Singing Got Better

"Singing Got Better" (Korean: 노래가 늘었어; RR: Noraega Neureosseo) is a song by Korean-American singer Ailee. It was released for digital download and streaming through YMC Entertainment on January 6, 2014. Musically, "Singing Got Better" is an R&B and rock ballad that primarily utilizes piano and guitar instrumentations. Its subject matter revolves around the notion pushed by netizens that singers should settle down and forgo their careers once they become older; in the track, Ailee pushes her ideal instead.^[1]

"Singing Got Better"
Single by Ailee
Language	Korean
Released	January 6, 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Rock ballad R&B
Length	3:21
Label	YMC
Songwriter(s)	Wheesung
Producer(s)	Wheesung Moonha Duri
Ailee singles chronology
"Rainy Day" (2013) "Singing Got Better" (2014) "Don't Touch Me" (2014)

Following the song's release, it was met with positive reception both commercially as well as from fellow celebrities in the music industry.^[1] It peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, becoming her second chart-topper following "U&I" the previous year. It sold over 1,240,000 digital units by the end of 2014, and was the 18th most-downloaded track of the year in South Korea.

Background and music

"Singing Got Better" is a rock ballad that infuses elements of contemporary R&B, and utilizes instrumentations of piano and guitar.^[1]

Reception

"Singing Got Better" experienced commercial success in South Korea upon its release. It opened at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated January 5–11, 2014.^[2] The following week, it descended to number three on the chart,^[3] and ranked at the same position on the monthly digital chart issue for January.^[4] By the end of the year, it garnered a total of 1,244,448 digital downloads, and was ranked the 18th best-selling single in the country during 2014. Factoring together digital downloads, streams, and instrumental track sales, "Singing Got Better" placed at number 36 on the year-end Gaon Digital Chart for 2014. The following year, the track received an additional 221,847 digital downloads according to the year-end issue for 2015, raising its cumulative sales figure to 1,466,295 units.^[5][6]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2014	Melon Music Awards	Best Ballad	Nominated
		Song of the Year	Longlisted
	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Vocal Performance – Female	Won
		UnionPay Song of the Year	Longlisted

Music program awards

Program	Date	Ref.
Show Champion (MBC M)	January 15, 2014	^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)^[2] 1 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[8] 3 Monthly charts Chart (January 2014) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)^[9] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position South Korea (Gaon)^[10] 36

References

1. Benjamin, Jeff (January 9, 2014). "Ailee Explains How Her 'Singing Got Better' in Empowering New Single". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
2. "Singing Got Better". Gaon Music Chart. January 11, 2014. from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
3. "2014년 04주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. January 18, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
4. "2014년 01월 Digital Chart" [January 2014 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
5. "2014 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
6. [2015 Download Chart (Domestic)] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. p. 4. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
7. "'쇼챔피언' 에일리, '노래가 늘었어'로 첫 1위..'감사'" ['Show Champion' Ailee wins 1st place for the first time with 'Singing Got Better'..."Thank you"]. Osen (in Korean). January 15, 2014 – via Daum.
8. . Billboard. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
9. "Gaon Digital Chart (January)". Gaon Music Chart. from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
10. "2014 Gaon Year-End Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2020.