"Je T'aime" (; RR: ''Jyuddemmeu'') is a

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song recorded by South Korean singer and Red Velvet member Joy. Originally recorded and released by singer Hey in 2001, the song was re-recorded and was released on May 26, 2021, by

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as a pre-release single from her special remake album, '' Hello''. Composed by Yoo Jeong-yeon and written by Lee Do-yeon, the track was reinterpreted from its jazzy vibes to a classical arrangement. It peaked at position 55 on South Korea's

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and peaked at position 21 on the ''

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'' K-Pop Hot 100 Chart.

Background and composition

According to

, Joy will be releasing a pre-release single, "Je T'aime", for her special remake album '' Hello'' on May 26, 2021. A mood sampler, track posters, and teaser images of the song were released through Red Velvet's official

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accounts. The track is a remake of the same name released by singer Hey in 2001."Je T'aime" was composed by Yoo Jeong-yeon, while the lyrics were written by Lee Do-yeon. It was reported that the song was reinterpreted from the track's original "fresh and jazzy vibes" into a "colorful and classical arrangement". The track includes a dance-like piano performance. Moreover, it has an "elegant string melody" that maximizes the "fantastic atmosphere" of the song. The song is composed in the

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of D major with a

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of 111 beats per minute. The lyrics is noted for "Joy's lovely confession with a sweet tone".

Promotion and reception

A live video for "Je T'aime" was released on May 26, 2021. On June 5, 2021, Joy performed the song on ''

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''. The track debuted at position 124 on the 22nd weekly issue of South Korea's

for 2021 during the period dated May 23–29. It peaked at position 55 in the following week. The song also debuted at position 23 on the component Gaon Download Chart and peaked at position 17. It also debuted at position 105 on the Gaon Streaming Chart and peaked at 69. In addition, the track debuted at position 64 on the component BGM chart. The song entered the ''Billboard'' K-Pop Hot 100 at position 43 and peaked at position 21 in the following week.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Hello''. Studio * Recorded at SM Yellow Tail Studio * Recorded at MonoTree Studio * Recorded at Dreamfactory Studio * Engineered for mix at SM SSAM Studio * Mixed at SM Concert Hall Studio * Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering Personnel * Joyvocals * Lee Do-yeonsongwriting * Yoo Jeong-yeoncomposition * Hwang Seong-jearrangement, piano, keyboard, programming, strings arrangement, conducting * ButterFlyvocal directing * Jeong Dong-yoondrums, percussion * Bang In-jaeacoustic guitar * Baek Kyung-jincontra bass * Park Ki-hoonflute * Kim Mi-jungstrings * Kang Hyun-woongstrings * Kim Shin-hyestrings * Kim Jae-hyunstrings * Park Bo-kyungstrings * Seo Young-wanstrings * Seo Ji-sookstrings * Shim Sang-wonstrings * Yeo Soo-eunstrings * Lee Su-ahstrings * Lee Seung-jinstrings * Jang So-heestrings * Jang Ji-hyestrings * Jung Hyun-joostrings * No Min-jirecording * Kang Sun-youngrecording * Lee Pyung-wookrecording * Seo Mi-raedigital editing * Kang Eun-jimixing engineer * Namkoong Jinmixing * Kwon Nam-woomastering

Charts

Release history

References

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