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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Hate That...
| artist = Key featuring Taeyeon
| EP = Bad Love
| cover = Key Hate That.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| language =
| genre = R&B
| length = 3:05
| label =
| writer =
| composer =
* Stephen Puth
* Lauren Mandel
* Eric Potapenko
| lyricist = Hwang Yu-bin
| producer =
| chronology = Key
| prev_title = I Wanna Be
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Bad Love
| next_year = 2021
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"'Hate That...'" is a song by South Korean singer Key featuring Taeyeon. It was released digitally on August 30, 2021, by SM Entertainment as the first single from Key's extended play 'Bad Love'. The song is written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by Stephen Puth, Lauren Mandel, and Eric Potapenko.
Background and release
On August 24, 2021, it was announced that Key would be pre-releasing a digital single titled "Hate That..." prior to the release of a new album at the end of September. On August 26, it was announced that Taeyeon would be featured on the song. On August 28, the music video teaser was released. On August 30, the song together with the music video was released.
Composition
"Hate That..." was written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by Stephen Puth, Lauren Mandel, and Eric Potapenko. Musically, the song is described as an R&B song characterized by a "sentimental guitar melody and sophisticated rhythm" with lyrics about "expressing the hope that the other person will not forget about them after a breakup" in monologue format. "Hate That..." was composed in the key of A-flat minor, with a tempo of 77 beats per minute.
Commercial performance
"Hate That..." debuted at position 46 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated August 29 September 4, 2021. The song also debuted at positions 2, 120, and 60 on the Gaon Download Chart, Gaon Streaming Chart, and Gaon BGM Chart, respectively, in the chart issue dated August 29 September 4, 2021. The song debuted at positions 5 and 72 on 'Billboard' World Digital Song Sales and the K-pop Hot 100, respectively, in the chart issue dated September 11, 2021.
Promotion
Prior to the song's release, on August 30, 2021, Key held a live event called "Key 'Hate That...' Countdown Live" on V Live to introduce the song and communicate with his fans.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Melon.
'Studio'
* SM SSAM Studio recording, digital editing
* Sound POOL Studios recording
* SM Big Shot Studio engineering for mix
'Personnel'
* Key vocals, background vocals
* Taeyeon vocals, background vocals
* Hwang Yu-bin lyrics
* Stephen Puth composition, arrangement, background vocals
* Lauren Mandel composition, background vocals
* Eric Potapenko arrangement
* Kim Yeon-seo vocal directing
* Kang Eun-ji recording, digital editing
* Jeong Ho-jin recording
* Lee Min-gyu engineering for mix, mixing
Charts
Accolades
Release history
References
Category:2021 songs
Category:2021 singles
Category:SM Entertainment singles
Category:Korean-language songs
Category:Taeyeon songs
Category:Key (entertainer) songs
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