"Spark" ( ko, 불티, Bulti) is a song recorded by South Korean singer

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for her second studio album ''

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''. It was released on October 28, 2019, as the album's

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on October 28, 2019. The song was written by Kenzie, and composed by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik and Ronny Svendsen. It was described as an alternative soul pop song incorporating intense melody with emotions and Taeyeon's overwhelming vocals and the lyrics contains various metaphors that expresses her identity. The song debuted at number two on the

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. The song additionally charted at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs and debuted at number two on ''

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Background

On October 10, 2019, Taeyeon's agency

announced that her second full-length studio album would be released in the end of October. The album's title is ''

'', while the lead single was announced to be "Spark", which was released simultaneously with the release of the album.

Reception

Lim Dong-yeob and Hwang Seon-up from '' IZM'' praised Taeyeon's vocals on the song and compared its musical styles to those of English singer

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in "

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in " Counting Stars" and Scottish singer

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". "Spark" debuted at number two on the

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 ''

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and debuted at number two on ''

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD booklet of ''Purpose''. * Original title: H(EX) * Korean lyrics by Kenzie * Composed by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen * Arranged by Kenzie, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen * Background vocals by Taeyeon, Kenzie * Digital Editing by Lee Min-gyu at SM Big Shot Studio * Engineered for Mix by Lee Min-gyu at SM Big Shot Studio * Recorded by Jeong Eui-seok at SM Blue Cup Studio * Mixed by Nam Gung-jin at SM Concert Hall Studio * Mastered by Dave Kutch at The Mastering Palace

References

{{Kim Tae-yeon 2019 songs 2019 singles SM Entertainment singles Korean-language songs Taeyeon songs Songs written by Kenzie (songwriter) Soul songs