INVU is the third studio album by South Korean singer Taeyeon. The album was released by SM Entertainment on February 14, 2022, and contains thirteen tracks, including the 2021 standalone single "Weekend", the pre-release single "Can't Control Myself", and the lead single of the same name, the former duo charted at top 10 and the latter debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart.

On January 11, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon would pre-release a digital single titled "Can't Control Myself" on January 17 prior to the release of her third studio album in February 2022.On January 26, the name of the third studio album was announced as INVU and would be released on February 14 and consists of thirteen tracks, with pre-orders starting on the same day.Three days later, the promotional schedule was released.On February 3, the mood sampler video was released with "INVU" announced as the lead single. On February 4, it was announced that an exhibition titled "INVU: THE EXHIBIT" would be held in Seoul from February 7–14 to commemorate the release of the album where attendees "can appreciate the concept of the album".On the same day, SM announced that the highlight video teaser scheduled for release from February 4–10 has been cancelled due to production issues.On February 8, the track listing was released.On February 13, the music video teaser for "INVU" was released.

INVU consists of thirteen tracks and incorporates various genres of ballad, dance, and pop.The lead single "INVU" was described as a house and pop dance song that has "soft and dreamy synth sound", "impressive flute melody in the chorus", "vocals that deeply express the various emotions contained in the song", and "splendid high notes [that] emphasize the lyrics [of the song]". The second track "Some Nights" was described as a R&B ballad song with "dreamy vocals harmonized by gentle guitar and piano performances", including samples of the Edvard Grieg's arrangement "Solveig's Song (Solvejgs sang)" from Peer Gynt, Op. 23.The third track "Can't Control Myself" was described as a rock, garage rock, and pop punk ballad love song that "stimulates emotions with intense sound" with lyrics about "the dangerous love that has lost control" and "[the person] still longs for the other person's heart despite the intuition that they will be hurt".The fourth track "Set Myself On Fire" was described as a pop song characterized by "vintage guitar performance that stimulates emotions" with lyrics about "the denial of reality after seeing couples saying farewell to each other" from Taeyeon's POV.

The fifth track "Toddler" was described as a pop dance song with "exciting bass performance that flow in harmony with the disco rhythm".The sixth track "Siren" was described as a medium-tempo pop ballad song with "attractive sense of speed for the chorus an dreamy synth sound" with lyrics about "luring the person in love to the ruin" and based on the "motif of Siren in Greek and Roman mythology". The seventh track "Cold As Hell" was described as an up-tempo pop song with "a bright and cheerful rhythm" and "catchy chorus that is repeated like a spell" with lyrics about "the heartbreaking and regretful loss of a person, who gave up everything for love". The eighth track "Timeless" was described as a "nostalgia" synth-pop dance song with "retro vibe and rhythm".

The ninth track "Heart" was described a pop ballad song that "starts with a minimalist focus on the guitar before progre