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"What Do I Call You"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album What Do I Call You
ReleasedDecember 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)
Genre
Length2:47
LabelSM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Kenzie
Taeyeon singles chronology
"My Love (Duet version)"
(2020) 		"What Do I Call You"
(2020) 		"Weekend"
(2021)
Music video
"What Do I Call You" on YouTube

"What Do I Call You" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released on December 15, 2020, by SM Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Kenzie while its music was composed by Linnea Södahl, Caroline Pennell, David Pramik and arranged by David Pramik. It is the title track of Taeyeon's fourth EP with the same name What Do I Call You.[1]

Background and release

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On December 3, 2020, Taeyeon was announced to be releasing a mini album titled "What Do I Call You" and the title track with the same name. The song is described as a R&B pop that characterized by a minimalistic and rhythmic melody created by unique instruments.[2][3] Its lyrics are about a girl with the lingering feelings for someone after a breakup.[4]

"What Do I Call You" and its music video were released on December 15. In the music video, Taeyeon took inspiration from the 2004 movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as she attempted to forget memories of a certain.[5][6][7] Taeyeon later filmed a live clip performance of the song, which was released on December 23.[8] On January 1, 2021, Taeyeon performed "What Do I Call You" live for the first time at SMTOWN Live Culture Humanity online concert.[9]

Reception and accolades

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Commercially, "What Do I Call You" debuted at number 14 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated December 13–19, 2020.[10] It additionally peaked at number 15 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 chart.[11]

"What Do I Call You" received a first place music program award on Inkigayo on December 27, 2020.[12][13] At the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards, it won best Digital Music – December.[14]

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of What Do I Call You.[15]

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 15, 2020 Digital download, streaming SM Entertainment [19][20][21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TAEYEON's 4th mini album 'What Do I Call You' to be released on DEC 15". SMTOWN. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ 'D-1' 태연, 타이틀곡 'What Do I Call You. entertain.v.daum.net (in Korean). December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "TAEYEON heralds a chic mood+groovy vocal charm with the title track of her new mini album,'What Do I Call You". SMTOWN. December 7, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Watch: Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Asks "What Do I Call You" In Intriguing Comeback MV". Soompi. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tae Yeon Coba Lupakan Kenangan Buruk Dalam MV Comeback Solo 'What Do I Call You'" [Tae Yeon Tries To Forget Bad Memories In Solo Comeback MV 'What Do I Call You']. WowKeren (in Indonesian). December 15, 2020. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "[Review] Taeyeon – What Do I Call You". Themeal.com. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "What Do I Call You, Taeyeon (2020) & Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, dir. Michel Gondry (2004)". Twitter. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "TAEYEON 태연 'What Do I Call You' Live Clip – YouTube". YouTube. December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "'SMTOWN LIVE', 음악으로 전한 희망…전 세계 186개국·총 3583만 스트리밍". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Gaon 2020년 51주차 Digital Chart". December 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "BILLBOARD KOREA K-POP 100 The week of January 2, 2021". Billboard. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Lee, Sang-jin (December 27, 2020). 태연 'What Do I Call You', '인기가요'서 1위! [Taeyeon ranked 1st in 'What Do I Call You' and 'Inkigayo']. Asia News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "12월 마지막 주 인기가요 차트" [Popular song chart for the last week of December]. SBS (in Korean). December 27, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  14. ^ "생명 구한 임영웅 미담→태연 "돌아가신 父 그리워", ★말말말[2022 가온차트③]" [Lim Young-woong Mi-dam who saved life→Tae-yeon “I miss my father who passed away”, ★word by word[2022 Gaon Chart③]]. Newsen. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ What Do I Call You (CD booklet) (in Korean). Taeyeon. S.M. Entertainment. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "BILLBOARD KOREA K-POP 100 The week of January 2, 2021". Billboard. January 2, 2021. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "2021년 01월 Digital Chart" [January, 2021 - Digital Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  18. ^ "Digital Chart of 2021" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "What Do I Call You by Taeyeon" (in Korean). Spotify. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  20. ^ "What Do I Call You – The 4th Mini Album – EP by Taeyeon". Apple Music. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  21. ^ "[EP]What Do I Call You – The 4th Mini Album by 태연 (TAEYEON)". Melon Music. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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