On January 11, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon would release a digital single titled "Can't Control Myself" on January 17 prior to the release of her third studio album in February 2022.[1] On January 26, the name of the third studio album was announced asINVU, for release on February 14 and consisting of thirteen tracks, with pre-orders starting on the same day.[2] On February 3, the mood sampler video was released with "INVU" announced as the lead single.[3] On February 12, the music video teaser was released. On February 14, the song was released as the lead single ofINVU, alongside the music video.[4]
During the press conference forINVU held on February 14, the singer stated that there was "pushback" against choosing the song as the lead single, as her team "was saying 'No' and [she] was the only one who was saying 'Yes!'". She called it "a bold decision, but [she] had confidence" that it was the best choice.[5] On February 15, in an interview withNylon via email, Taeyeon said that she was "immediately drawn to this type of genre" upon hearing the song. The singer also revealed "INVU" as her favorite song off the album and added that "The way I approach love is similar to how ["INVU"] describes it, so I feel a little more attached to it".[6]
On April 28, the three remixes of "INVU" byZhu, Moon Kyoo, and Ginjo, titlediScreaM Vol.15: INVU Remixes, was released.[7]
"INVU" was described as ahouse,dance-pop, andsynth-pop song that features "melancholy lyrics by saving 'I envy you' towards a partner who does not take love seriously".
"INVU" was written by Jinli (Full8loom), composed by Peter Wallevik,Daniel Davidsen,Rachel Furner, andJess Morgan, and arranged by PhD.[8] Musically, the song was described as ahouse,dance-pop, andsynth-pop song with a "funky beat", "soft and dreamy synth sound", "impressive flute melody in the chorus", "vocals that deeply express the various emotions contained in the song", and "splendid high notes [that] emphasize the lyrics".[9][6][10] The song features "melancholy lyrics by saying 'I envy you' towards a partner who does not take love seriously".[9] "INVU" was composed in thekey ofB minor, with atempo of 107 beats per minute.[11]
A scene in the music video, which shows Taeyeon as an archer, standing in a marble-carved ancient Roman-inspired temple.
The music video directed by Samson of High Quality Fish was released alongside the song by SM Entertainment on February 14.[12][4] The "celestial"-themed music video portrays Taeyeon "as an enchanting warrior on a quest to annihilate the love that destroyed her" with scenes switching between "amarble-carved ancientRoman-inspired temple to a vast desert wasteland".[13][14] She described the music video as "a new kind of image and visual that [she] hasn't tried before", stating that the song's concept "is about a main character who is hurt by love but nonetheless gives it all when it comes to love, and [she] wanted to express this through strong, warlike visuals in the music video", including various sets that "remind the viewers ofGreek mythology".[5]
In addition to achieving aperfect all-kill on the South Korean charts,[18] "INVU" debuted at number one on South Korea'sGaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated February 13–19, 2022;[19] on its component charts, the song debuted at number one on the Gaon Download Chart,[20] number two on the Gaon Streaming Chart,[21] and number eight on the Gaon BGM Chart.[22] It ascended to number one on the Gaon Streaming Chart in the following week.[23] On theBillboardK-pop Hot 100, the song debuted at number 15 in the chart issue dated February 26, 2022,[24] ascending to number one in the following week.[25] The song debuted at number seven on theBillboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated May 7, 2022.[26]
In Singapore, the song debuted at number 29 on theRIAS Top Streaming Chart and number eight on the Top Regional Chart in the chart issue dated February 11–17, 2022,[27] ascending to number 11 on the Top Streaming Chart and number four on the Top Regional Chart in the following week.[28] The song also debuted at number 11 on theBillboardSingapore Songs in the chart issue dated March 5, 2022.[29] On theBillboardVietnam Hot 100, the song debuted at number 26 in the chart issue dated February 24, 2022,[30] ascending to number 12 in the following week.[31] In Taiwan, the song debuted at number 15 on the Taiwan Songs in the chart issue dated February 26, 2022,[32] ascending to number eight in the following week.[33] In Hong Kong, the song debuted at number 13 on theBillboardHong Kong Songs in the chart issue dated March 5, 2022.[34] In Malaysia, the song debuted at number 15 on theBillboardMalaysia Songs in the chart issue dated March 5, 2022.[35]
In United States, the song debuted at number eight on theBillboardWorld Digital Song Sales in the chart issue dated February 26, 2022.[36] Globally, the song debuted at number 138 on theBillboardGlobal Excl. U.S. in the chart issue dated March 5, 2022.[37]
Prior to the album's release, on February 14, 2022, Taeyeon held a live event called "Taeyeon INVU Countdown Live" onYouTube to introduce the album and communicate with her fans.[38] Following the album release, she performed "INVU" on twomusic programs:Mnet'sM Countdown on February 17,[39] andSBS'sInkigayo on February 20.[40]
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