I. Introduction
The Day is a digital single by singer K.Will and EX0's Baekhyun. It is the 14th single of SM Station Season 1 and was released on May 13, 2016.
II. Background and Release
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.
On May 9, 2016, SM shared a teaser photo with images of Baekhyun only for the collaboration. On May 10, it was revealed via a teaser image that the artist that will collaborate with Baekhyun would be K.Will. Baekhyun is one of the main vocalists in EXO, while K. Will is a singer.
Produced by Miss Kay and Kim Jae-hyung, "The Day" is described as a ballad song combined with acoustic guitar about yearning for a lost love. The music video for "The Day" was released on May 13, 2016. In it, a man is seen being confronted with happy memories from the past while regretting his decisions. Although Baekhyun and K.Will do not take lead roles in the music video, they are seen singing emotionally against a black backdrop throughout the video.
III. Tracklist
Track # | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "The Day" | Miss Kay, Kim Jae-hyung | Miss Kay, Kim Jae-hyung | Miss Kay, Kim Jae-hyung | 03:50 |
2. | "The Day" (Inst.) | - | Miss Kay, Kim Jae-hyung | Miss Kay, Kim Jae-hyung | 03:50 |
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
VI. Concept Pictures
VII. Commercial Performance
"The Day" ranked #8 on Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and #21 on Billboard's US World Digital Songs.