Birthday – TEN
Lyrics by：Corey Sanders/Sam Gray/Young Chance
Composed by：Steve Manovski/Corey Sanders/Sam Gray/Young Chance/PixelWave
Arranged by：Steve Manovski/PixelWave
Executive Producer：SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
Producer：SOO-MAN LEE
Music & Sound Supervisor：YOO YOUNG JIN
Vocal Directed by：Maxx Song/Young Chance
Background Vocals by：Young Chance
Guitar Performed by：pixelwave1
Bass Performed by：Steve Manovski/pixelwave2
Drum Performed by：Steve Manovski
Keyboard Performed by：Steve Manovski/pixelwave1/pixelwave2
Synthesizer Performed by：Steve Manovski
Computer Programming by：pixelwave1/pixelwave2
Recorded by：김철순 @ SM Blue Ocean Studio
Pro Tools Operating by：김철순/Maxx Song
Digital Editing by：Maxx Song/우민정
Engineered for Mix by：이민규 @ SM Big Shot Studio
Mixed by：남궁진 @ SM Concert Hall Studio
Mastered by：권남우 @ 821 Sound Mastering
Baby dance dance dance
Wrap me up with your devotion
It’s a bad romance
Got my body rocking in slow motion
But I can’t cope walking on a tight rope
Hanging on the tension
Let me down down down with you
Let me give you my attention
Got no self-control
Cos I want it all
So Im’ma make you feel
Like tonight’s your birthday
Every second
Every minute make me wanna celebrate it
Everything about you perfect
Just the way your mamma made it
You’re the best
You’re my first first place
Sugar sweet in a million ways
Baby we don’t need no reason
Baby we don’t need to wait
Let’s make tonight your birthday
I put my hands hands hands
When I know you wanna hold them
I wanna be in so deep baby
Floating like we’re deep inside an ocean
No I don’t care as long as I got you there
Baby let’s keep falling
I’m talking with my hands
Oh baby here is my confession
Let’s make tonight your birthday
Every second
Every minute make me wanna celebrate it
Everything about you perfect
Just the way your mamma made it
You’re the best
You’re my first first place
Sugar sweet in a million ways
Baby we don’t need no reason
Baby we don’t need to wait
Let’s make tonight your birthday
I’ve been blinded by you
Baby you got full attention yeah
So let us take it slow
I never say this but girl you deserve it best
So let it go do all you want for tonight
Like tonight’s your birthday
Like tonight’s your birthday
Every second
Every minute make me wanna celebrate it
Everything about you perfect
Just the way your mamma made it
You’re the best
You’re my first first place
Sugar sweet in a million ways
Baby we don’t need no reason
Baby we don’t need to wait
Let’s make tonight your birthday
Baby we don’t need no reason
Baby we don’t need to wait
Let’s make tonight your birthday
歌曲《Birthday》创作背景与表达含义
基本信息
- 演唱： TEN（李永钦）
- 作词： Corey Sanders, Sam Gray, Young Chance
- 作曲： Steve Manovski, Corey Sanders, Sam Gray, Young Chance, PixelWave
- 编曲： Steve Manovski, PixelWave
- 发行时间： 2022年10月26日
- 所属专辑： 《STATION : NCT LAB》
创作背景：SM“存档项目”中的视觉系艺术实验与自我突破
表达含义：极致的浪漫礼赞与梦幻迷离的氛围营造
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“每日如生辰”的热恋宣言
“Every second, every minute make me wanna celebrate it... Let’s make tonight your birthday”（每一秒每一分都让我想要庆祝……就让今晚成为你的生日）。这是整首歌的灵魂所在。通常人们只在特定的日期庆祝生日，但在热恋者的眼中，对方的存在本身就是最大的惊喜。歌词通过将平凡的夜晚升华为“Birthday”，表达了主人公对这段关系的高度珍视。这是一种不需要理由、不需要等待的即时行乐态度，旨在告诉爱人：“你值得拥有最好的一切，哪怕只是现在这一刻。” -
感官沉浸与危险浪漫的诱惑
“Wrap me up with your devotion... It's a bad romance, got my body rocking in slow motion”（用你的热忱将我层层包裹……这是一场危险浪漫，让我的身体在慢动作中摇摆）。歌词中运用了大量的感官描写，如“Floating like we're deep inside an ocean”（像漂浮在深海般沉沦），营造出一种令人窒息却又甘之如饴的亲密感。这里的“Birthday”不仅仅是快乐的代名词，更带有一种迷幻的诱惑力。主人公在这种关系中完全失控（“Got no self-control”），甘愿被对方的爱意捕获，享受那种如同在钢丝上行走般的紧张与刺激。 -
完美主义的崇拜与赞美
“Everything about you perfect, just the way your mamma made it”（你的一切都完美无瑕，就像上天精心雕琢）。歌词直白地表达了对伴侣的欣赏与崇拜。在TEN的演绎下，这些英文歌词显得格外深情且具有说服力。这种赞美不是流于表面的客套，而是基于深刻了解后的认定——你是“First place”（第一名），是无可替代的存在。这种自信而热烈的表达方式，打破了传统情歌中含蓄内敛的框架，展现出一种现代、直接且充满活力的爱情观。
