The fifth track from SM’s “STATION: NCT LAB,” “Birthday,” by Ten, is an R&B dance song that lets you completely feel Ten’s delicate vocals. It has minimal drum repetition, marimba sounds, and dynamic drops in the bridge section that creates a dreamy atmosphere, as well as romantic English lyrics...
[Intro]
Oh, no, yeah
Oh, no, yeah
[Verse 1]
Baby, dance, dance, dance
Wrap me up with your devotion
It's a bad romance
Got my body rockin' in slow motion
But I can't cope
Walkin' on a tightrope
Hangin' on the tension
Let me down, down, down with you
Let me give you my attention (Oh-oh-oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Got no self-control
'Cause I want it all
So, I'ma make you feel
Like tonight's your birthday
[Chorus]
Every second, every minute
Make me wanna celebrate it
Everythin' about you perfect
Just the way your mama 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
[Verse 2]
I put my hands, hands, hands
When I know you wanna hold them
I wanna be in so deep, baby
Floatin' like we're deep inside an ocean
No, I don't care
As long as I got you there
Baby, let's keep fallin'
I'm talkin' with my hands
Oh, baby, here is my confession
Let's make tonight your birthday
[Chorus]
Every second, every minute
Make me wanna celebrate it (Just wanna celebrate for your love)
Everythin' about you perfect
Just the way your mama 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
[Bridge]
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, ooh-oh, yeah
[Breakdown]
Like tonight's your birthday
Ooh-oh
Like tonight's your birthday
[Chorus]
Every second, every minute
Make me wanna celebrate it (Celebrate it, celebrate it, baby)
Everythin' about you perfect (Hey)
Just the way your mama made it (Ooh-ooh, ooh)
You're the best, you're my first, first place (First place, first place)
Sugar sweet in a million ways (Save me)
Baby, we don't need no reason
Baby, we don't need to wait
Let's make tonight your birthday
[Outro]
Baby, we don't need no reason
Baby, we don't need to wait
Let's make tonight your birthday
Birthday was written by Sam Gray & Corey Sanders & Steve Manovski & PixelWave (KOR).
Birthday was produced by Steve Manovski.
Mood Teaser
“Birthday” Recording Behind the Scene
“Birthday” MV Behind the Scene
Dance Practice
Other performances:
VOGUE Korea stage
Great Dance Crew stage
The lyrics are very sensual, but I hope people don’t fixate on the words. I hope they can relate to their own story. And the emotions can be not to your lover, but to yourself, like, ‘I want every day to be my special day.’ You can hear it as me talking to myself, not to an opposite person.
–via gr...
I did participate in the creation of the atmosphere of the music video. I was thinking of myself dancing in a desert, like a small oasis, but that’s going to be hard to film, right? So I just narrowed it down. I wanted to use a mirror, a water tank. If you see the first scene, there is a futuristic,...
I received the song when I was working on my previous solo “Paint Me Naked,” but at that time I was, like, ‘I don’t think I’m in the right mood for “Birthday” so let’s keep it for a later opportunity.’ After “Paint Me Naked,” I went abroad to China, I worked on the reality show [Great Dance Crew], a...