Can't Control Myself (Taeyeon song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Can't Control Myself
| cover = Can't Control Myself Taeyeon song.jpg
| alt = Digital cover
| caption =
| artist = Taeyeon
| album = INVU
| type = single
| released = {{Start date|2022|01|17}}
| studio = {{hlist|SM LVYIN Studio|SM Blue Ocean Studio}}
| language = Korean
| genre =
| length = 3:01
| label =
| composer =
- Celine Svanbäck
- Mich Hansen
- Lauritz Emil Christiansen
- Jacob Ubizz
- Ryan Jhun
| lyricist =
| chronology = Taeyeon
| prev_title = Little Garden
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = INVU
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|RccDIpx4ZMM|"Can't Control Myself"}}|type=Single}}
}}
{{Single ratings
| rev1 = IZM
| rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web|title=Can't Control Myself|url=http://izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=31066&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=10&view_tp=|website=IZM|language=ko|last=So|first=Seung-geun|date=January 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131113405/http://izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=31066&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=10&view_tp=|url-status=live}}
}}
"Can't Control Myself" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her third studio album INVU. It was released on January 17, 2022, by SM Entertainment as a pre-release single from the album. The song is written by Taeyeon with Moon Seol-ri, composed by Celine Svanbäck, and Mich Hansen, alongside Lauritz Emil Christiansen, Jacob Ubizz, and Ryan Jhun, whom also arranged the song.
Background and release
On January 11, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon will be pre-releasing a digital single titled "Can't Control Myself" prior to the release of a new third studio album in February 2022.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:태연 'Can't Control Myself'로 컴백, 정규 3집 발매 전 선공개|trans-title=Taeyeon's comeback with 'Can't Control Myself', pre-released before 3rd full album release|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000531836|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Park|first=Soo-in|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121021324/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000531836|url-status=live}} On January 15, the music video teaser was released. On January 17, the song along with the video was released.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:태연, 오늘(17일) 신곡 'Can't Control Myself' 공개..믿고 듣는 보컬퀸|trans-title=Taeyeon, the new song 'Can't Control Myself' released today (17th)..Trusted and listened vocal queen|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003521701|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Cho|first=Eun-mi|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121024728/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003521701|url-status=live}} On January 26, the name of the third studio album was announced as INVU and was released on February 14.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:태연, 정규 3집 'INVU' 2월 14일 발표 [공식]|trans-title=Taeyeon, 3rd Full Album 'INVU' Released on February 14th [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000958305|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Donga|language=ko|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=January 26, 2022|access-date=January 26, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126014938/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000958305|url-status=live}}
Composition
"Can't Control Myself" was written by Taeyeon alongside Moon Seol-ri, composed by Lauritz Emil Christiansen, Jacob Ubizz, Ryan Jhun, Celine Svanback, and Mich Hansen, and arranged by Lauritz Emil Christiansen, Jacob Ubizz, Ryan Jhun.{{Cite web|title=Can't Control Myself – Taeyeon|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10843164|via=Melon|publisher=Dreamus|agency=SM Entertainment|language=ko|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121021250/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10843164|url-status=live}} Musically, the song is described as a rock, garage rock, and pop punk ballad love song that "stimulates emotions with intense sound" with lyrics about "the dangerous love that has lost control" and "[the person] still longs for the other person's heart despite the intuition that they will be hurt".{{Cite web|script-title=ko:태연, 신곡 '캔트 컨트롤 마이셀프' 작사 참여|trans-title=Taeyeon participated in writing lyrics for new song 'Can't Control Myself'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004907871|via=Naver|publisher=Maeil Business News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Da-gyeom|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121021258/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004907871|url-status=live}} The song opens with "breathy guitar riffs layered over Taeyeon's 'emotive' vocalizations" with the chorus featuring "heartfelt punchy guitar riffs and rich bass sounds".{{Cite web|title=Watch Girls' Generation's Taeyeon's Honest Portrayal of Love in 'Can't Control Myself'|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-girls-generations-taeyeons-honest-portrayal-of-love-in-cant-control-myself/|website=Rolling Stone India|last=Dongre|first=Divyansha|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=January 22, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120185456/https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-girls-generations-taeyeons-honest-portrayal-of-love-in-cant-control-myself/|url-status=live}} "Can't Control Myself" was composed in the key of E major, with a tempo of 85 beats per minute.{{Cite web|title=Key & BPM for Can't Control Myself by Taeyeon|url=https://tunebat.com/Info/Can-t-Control-Myself-TAEYEON/559f8rcNNZW07wz5Rfxnfh|website=Tunebat|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121021318/https://tunebat.com/Info/Can-t-Control-Myself-TAEYEON/559f8rcNNZW07wz5Rfxnfh|url-status=live}}
