{{Short description|2023 single album by NCT 127}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Be There for Me | type = single album | artist = NCT 127 | cover = Be There for Me.jpg | alt = | caption = Digital cover | released = {{start date|2023|12|22}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * R&B<ref name="heraldpop"/> * pop<ref name="sportsw"/> | length = 11:35 | language = Korean | label = SM | producer = | prev_title = Fact Check | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = Walk | next_year = 2024 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = NCT | type = single album | prev_title = On My Youth | prev_year = 2023 | title = Be There for Me | year = 2023 | next_title = Dream()scape | next_year = 2024 }} {{Singles | name = Be There for Me | type = single album | single1 = Be There for Me | single1date = December 22, 2023 }} }}

'''''Be There for Me''''' is the first single album by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on December 22, 2023, by SM Entertainment and includes three songs, including the lead single of the same name.<ref name="koreajoongangdaily">{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Ji-ye |date=2023-12-07 |title=NCT 127 to release winter-themed single 'Be There For Me' |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-12-07/entertainment/kpop/NCT-127-to-release-winterthemed-single-Be-There-For-Me/1930209 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en}}</ref>

== Background and release == On December 7, 2023, it was reported that NCT 127 would release a winter-themed digital single titled "Be There for Me" on December 22.<ref name="koreajoongangdaily" /> On December 8, the band announced via social media that the physical version of the single would be released on December 27.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=NCTsmtown_127 |number=1733018888596848771 |date=2023-12-08 |title=안녕하세요. NCT 127 겨울 스페셜 싱글 'Be There For Me' 피지컬 앨범 발매 일자 변경 관련해 안내드립니다. |trans-title=Hello. We would like to inform you of a change in the release date of NCT 127's winter special single 'Be There For Me' physical album. |language=ko |access-date=2024-02-02 |link=https://twitter.com/NCTsmtown_127/status/1733018888596848771 }}</ref>

== Composition == Title track "Be There for Me" is a pop R&B song that incorporates an organ, piano, and brass instruments.<ref name="heraldpop">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-12-22 |title=[팝's신곡]"내게 달려와 포근히 안아"‥NCT 127의 로맨틱 윈터송 'Be There For Me' |trans-title=[Pop's new song] "Come to me and hug me" ‥NCT 127's romantic winter song "Be There For Me" |url=https://www.heraldpop.com/view.php?ud=202312221422501810742_1 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Herald Pop |language=ko}}</ref> The lyrics are written like a letter, conveying one's intention to be near a person who is far away.<ref name="heraldpop"/> "Home Alone" is a mid-tempo pop song with synths whose lyrics express feeling of wanting to stay home alone rather than going out in the cold winter weather.<ref name="sportsw">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-12-15 |title=NCT 127, 신곡 '나 홀로 집에' 통통 튀는 사운드+공감 가사 담은 경쾌한 캐럴송 |trans-title=NCT 127's new song 'Home Alone' is a cheerful carol song with bouncy sound and relatable lyrics |url=https://www.sportsw.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065574993599499 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Sports W |language=ko}}</ref> "White Lie" is an R&B ballad that compares one's inability to express their feelings for another person to telling a white lie.<ref name="asiatoday">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=NCT 127, 신곡 '하얀 거짓말'로 보여줄 서정적인 겨울 감성 |trans-title=NCT 127 will show lyrical winter emotions with new song "White Lie" |url=https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20231218010010586 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Asia Today |language=ko}}</ref> Members Taeyong and Mark participated in writing the lyrics for "White Lie".<ref name="asiatoday" />

== Commercial performance == The single album ''Be There for Me'' debuted at number one on South Korea's weekly Circle Album Chart, while the song "Be There for Me" debuted at number 53 on the Circle Digital Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=Digital Chart – Week 51 of 2023 |url=https://circlechart.kr/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko}}</ref> It peaked at number one the following week,<ref name="N1">{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-04 |title=NCT 127, 윈터송 '비 데어 포 미'로 써클 주간 차트 4관왕 |trans-title=NCT 127 takes 4 wins for winter single "Be There For Me" on Circle Chart |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?5280482 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=News1 |language=ko}}</ref> before descending to number 100 the week after.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-06 |title=Digital Chart – Week 1 of 2024 |url=https://circlechart.kr/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Circle Chart |language=en}}</ref> The album also ranked first on China's QQ Music and KuGou digital album sales charts.<ref name="N1" />

== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Be There for Me'' track listing | extra_column = Arrangement | title_width = 20% | music_width = 25% | lyrics_width = 25% | extra_width = 25% | title1 = Be There for Me | lyrics1 = Kenzie | music1 = Andrew Bazzi, Jackson Morgan, Landon Sears, Manifest, Kevin White, Mike Woods, Styalz Fuego, Rudy Sandapa, MZMC | extra1 = Kevin White, Mike Woods, Styalz Fuego, Rudy Sandapa, MZMC | length1 = 3:38 | title2 = Home Alone | note2 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=나 홀로 집에}} | lyrics2 = Yoo Jae-eun (Jam Factory) | music2 = Sean Davidson, Andre Davidson, Dewain Whitmore Jr., Koda | extra2 = The Monarch | length2 = 3:46 | title3 = White Lie | note3 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=하얀 거짓말}} | lyrics3 = Hwang Yu-bin (XYXX), Taeyong, Mark | music3 = 9rota, Nmore, Gabriel Brandes, Taeyong, Mark | extra3 = 9rota, Nmore | length3 = 3:57 | total_length = 11:21| }}

== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Be There for Me'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2023–2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Oricon|9|date=2024-<!-- needs to stay YYYY-MM-DD -->02-19|rowheader=true|access-date=February 14, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-02-19 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2024-02-19/p/2/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=February 15, 2024 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215032004/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2024-02-19/p/2/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> | 11 |- ! scope="row"| Japan Top Singles Sales (''Billboard Japan'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2024&month=01&day=29|title=Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of January 24, 2024|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=52&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |title=Album Chart, 2023 Weeks 52 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko |access-date=2024-02-02}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20231229/7000/ |title=Official Singles Downloads Chart, 28 December 2023 - 3 January 2024 |website=Official Charts |language=en |access-date=2024-02-08}}</ref> | 13 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles Sales (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20231229/7509/ |title=Official Singles Sales Chart, 28 December 2023 - 3 January 2024 |website=Official Charts |language=en |access-date=2024-02-08}}</ref> | 16 |} {{col-2}}

=== Monthly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Monthly chart performance for ''Be There for Me'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2023–2024) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-02 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2024-02/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313034627/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2024-02/p/3/ |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref> | 29 |- ! scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2023&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |title=Album Chart, 2023.12 Month |website=Circle Chart |language=ko |access-date=2024-02-02}}</ref> | 2 |}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Be There for Me'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2023&hitYear=2023&termGbn=year&yearTime=3 |title=Album Chart, 2023 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko |access-date=2024-02-02}}</ref> | 40 |} {{col-end}}

== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Be There for Me''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=album|artist=NCT 127|title=Be There for Me|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2023|certmonth=2|certyear=2024|access-date=February 7, 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history and formats for ''Be There for Me'' ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | Various | December 22, 2023 | Digital download, streaming | rowspan="2" | SM Entertainment, Kakao | <ref name="heraldpop"/> |- ! scope="row" | South Korea | December 27, 2023 | rowspan="2" | CD | <ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-12-25 |title=NCT 127, '가요대전'서 윈터송 'Be There For Me' 첫 무대 |trans-title=NCT 127 to give first performance of winter song 'Be There For Me' at Gayo Daejeon |url=http://m.osen.co.kr/article/G1112245366 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=OSEN |language=ko}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | United States | January 26, 2024 | SM Entertainment, Universal Music Group | <ref>{{Cite web |title=NCT 127 - Winter Special Single 'Be There For Me' Photo LP Ver. (CD) |url=https://www.target.com/p/nct-127-winter-special-single-8216-be-there-for-me-8217-photo-lp-ver-cd/-/A-90613282 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Target |language=en-US}}</ref> |}

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