"Blue" (stylized in lowercase) is a song recorded by Chinese-Canadian singer yung kai. Released on August 2, 2024, the song went viral on TikTok and Instagram, where it has been used in over 112.4 thousand videos on the former alone per February 5, 2025.[1] It became his breakthrough song, subsequently achieved moderate success by topping the chart in Indonesia and peaking at top ten in India, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore.

Background

"Blue" was inspired by the 2023 Chinese television series When I Fly Towards You. He was binge-watching it on Discord with a girl he liked at the time and from the whole moment, he 'put up all of the built-up emotions he had together into the song'.[2]

Composition and lyrics

"Blue" was solely produced and written by yung kai himself.[3] The song was composed in the key of E-sharp major, with a tempo of 97 beats per minute.[4]

According to an interview with Genius, the first verse is about love at first sight. The chorus part, which invented the title "Blue" although not explicitly mentioned in the song, came from his interpretations of several elements that 'sounds like blue' such as waves and ocean he mentioned "I'll nap under moonlight skies with you / I think I'll picture us, you with the waves / The ocean's colors on your face". Originally, the supposed chorus of the song was the current second verse, before he changed it since his friend who initially heard the song 'didn't really feeling it'.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Blue" was released on December 12, 2024. Directed by Kenji K Chong, the music video shows yung kai in a romantic relationship with a woman, which later turns out to be only in his imagination.[6]

Track listing

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Blue"
Chart (2024-2025) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 92
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 39
Hong Kong (Billboard)[9] 13
India International (IMI)[10] 2
Indonesia (ASIRI)[11] 1
Malaysia (IFPI)[12] 3
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[13] 4
Singapore (RIAS)[14] 3
South Korea (Circle)[15] 168

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Blue"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various August 2, 2024
Original
  • Flood Division
  • BMG
 [16]
  • Sped up
  • slowed down
  • mini version
  • instrumental
 [17]
January 3, 2025
  • Acoustic
  • acoustic sped up
  • acoustic slowed down
  • acoustic mini version
  • acoustic instrumental
 [18]

References

  1. ^ Saulog, Gabriel (February 5, 2025). "Yung Kai's "Blue" Rises To No. 4 On The Billboard Philippines Hot 100 Chart". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Kenna, Abby (January 14, 2025). "yung kai on C-Dramas, His Breakout Single "Blue," and More [Q&A]". Ones to Watch. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "blue". Apple Music. August 1, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Key & BPM for blue by yung kai". Tunebat. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Yung Kai Breaks Down The Meaning Of "blue"". Genius. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  6. ^ Bagas, Achmad (January 23, 2025). "yung kai Membawa Pendengar Untuk Berfantasi Dalam Dunia Yang Indah Bersama Pasangan Dalam 'blue'" [yung kai brings listeners to fantasize in a beautiful world with the couple in 'blue'.]. Creative Disc (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – Week of February 8, 2025". Billboard. February 2–8, 2025. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 1, 2025". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong Songs – Week of February 22, 2025". Billboard. February 16–22, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  10. ^ "IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 13th January 2025 | Week 2 of 52". IMIcharts. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "ASIRI Top 50 Mixed Chart minggu ke – 51 2024" [ASIRI TOP 50 Mixed Chart Week of 51, 2024.]. ASIRI. November 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ "The official Southeast Asia Chart – This Week's Official Malaysia Chart Top 20 from 01/10/2025 to 01/16/2025". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  13. ^ "Philippines Hot 100 - Week Of March 1, 2025". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  14. ^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 2 (3 – 9 Jan 2025)". RIAS. RIAS. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 9 of 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "blue – single by yung kai". Spotify. August 2, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  17. ^ "shades of blue – EP by yung kai". Spotify. August 2, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  18. ^ "blue (acoustics) – EP by yung kai". Spotify. January 3, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Blue_(yung_kai_song)
No tags for this post.