I (Taeyeon song)

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"I"
Taeyeon featuring Verbal Jint
from the album I
ReleasedOctober 7, 2015 (2015-10-07)
StudioSM Blue Ocean Studio
GenrePop rock
Length3:26
LabelSM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Scars Deeper than Love"
(2015) 		"I"
(2015) 		"Rain"
(2016)
Verbal Jint singles chronology
"My Type 2"
(2015) 		"I"
(2015) 		"If The World Is Perfect"
(2015)

"I" is the debut single by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon (better known by her mononym Taeyeon) featuring Verbal Jint, taken from Taeyeon's debut EP of the same name. The song lyrics was written by Taeyeon herself, Mafly, and Verbal Jint, while the music was composed and arranged by Myah Marie Langston, Bennett Armstrong, Justin T. Armstrong, Cosmopolitan Douglas, David Quinones, Jon Asher, and Ryan S. Jhun. It was released digitally on October 7, 2015, in conjunction with the release of the EP, and was released on Korean Broadcasting System's "K-Pop Connection" radio on October 9.

Upon its release, "I" received generally favorable reviews from

Music Bank, and M Countdown
.

Background and release

South Korean singer

Hong Gil Dong, 2008),[3] "I Love You" (Athena: Goddess of War, 2010),[4] and "Closer" (To the Beautiful You, 2012).[5] In April 2015, Taeyeon is featured on labelmate Amber's song "Shake That Brass" for her debut extended play Beautiful, which generated much attention from the public.[6]

On September 10, 2015,

Gaon Album Chart.[9][10] The title track, "I", was released digitally in conjunction with the release of the EP as its lead single.[11] The song was sent to Korean Broadcasting System's "K-Pop Connection" radio on October 9.[12]

Composition

"I"
"I" is a pop-rock song with an autobiographical narrative.
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"I" is a

State of Grace" by Jeff Benjamin from Billboard.[13] The lyrics of the song were written from an autobiographical narrative perspective. The lyrics speak from Taeyeon's point of view on being a celebrity and, in the singer's own words, "about being yourself in a freer way, while moving on from hard and frustrating times". The singer has also said that she wanted the song to express a "Music is my life" feeling.[14][15][16][17]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand and employed nature scenery as the backdrop. It includes sweeping landscapes juxtaposed with city scenes and tells the story of a young woman "in search of her true identity". Taeyeon's older brother makes a cameo in the video as a patron of The Portland Public House bar in Kingsland suburb where she works.[14][18][19]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Music Y[20]
IZM[21]

The song received positive reviews from

music critics. It was named the 2nd and 15th best K-pop song of 2015 by US magazine Billboard and British magazine Dazed, respectively.[22][23] It ranked #58 on Billboard's 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s.[24] Commercially, the song is her best-selling single in the United States with digital sales totaling 15,000 units.[25]

Accolades

Listicles for "I"
Critic/Publication List Ranking Ref.
Billboard The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2015 2 [26]
The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List 58 [24]
Dazed The top 20 K-Pop tracks of 2015 15 [27]
Melon Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time 79 [28]
Music program awards
Program Date Ref.
Show Champion October 14, 2015 [29]
M Countdown October 15, 2015 [30]
October 22, 2015
October 29, 2015
Music Bank October 16, 2015 [31]
October 23, 2015
October 30, 2015
Show! Music Core October 24, 2015 [32]
Inkigayo October 18, 2015 [33]
October 25, 2015 [29]
November 22, 2015 [34]

Chart performance

Sales

Region Sales amount
South Korea (digital)[39] 2,500,000
United States[25] 15,000

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide October 7, 2015
SM Entertainment [11]

Credits

Credits are adapted from the CD liner notes of I.[40]

Studio

  • SM Blue Ocean Studio –
    digital editing
  • MonoTree Studio – recording, additional vocal editing
  • Sterling Sound –
    mastering

Personnel

See also

References

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