"Something New" is a song recorded by South Korean singer

Taeyeon Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one ...

. It was released on June 18, 2018, by

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. It is the title track of Taeyeon's third EP with the same name '' Something New''.

Reception

"Something New" debuted at number fifteen on South Korea's

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for the chart issue dated June 17–23, 2018. It additionally peaked at number 24 on the ''

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chart.

Music video

On June 14, 2018, the music video teaser for the title track "Something New" was released and has attracted attention for its cinematography.

Charts

Release history

Credits

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Studio

* SM Booming System –

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, engineered for mix, mixing * SM Big Shot Studio – recording,

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* Sonic Korea – mastering

Personnel

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– producer *

– vocals,

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* Ji Yu-ri – lyrics *

Dem Jointz Dwayne Allen Abernathy Jr. (born July 17, 1976), better known by his stage name Dem Jointz, is an American record producer. He has produced tracks for numerous artists including Rihanna, Anderson .Paak, and NCT, among others. He also co-prod ...

–

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* Macy Maloy – composition *

Ryan S. Jhun Ryan S. Jhun ( ko, 라이언 전) is a South Korean songwriter and producer. Jhun is known for his work with various K-pop soloists and idol groups, getting his start through acts from SM Entertainment such as Shinee, Super Junior, f(x), Taeyeon ...

– composition *

Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and vocal trainer under SM Entertainment. He has produced and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, ...

– arrangement, recording, engineered for mix, mixing, music and sound supervisor * Lee Ju-hyung – vocal directing * Kang Tae-woo Soulman – background vocals * Yang Geun-young – background vocals * Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing * Jeon Hoon – mastering * Shin Soo-min – mastering assistant

References

2018 songs 2018 singles SM Entertainment singles Korean-language songs Taeyeon songs Songs written by Dem Jointz Songs written by Ryan S. Jhun {{2010s-pop-song-stub