Fine (Taeyeon song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Fine
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| type = single
| artist = Taeyeon
| album = My Voice
| released = February 28, 2017
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| length = {{duration|m=3|s=29}}
| label = S.M.
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Jin Ri
- Michael Woods
- Kevin White
- Andrew Bazzi
- Shaylen Carroll
- MZMC}}
| producer = Rice n' Peas
| chronology = Taeyeon
| prev_title = 11:11
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Make Me Love You
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|NHXUM-6a3dU|"Fine"}}}}
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"Fine" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her first studio album My Voice (2017). It was released on February 28, 2017, as the album's single by SM Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Jin Ri, while its music was composed by Michael Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, Shaylen Carroll, and MZMC. Musically, "Fine" is an alternative pop song that highlights Taeyeon's vocals.
The single received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Taeyeon's vocals on the song and compared its musical styles to those of American singer Taylor Swift. It debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart and remained on the top position for a further week. The song additionally charted at number seven on the Billboard World Digital Songs. To promote "Fine" and My Voice, Taeyeon performed the song on three music programs: Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo. A music video for the song was also released; it depicts Taeyeon reminiscing about a past relationship.
Background
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Since debuting as a soloist in October 2015 with the successful extended plays I and Why as well as chart-topping digital singles "Rain" and "11:11", South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon (known by her mononym Taeyeon) has risen to prominence and established herself as the country's most popular individual celebrity of 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.co.kr/gallupdb/reportContent.asp?seqNo=800&pagePos=1&selectYear=&search=&searchKeyword=|script-title=ko:2016년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요|trans-title=Report on the country's music celebrities of 2016|agency=Gallup Korea|language=ko|date=November 25, 2016|accessdate=February 18, 2017}}
On February 14, 2017, Taeyeon's agency S.M. Entertainment announced that her first full-length studio album would be released in the end of February.{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000541987&gid=999339&cid=1055763|script-title=ko:2017 ‘소시’ 릴레이…4번째 주자는 태연|trans-title=2017 'Soshi' relay...the 4th runner is Taeyeon|publisher=Naver|language=ko|date=February 14, 2017|author=Kim Woong-yum|accessdate=February 18, 2017}} The album's title was My Voice, while the title track and lead single was announced to be "Fine", which was released simultaneously with the release of the album.{{cite web|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201703040100024140001423&ServiceDate=20170303|script-title=ko:태연, 오늘 '뮤직뱅크'서 'Fine' 무대 최초 공개|trans-title=Taeyeon debut 'Fine' on 'Music Bank'|work=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko|author=Kim Young-rok|accessdate=March 3, 2017|date=March 3, 2017}}
Promotion
A music video for the song was released in conjunction with the release of My Voice on February 28, 2017. Billboard's Tamar Herman described the visual as "artsy".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7709090/k-pop-starlet-taeyeon-fine-new-single-first-lp|title=Taeyeon Is 'Fine' With First Solo LP 'My Voice'|first=Tamar|last=Herman|date=March 1, 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 10, 2017}} Taeyeon performed the song for the first time on KBS' Music Bank on March 3, 2017. She subsequently performed the song on MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo on the two following days.
Reception
Hyun Min-young from IZM praised Taeyeon's vocals on the song and compared its musical styles to those of American singer Taylor Swift.{{cite web|url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=28248&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1|title=Album Review: Taeyeon|work=IZM|language=ko|author=Hyun Min-young|accessdate=March 10, 2017}} Jeff Benjamin from Billboard labelled it "a 2.0 sonic version" of Taeyeon's 2015 single "I" while praised her "uplifting" vocals.
"Fine" debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending March 4, 2017. Within its first week of release, the single sold 251,751 digital units and gained 5,057,692 streams through South Korean digital music services.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020|title=Download Chart – Week 9 of 2017|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310055729/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020|archivedate=March 10, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040|title=Streaming Chart – Week 9 of 2017|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310055904/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040|archivedate=March 10, 2017}} It remained on the top position for a further week,{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|title=Digital Chart – Week 10 of 2017|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316052503/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|archivedate=March 16, 2017}} with 115,847 downloads and 5,533,647 streams gained during the week of March 5–11, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020|title=Download Chart – Week 10 of 2017|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316052708/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020|archivedate=March 16, 2017}}{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316052747/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040|title=Streaming Chart – Week 10 of 2017|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|archivedate=March 16, 2017}} "Fine" was the best-performing song on the Gaon Digital Chart of March, accumulating 437,057 downloads and 22,063,715 streams through South Korean music services.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=month|title=Digital Chart of March|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}
- {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month|title=Download Chart of March|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}
- {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&termGbn=month|title=Streaming Chart of March|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}
The song additionally debuted at number seven on the Billboard World Digital Songs.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7717338/taeyeon-my-voice-album-world-heatseekers-albums-fine|title=Taeyeon Rings Into World, Heatseekers Albums Charts With 'My Voice'|first=Jeff|last=Benjamin|magazine=Billboard|date=March 8, 2017|accessdate=March 10, 2017}}
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of My Voice.{{cite AV media notes|title=My Voice|others=Taeyeon|language=Korean|type=CD booklet|publisher=S.M. Entertainment|year=2017}}
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- Korean lyrics by Jin Ri ({{lang|ko|진리}})
- Composed by Michael Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, Shaylen Carroll, MZMC
- Arranged by Rice n' Peas
- Vocal directed by G-High
- Pro Tools operating by G-High
- Background vocals by Taeyeon, Choi Young-kyung
- Recorded by Lee Min-kyu at S.M. Big Shot Studio
- Mixed by Gu Jong-mil at S.M. Yellow Tail Studio
- Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound
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Charts
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=Monthly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
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| scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=03&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Digital Chart – March 2017|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}
| 1 |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year|title=2017년 Digital Chart|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}
| 43 |
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Sales
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!Region !Sales | ||
| scope=row|South Korea{{cite web|script-title=ko:2017년 Download Chart|trans-title=Year-end 2017 Download Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year|website=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=January 12, 2018}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:가온차트 관찰노트 2편 [다운로드차트 누적 이용량]|trans-title=Gaonchart Observation Notes #2 [Download Count]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQX2HIFdDd4|website=OK POP | (오케이팝 | ) on YouTube|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=December 31, 2021}}
| 2,500,000 |
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Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award !Category !Result |
| 2017
| 9th Melon Music Awards | Best Ballad | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| 32nd Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang | {{nom}} |
| 7th Gaon Chart Music Awards
| Song of the Year – February | {{nom}} |
See also
References
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Category:SM Entertainment singles