, music video) | |
7. | "I'll Be There" (English version, music video) | |
8. | "Making Film 1" | |
9. | "Making Film 2" |
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Gaon Weekly album chart[2] | 1 |
Gaon Monthly album chart[3] | 3 |
Gaon Yearly album chart | 70 |
Sales
Chart | Number |
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South Korea |
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Japan | 16,000 |
Taiwan | 11,000 |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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South Korea | July 1, 2010 | Digital download, CD | YG Entertainment Mnet Media |
Various | Digital download | ||
August 19, 2010 | Digital download, CD (International edition) | ||
Taiwan | December 13, 2013 | Digital download, CD+DVD (Taiwan Special edition) | Warner Music Taiwan |
References
- "Solar Flare Up: Big Bang's Taeyang's Shines Bright on Brand New 'International' Release". DFSB Kollective. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- "2010년 29주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- "2010년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2015-05-18.