Spark (Taeyeon song)


"Spark" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon for her second studio album Purpose. It was released on October 28, 2019 as the album's second single by SM Entertainment. The song was written by Kenzie, and composed by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik and Ronny Svendsen.
The song debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. The song additionally charted at number 25 on the Billboard World Digital Songs and debuted at number two on Billboard K-pop Hot 100.

Background

On October 10, 2019, Taeyeon's agency SM Entertainment announced that her second full-length studio album would be released in the end of October. The album's title is Purpose, while the lead single was announced to be "Spark", which was released simultaneously with the release of the album.

Reception

Lim Dong-yeob from IZM praised Taeyeon's vocals on the song and compared its musical styles to those of English singer Adele in "Rolling in the Deep" and American band OneRepublic in "Counting Stars".
"Spark" debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending November 7, 2019. Within its first week of release, the single sold 47,032,838 digital index points through South Korean digital music services. It peaked at number one on the Gaon Download Chart. The song additionally debuted at number 25 on the Billboard World Digital Songs and debuted at number two on Billboard K-pop Hot 100.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of Purpose.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Awards and nominations

Music program awards