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11:11 (song)

"11:11"
Taeyeon 11-11 2016 Single.jpg
Single by Taeyeon
from the album My Voice
Released November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Format Digital download
Genre Pop
Length 3:43
Label S.M. Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • Kim Eana
  • Christian Vinten
  • Chelcee Grimes
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Why"
(2016)
"11:11"
(2016)
"Fine"
(2017)
"Why"
(2016)
"11:11"
(2016)
"Fine"
(2017)
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"11:11" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released as a digital single on November 1, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment. The song's lyrics were penned by Kim Eana while its music was composed by Christian Vinten and Chelcee Grimes. The song was later featured in the Deluxe edition of Taeyeon's first studio album My Voice which was released on April 6, 2017.

On October 28, 2016, Taeyeon was announced to be releasing a digital single titled "11:11". The song is described as a pop ballad that features the acoustic guitar's calm melody which suits the late autumn atmosphere. Its lyrics are about a girl's reminiscences about making wishes with her former lover when the clock struck 11:11.

"11:11" and its music video were released on November 1. Taeyeon later filmed a live acoustic performance of the song, which was released on November 8.

"11:11" debuted at number two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated October 30 – November 5, 2016, and sold 238,197 digital units during its first week of release. It was the second best-performing single of November 2016 on the Gaon Digital Chart, ranking behind Twice's "TT". "11:11" charted at number 89 on the Gaon Year-end Digital Chart of 2016, and sold 668,462 digital units in South Korea in 2016. It additionally peaked at number 5 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.

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

Credits adapted from the liner notes of My Voice (Deluxe edition)


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