"Weekend" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released digitally on July 6, 2021, by SM Entertainment. The song is written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by RoseInPeace, Saimon, Willemijn van der Neut, Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker. Initially a standalone single, the song was later included on Taeyeon's third studio album, INVU, released on February 14, 2022.
On June 29, 2021, it was announced that Taeyeon will be releasing a digital single titled "Weekend".[1][2] On July 3, a portion of the music video was leaked on KBS's Mr. House Husband 2 before the release of the music video teaser.[3] On July 4, the music video teaser was released.[4][5] On July 6, the song together with the music video was released.[6]
"Weekend" is composed by Hwang Yu-bin, RoseInPeace, Saimon, Willemijn van der Neut, and Marcia "Misha" Sondeijker.[7] Musically, the song is described as a disco and city pop song characterized by guitar and retro synth sounds with lyrics about "wanting to freely go on a trip during the weekend".[8][9][10] "Weekend" was composed in the keyofA-flat major, with a tempo of 114 beats per minute.[11]
"Weekend" debuted at number ten on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated July 4–10, 2021;[13] on its component charts, the song debuted at number two on the Gaon Download Chart,[14] and number 21 on the Gaon Streaming Chart.[15] It ascended to number four on the Gaon Digital Chart in the following week,[16] and number five on the Gaon Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated August 8–14, 2021.[17] The song also spent 15 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[18]
The song debuted at number seven and number 58 on BillboardWorld Digital Songs and K-pop Hot 100, respectively, in the chart issue dated July 17, 2021.[19][20] The song ascended to number four on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 in the chart issue dated September 18, 2021.[21] The song debuted at number 16 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated May 7, 2022.[22] In Singapore, the song debuted at number seven on the RIAS Regional Chart in the chart issue dated July 9–15, 2021.[23] Globally, the song debuted at number 181 on BillboardGlobal Excl. U.S. in the chart issue dated on July 24, 2021.[24]
Prior to the song's release, on July 6, 2021, Taeyeon held a live event called "Weekend: Taeyeon Entertainment's 1st Half of the Year Meeting'" on V Live to introduce the song and communicate with her fans.[25] Following the release of the single, she performed "Weekend" on four music programs: Mnet's M Countdown on July 8, KBS2's Music Bank on July 9, MBC's Show! Music Core on July 10, and SBS's Inkigayo on July 11.[26][27][28][29]
^Oh, Bo-ram (June 29, 2021). =디스코 팝으로 돌아오는 태연...내달 신곡 '위켄드' [Taeyeon returns to disco pop ... New song 'Weekend' next month]. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^Lee, Da-won (June 29, 2021). =태연, 신곡 '위크엔드' 7월6일 발매 [Taeyeon's new song 'Weekend' will be released on July 6th]. Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^Kim, So-yeon (July 4, 2021). =[단독]태연 '위크엔드'MV, '살림남2'서 유출 [[Exclusive] Taeyeon's 'Weekend' MV leaked from 'Mr. House Husband 2']. Maekyung News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^Sang, Hyun-ho (July 5, 2021). ='믿듣탱' 태연, 'Weekend' 뮤직비디오 티저 공개..."잠깐 들린 멜로디도 레전드" ['Weekend' Taeyeon, 'Weekend' music video teaser released... "The melody I heard for a while is also a legend"]. Top Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^Ji, Min-kyung (July 6, 2021). ="떠나볼래" 태연, 상큼한 보컬과 함께 떠나는 주말 여행 'Weekend' [퇴근길 신곡] ["Let's go" Taeyeon, a weekend trip with fresh vocals 'Weekend' [New song on the way to work]]. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^Lee, Deok-haeng (June 29, 2021). =태연 새 싱글 'Weekend' 7월6일 공개..."'믿듣탱'의 귀환" [공식] [Taeyeon's new single 'Weekend' will be released on July 6th ... "The return of 'Believable'" [Official]]. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^=2021년28주차 Digital Chart [Week 28 of 2021 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. July 4–10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
^=2021년28주차 Download Chart [Week 28 of 2021 Download Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. July 4–10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
^=2021년28주차 Streaming Chart [Week 28 of 2021 Streaming Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. July 4–10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
^ ab=2021년29주차 Digital Chart [Week 29 of 2021 Digital Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). July 11–17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
^=2021년33주차 Streaming Chart [Week 33 of 2021 Streaming Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). August 8–14, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^Moon, Wan-sik (July 1, 2021). =태연, 신곡 'Weekend' 컴백 기념 스페셜 생방송..VLIVE 7월6일 오후5시 [Taeyeon, a special live broadcast to commemorate the comeback of the new song 'Weekend' .. VLIVE July 6th 5pm]. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^Yeo, Do-kyung (July 8, 2021). ='엠카' 태연 컴백, 믿고 듣는 보컬..하이틴 영화 주인공 'Weekend' ['Mcar' Taeyeon's comeback, trusting and listening vocals ... teen movie protagonist 'Weekend']. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^Sun, Mi-kyung (July 9, 2021). ='뮤직뱅크' NCT드림, 1위 싹쓸이 시작..태연⋅규현⋅SF9 핫 컴백[종합] ['Music Bank' NCT Dream, start sweeping the 1st place .. Taeyeon·Kyuhyun·SF9 hot comeback [General]]. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^Cho, Eun-mi (July 10, 2021). ='음악중심' 태연, 여름에도 청량하게 '믿듣탱'..달콤+설렘 안고 컴백 ['Music Core' Taeyeon, refreshingly 'believe it' even in summer .. Comeback with sweet + excitement]. Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
^Ahn, Yoon-ji (July 11, 2021). ='인기가요' 태연, 상큼한 컴백..행복한 'Weekend' 선사[별별TV] ['Inkigayo' Taeyeon, a refreshing comeback .. Happy 'Weekend' presents [Byulbyeol TV]]. Naver (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^Taeyeon (2022). INVU (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.
^=2021년08월 Digital Chart [August 2021 Digital Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