Music video
File:Taeyeon - Can't Control Myself (music video screenshot).png
The music video directed by Shin Hee-won was released alongside the song by SM Entertainment on January 17.{{Cite instagram|title=TAEYEON 태연 'Can't Control Myself'|postid=CY1NiP8oLbT|user=lineofsight_dp|link=no|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=January 22, 2022|url=http://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/lineofsight_dp/2753166275397072595}} The theatre-themed music video portrays Taeyeon and her love interest playing the role of lovers. It starts with the singer covered in scratches, standing in front of the bathroom mirror wiping blood off of her face. In the music video, Taeyeon "struggles to let go of a painful relationship as she rewinds and idealises past memories as part of a fictional play. The lines between her imagined and true selves begin to blur, and her unhappiness begins to show on stage with the singer breaking down in tears and having full-blown emotional breakdowns in front of the audience and cameras."{{Cite web|title=Taeyeon tells a poignant love story in 'Can't Control Myself' music video|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taeyeon-cant-control-myself-release-date-music-video-teaser-3134752|website=NME|language=ko|last=Suacillo|first=Angela Patricia|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=January 22, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123040747/https://www.nme.com/news/music/taeyeon-cant-control-myself-release-date-music-video-teaser-3134752|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
"Can't Control Myself" debuted at position nine on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated January 16–22, 2022,{{cite web|script-title=ko:2022년 04주차 Digital Chart|trans-title=Week 4 of 2022 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|via=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko|date=January 16–22, 2022|access-date=January 27, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127020427/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}} ascending to position eight on the chart issue dated February 6–12, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2022년 07주차 Digital Chart|trans-title=Week 7 of 2022 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|via=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko|date=February 6–12, 2022|access-date=February 17, 2022|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217020420/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}} The song also debuted at positions 2, 19, and 11 on the Gaon Download Chart, Gaon Streaming Chart, and Gaon BGM Chart, respectively, on the charts dated January 16–22, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2022년 04주차 Download Chart|trans-title=Week 4 of 2022 Download Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|via=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko|date=January 16–22, 2022|access-date=January 27, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127020827/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:2022년 04주차 Streaming Chart|trans-title=Week 4 of 2022 Streaming Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|via=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko|date=January 16–22, 2022|access-date=January 27, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127020828/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:2022년 04주차 BGM Chart|trans-title=Week 4 of 2022 BGM Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1060&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|via=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko|date=January 16–22, 2022|access-date=January 27, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127020829/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1060&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}} The song ascended to position 12 on the Gaon Streaming Chart the following week.{{cite web|script-title=ko:2022년 05주차 Streaming Chart|trans-title=Week 5 of 2022 Streaming Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=05&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|via=Gaon Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Association|language=ko|date=January 23–29, 2022|access-date=February 17, 2022|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217022610/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=05&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|url-status=live}} On the Billboard K-pop Hot 100, the song debuted at position 59 on the chart issue dated January 29, 2022,{{cite magazine|title=Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Week of January 29, 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2022-01-29/|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription|date=January 23–29, 2022|access-date=February 2, 2022|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201115950/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2022-01-29/|url-status=live}} ascending to nine the following week.{{cite magazine|title=Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Week of February 5, 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2022-02-05/|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription|date=January 30 – February 5, 2022|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204064256/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2022-02-05/|url-status=live}} In Singapore, the song debuted at position 18 on the RIAS Top Regional Chart on the chart issue dated January 14–20, 2022,{{Cite web|title=RIAS Top Charts – Week 3 (January 14–20, 2022)|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/#1562208279199-5ec9aa23-80dc|website=Recording Industry Association Singapore|date=January 14–20, 2022|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125100624/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/#1562208279199-5ec9aa23-80dc|url-status=dead}} ascending to position 17 the following week.