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11:11

2016 single by Kim Tae-yeon

"11:11" is a song recorded by the South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was published as a digital single on November 1, 2016 by SM Entertainment. The song was written by Kim Eana and produced by Christian Vinten and Chelcee Grimes.

"11:11"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album My Voice
ReleasedNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Genre
[1]
Length3:49
LabelSM Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Kim Eana
Producer(s)
  • Christian Vinten
  • Chelcee Grimes
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Why"
(2016) 		"11:11"
(2016) 		"Fine"
(2017)

Background and release

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On October 28, 2016, Taeyeon announced that she would release a digital single titled "11:11". The song is described as a pop ballad that features the melody of quiet acoustic guitar that adapts to the atmosphere of late autumn.[2][3] The lyrics are about the reminiscences of a girl about making wishes with her old love when the clock ticks 11:11.[4]

"11:11" and his music video were released on November 1st. Taeyeon filmed a live acoustic performance of the song, which was released on November 8.[5]

Reception

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"11:11" debuted at number two in the Gaon Digital Chart of South Korea from October 30 to November 5, 2016[6] and sold 238,197 digital copies during its first week of release.[7] It was the second single from November 2016 on Gaon Digital Chart, which was behind "TT" by Twice.[8] "11:11" charted at number 89 on the Gaon Year-end Digital Chart of 2016,[9] and sold 668,462 digital units in South Korea in 2016.[10] It additionally peaked at number 5 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[11]

Billboard ranked the song at number 7 on their top 20 K-pop songs of 2016.[12] As of March 2017, "11:11" sold over 900,000 digital copies in South Korea.[13]

Track listing

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Digital download[14]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "11:11"  Kim Eana
  • Christian Vinten
  • Chelcee Grimes
 3:43
2. "11:11" (Instrumental) 
  • Christian Vinten
  • Chelcee Grimes
 3:43

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korean Singles (Gaon)[6] 2
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 5

Year-end chart

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Chart (2016) Position
South Korea (Gaon)[9] 89

Sales

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Region Sales
South Korea[15] +1,196,393

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[16][17] November 1, 2016 Digital download SM Entertainment

References

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  1. ↑ Chung Jin-hong (November 3, 2016). "Taeyeon's '11:11' tops music charts". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "태연, 11월 1일 밤 11시 신곡 '11:11' 음원 기습 공개". Entertain.naver.com (in Korean). October 28, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Taeyeon To Release Surprise Solo Digital Single". Soompi. October 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Girls' Generation's Taeyeon teases for a surprise new single!". Allkpop. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Taeyeon reveals live performance video for '11:11'". Yonhap. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 45, 2016". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Download Chart – Week 45 of 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Digital Chart – November 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Digital Chart of 2016" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Download Chart of 2016" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "World Digital Song Sales: Nov 19, 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (December 22, 2016). "20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2016 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ "11:11 by Taeyeon" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - Week 9, 2017" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  16. ↑ "11:11 – Single by Taeyeon" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  17. ↑ "11:11 – Single by Taeyeon". Apple Music. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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