Hate That...

"Hate That..."
Single by Key featuring Taeyeon
from the EP Bad Love
Language	Korean English
Released	August 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)
Genre	R&B
Length	3:05
Label	SM Dreamus
Composer(s)	Stephen Puth Lauren Mandel Eric Potapenko
Lyricist(s)	Hwang Yu-bin
Key singles chronology
"I Wanna Be" (2019) "Hate That..." (2021) "Bad Love" (2021)
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Weekend" (2021) "Hate That..." (2021) "Little Garden" (2021)
Music video
"Hate That..." on YouTube

"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.^[1] On August 26, it was announced that Taeyeon would be featured on the song.^[2] On August 28, the music video teaser was released.^[3] On August 30, the song together with the music video was released.^[4]

Composition

"Hate That..." was written by Hwang Yu-bin and composed by Stephen Puth, Lauren Mandel, and Eric Potapenko.^[5] 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.^[6][7] "Hate That..." was composed in the key of A-flat minor, with a tempo of 77 beats per minute.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10][11][12] 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.^[13][14]

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.^[15]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.^[5]

Studio

• SM SSAM Studio – recording, digital editing
• Sound POOL Studios – recording
• SM Big Shot Studio – engineering for mix, mixing
• 821 Sound – mastering

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
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Hate That..."

Chart (2021)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)[9]	46
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[14]	72
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13]	5

Accolades

Listicles for "Hate That..."

Publisher	List	Placement	Ref.
South China Morning Post	The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021	5th	[16]
Teen Vogue	The 54 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021	Placed	[17]

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Hate That..."

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 30, 2021	Digital download streaming	SM Entertainment Dreamus	[5]

References

1. Park, Soo-in (August 24, 2021). "샤이니 키, 30일 신곡 공개→9월 앨범 발매 '2년 6개월만 솔로 컴백'" [SHINee Key, new song release on the 30th → Album release in September 'Solo comeback after 2 years and 6 months'] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
2. Kim, Mi-ji (August 26, 2021). "샤이니 키 'Hate That...', 태연 피처링 지원사격 ... '남매 케미' 예고[공식입장]" [SHINee's Key's 'Hate That...', featuring Taeyeon, supporting shooting ... Announcement of 'sibling chemistry' [official position]] (in Korean). X-sports News. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
3. Ham, Na-yan (August 28, 2021). "샤이니 키, 'Hate That...' MV 티저 오늘 공개 (ft.태연)" [SHINee's Key, 'Hate That...' MV teaser released today (ft. Taeyeon)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
4. Oh, Yoon-joo (August 30, 2021). "샤이니 키, 오늘 신곡 'Hate That... (Feat. 태연)' 공개" [SHINee's Key, new song 'Hate That... (Feat. Taeyeon)' released today] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
5. "Hate That... – Key (featuring Taeyeon)" (in Korean). Dreamus. SM Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Melon.
6. Jeong, Hye-yeon (August 30, 2021). "[팝's신곡]"난 이렇게 아픈데" ... 샤이니 키, 이별 독백 'Hate That(ft. 태연)'" [[Pop's new song] "I'm so sick" ... SHINee's Key, farewell monologue 'Hate That (ft. Taeyeon)'] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Naver.
7. "SHINee KEY, new song 'Hate That...' MV teaser released at 12:00 pm on the 28th!". SM Entertainment. August 28, 2021. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
8. "Key & BPM for Hate That... by KEY featuring TAEYEON". Tunebat. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
9. "2021년 36주차 Digital Chart" [Week 36 of 2021 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. August 29 – September 4, 2021. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
10. "2021년 36주차 Download Chart" [Week 36 of 2021 Download Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. August 29 – September 4, 2021. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
11. "2021년 36주차 Streaming Chart" [Week 36 of 2021 Streaming Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. August 29 – September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
12. "2021년 36주차 BGM Chart" [Week 36 of 2021 BGM Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. August 29 – September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
13. "Billboard World Digital Song Sales – Week of September 11, 2021". Billboard. September 5–11, 2021. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
14. "Billboard K-pop Hot 100 – Week of September 11, 2021". Billboard. September 5–11, 2021. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
15. Choo, Seung-hyun (August 30, 2021). "키 오늘(30일) 신곡 'Hate That...' 발표 ... 태연과 환상의 하모니" [Key Today (30th) New song 'Hate That...' released ... Taeyeon and fantastic harmony] (in Korean). Seoul Economic Daily. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
16. Herman, Tamar (December 15, 2021). "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021: inspirational sounds from BTS' Butter to The Feels from Twice, and Aespa's Next Level". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
17. "The 54 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021". Teen Vogue. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.