"Weekend" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released digitally on July 6, 2021, by SM Entertainment. The song is written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by RoseInPeace, Saimon, Willemijn van der Neut, Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker. Initially a standalone single, the song was later included on Taeyeon's third studio album, INVU, released on February 14, 2022.
Background and release On June 29, 2021, it was announced that Taeyeon will be releasing a digital single titled "Weekend". On July 3, a portion of the music video was leaked on KBS's Mr. House Husband 2 before the release of the music video teaser. On July 4, the music video teaser was released. On July 6, the song together with the music video was released.
Composition
"Weekend" is composed by Hwang Yu-bin, RoseInPeace, Saimon, Willemijn van der Neut, and Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker. Musically, the song is described as a disco and city pop song characterized by guitar and retro synth sounds with lyrics about "wanting to freely go on a trip during the weekend". "Weekend" was composed in the key of A-flat major, with a tempo of 114 beats per minute.
Commercial performance
"Weekend" debuted at number ten on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated July 4–10, 2021; on its component charts, the song debuted at number two on the Gaon Download Chart, and number 21 on the Gaon Streaming Chart. It ascended to number four on the Gaon Digital Chart in the following week, and number five on the Gaon Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated August 8–14, 2021. The song also spent 15 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
The song debuted at number seven and number 58 on Billboard World Digital Songs and K-pop Hot 100, respectively, in the chart issue dated July 17, 2021. The song ascended to number four on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 in the chart issue dated September 18, 2021. The song debuted at number 16 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated May 7, 2022. In Singapore, the song debuted at number seven on the RIAS Regional Chart in the chart issue dated July 9–15, 2021. Globally, the song debuted at number 181 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. in the chart issue dated on July 24, 2021.
Promotion Prior to the song's release, on July 6, 2021, Taeyeon held a live event called "Weekend: Taeyeon Entertainment's 1st Half of the Year Meeting'" on V Live to introduce the song and communicate with her fans. Following the release of the single, she performed "Weekend" on four music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 8, KBS2's Music Bank on July 9, MBC's Show! Music Core on July 10, and SBS's Inkigayo on July 11.
Accolades "Weekend" was named one of the best K-pop songs of 2021 by Billboard (16th) and NME (13th). It received nominations for Artist of the Year – Digital Music (July) at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards, Digital Bonsang at the 36th Golden Disc Awards, and Best Dance Performance – Solo and Song of the Year at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from liner notes of INVU.
Studio MonoTree Studio – recording SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, digital editing SM LVYIN Studio – digital editing SM SSAM Studio – digital editing, engineered for mix SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel
SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor Taeyeon – vocals, background vocals Kwon Ae-jin – background vocals Willemijn van der Neut – background vocals, composition Hwang Yu-bin – lyrics RoseInPeace (Lee Sang-hyun) – composition, arrangement, drums, bass Saimon (Lee Seol-min) – composition, arrangement, guitar, keyboard Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker – composition G-high – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating Kang Sun-young – recording Noh Min-ji – recording, digital editing Lee Ji-hong – digital editing Kang Eun-ji – digital editing, engineered for mix Jung Eui-seok – mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Weekend" Chart (2021–2022) Peakposition Global Excl. U.S. (Billboard) 181 Singapore (RIAS) 7 South Korea (Gaon) 4 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 4 South Korea Songs (Billboard) 16 US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 6
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Weekend" Chart (2021) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 5 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 5
Year-end charts + 2021 year-end chart performance for "Weekend" Chart (2021) Position South Korea (Gaon) 26
+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "Weekend" Chart (2022) Position South Korea (Circle) 36
+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Weekend" Chart (2023) Position South Korea (Circle) 186
Certifications
! colspan="3" | Streaming
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Weekend" Region Date Format Label Various July 6, 2021
See also List of certified songs in South Korea
References