Background and composition
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In January 2016, S.M. Entertainment announced that they were to launch a digital music platform called SM Station , in which SM artists would release a new song every week.[ 3] B-side track "Secret" served as the opening single of the project and were released on February 3, 2016.[ 4] midtempo song with jazz and R&B sounds. Lyrically, it uses rain as a metaphor to describe memories of past love.[ 5] [ 6]
The music video for "Rain" was filmed indoors, having the concept of Taeyeon in a "room of memories", missing a past lover. It alternate between black and white scenes of Taeyeon singing alone in front of a microphone, and colored scenes of her in a flooding room.[ 6] [ 7] YouTube in February 2016.[ 8]
Credits are adapted from Naver .[ 10]
Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Rain"
Bong Eun-yeong
Mafly
Lee Yoo-jin Matthew Tishler 3:42 2. "Secret" (비밀) Mafly
Im Kwang-wook (Devine Channel)
Ryan Kim (Devine Channel)
Aurora Pfeiffer
Tyler Shamy
Thaddeus Dixon
Kiana Brown Thaddeus Dixon 3:37
Awards and nominations
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Music program awards
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Inkigayo SBS
February 14, 2016
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