I. Introduction
"Rain" is a digital single by Korean singer Taeyeon of the girl group Girls' Generation. It is the first single of the entire SM Station project and the first single of SM Station Season 1. It was released on February 3, 2016.
II. Background and Composition
SM Station is a digital music project under SM Entertainment that involves solos or duets from members in existing SM groups, as well as opportunities for singers to experiment in other genres or collaborate with artists inside and outside of SM Entertainment. The project releases a number of singles digitally each year on digital platforms, including streaming audio like Spotify.
The project originally began by releasing one digital single every Friday starting from February 3, 2016. Taeyeon is the leader and main vocalist of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation. This was her first digital solo single and also served as the debut of the SM Station digital project. "Rain" and its b-side "Secret" served as the opening single and were released on February 3, 2016.
"Rain" is described as a midtempo song with jazz and R&B sounds. Lyrically, it uses rain as a metaphor to describe memories of past love.
The music video for "Rain" was filmed indoors, having the concept of Taeyeon in a "room of memories", missing a past lover. It alternates between black and white scenes of Taeyeon singing alone in front of a microphone, and colored scenes of her in a flooding room.
III. Tracklist
Title Length
| Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rain" | Bong Eun-yeong, Mafly, Lee Yoo-jin | Matthew Tishler, Aaron Benward, Felicia Barton, Olivia Holt | Matthew Tishler | 3:42 |
| "Secret" (비밀) | Mafly | Im Kwang-wook (Devine Channel), Ryan Kim (Devine Channel), Aurora Pfeiffer, Tyler Shamy, Thaddeus Dixon, Kiana Brown | Thaddeus Dixon | 3:37 |
III. Spotify Playlist
IV. Videos
MV:
Teasers:
Behind the Scenes:
V. Concept Pictures
VI. Reception
"Rain" debuted atop South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, becoming one of the highest charting SM Station songs. It also reached #3 on the U.S. Billboard World Songs chart. The song also received a Digital Bonsang at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.
