"11:11" is a song recorded by the South KoreansingerTaeyeon. It was published as a digital single on November 1, 2016 by SM Entertainment. The song was written by Kim Eana and produced by Christian Vinten and Chelcee Grimes.
On October 28, 2016, Taeyeon announced that she would release a digital single titled "11:11". The song is described as a pop ballad that features the melody of quiet acoustic guitar that adapts to the atmosphere of late autumn.[2][3] The lyrics are about the reminiscences of a girl about making wishes with her old love when the clock ticks 11:11.[4]
"11:11" and his music video were released on November 1st. Taeyeon filmed a live acoustic performance of the song, which was released on November 8.[5]
Reception
"11:11" debuted at number two in the Gaon Digital Chart of South Korea from October 30 to November 5, 2016[6] and sold 238,197 digital copies during its first week of release.[7] It was the second single from November 2016 on Gaon Digital Chart, which was behind "TT" by Twice.[8] "11:11" charted at number 89 on the Gaon Year-end Digital Chart of 2016,[9] and sold 668,462 digital units in South Korea in 2016.[10] It additionally peaked at number 5 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[11]
Billboard ranked the song at number 7 on their top 20 K-pop songs of 2016.[12] As of March 2017, "11:11" sold over 900,000 digital copies in South Korea.[13]