{{Cite web|title=RIAS Top Charts – Week 4 (January 21–27, 2022)|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/#1562208279199-5ec9aa23-80dc|website=Recording Industry Association Singapore|date=January 21–27, 2022|access-date=February 2, 2022|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201121023/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/#1562208279199-5ec9aa23-80dc|url-status=dead}} In Vietnam, the song debuted at position 27 on the Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 for the chart issue dated January 27, 2022.{{Cite web|title=Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 – Week of January 27, 2022|url=https://billboardvn.vn/billboard-vietnam-hot-100/|website=Billboard Vietnam|language=vi|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117005856/https://billboardvn.vn/billboard-vietnam-hot-100/|url-status=dead}} The song also debuted at position 13 on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales on the chart issue dated January 29, 2022.{{Cite magazine|title=Billboard World Digital Song Sales – Week of January 29, 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2022-01-29/|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription|date=January 23–29, 2022|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125110116/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2022-01-29/|url-status=live}}
Promotion
To promote the song, the music video was screened as a 30-seconds advertisement at 87 Megabox movie theaters in South Korea (excluding boutiques) for about a month from January 18, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ko:태연 신곡 '캔트 컨트롤 마이셀프' 뮤비, 영화관서 본다|trans-title=TAEYEON's new song 'Can't Control Myself' music video to be screened at the cinema!|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0005845093|via=Naver|publisher=News1|language=ko|last=Ko|first=Seung-ah|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121023449/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0005845093|url-status=live}}
Accolades
"Can't Control Myself" was nominated for Artist of the Year – Global Digital Music (January) at the 12th Circle Chart Music Awards.{{Cite web|title=The Artist of the year - Global Digital Music Nominees|url=http://www.circlemusicawards.co.kr/eng/nominees.php|publisher=Circle Chart Music Awards|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217211834/http://www.circlemusicawards.co.kr/eng/nominees.php|archive-date=December 17, 2022|url-status=live}} It also received a Melon Weekly Popularity Award on February 21, 2022.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:멜론 주간 인기상|trans-title=Melon Weekly Popularity Award|url=https://www.melon.com/melonaward/weekAward.htm#month202202|website=Melon|language=ko|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307075829/https://www.melon.com/melonaward/weekAward.htm#month202202|url-status=live}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes of INVU.{{Cite AV media notes|title=INVU|last=Taeyeon|year=2022|at=Credits|type=photobook|publisher=SM Entertainment; Dreamus|location=South Korea}}
Studio
- SM LVYIN Studio – recording, digital editing, engineered for mix
- SM Blue Ocean 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, lyrics
- Moon Seol-ri – lyrics
- Celine Svanback – composition
- Lauritz Emil Christiansen – composition, arrangement
- Mich Hansen – composition
- Jacob Ubizz – composition, arrangement
- Ryan Jhun – composition, arrangement
- Lee Ji-hong – recording, digital editing, engineered for mix
- minGtion – vocal directing
- Kim Cheol-soon – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo - mastering
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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{{Col 2}}
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Can't Control Myself" ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | Singapore (RIAS Regional)
| 17 |
|---|
| scope="row" | South Korea (Gaon)
| 8 |
| scope="row" | South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)
| 9 |
| scope="row" | US World Digital Songs (Billboard)
| 13 |
| scope="row" | Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)
| 27 |
{{Col 2}}
= Monthly charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for "Can't Control Myself" ! scope="col" | Chart (February 2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|script-title=ko:2022년 02월 Digital Chart|trans-title=February 2022 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=02&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310021735/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=02&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month|archive-date=March 10, 2022|access-date=March 25, 2022|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko}}
| 13 |
|---|
=Year-end chart=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Can't Control Myself" ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korea (Circle){{Cite web|title=Circle Digital Chart – 2022|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2022|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 12, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113021112/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2022|url-status=live}}
| 100 |
|---|
{{Col end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "Can't Control Myself" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" | Various
| January 17, 2022 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
|---|