Girlfriend (Big Bang song)

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"Girlfriend"
Big Bang - Girlfriend.jpg
Song by Big Bang
from the album Made
GenreHip hop[1]
Length3:49
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Girlfriend" is a song recorded by South Korean group Big Bang.

Background[]

On December 8, 2016, the name of the song was revealed as the last part of the album Made, along with the song's writers and producers names.[2] It is one of the first songs that made it to the Made album and was supposed to be a part of the singles in 2015, but it was instead released as a part of the full album on December 13, 2016, at midnight KST worldwide.[3][4]

Composition and lyrics[]

"Girlfriend" was written by YG producer Teddy with Big Bang members G-Dragon and T.O.P. Production was done by Teddy, G-Dragon and Choice37, and arrangement was done by Teddy and Choice37. The song was described as a "mellow hip-hop throwback to the group’s early days."[1]

Chart performance[]

Upon its release, the song charted third four charts in China QQ Music including the daily, popularity index, music video, and K-pop music video charts, only behind the band's songs "Fxxk It" and "Last Dance".[5] In South Korea, "Girlfriend" placed third in Digital and Download charts behind the band other single Fxxk It and Last Dance, selling 237,290 digital copies in five days.[6][7] In Gaon Streaming Chart with over 4.5 million streams, it charted in the fifth place.[8] In US World Digital Songs, the song charted at No.4 with 3,000 sales in three days.[9]

Charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 Singles (Billboard Japan)[10] 22
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 4

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korea (Gaon) 548,948[12]
US (Billboard) 3,000[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "BIGBANG Releases 3 New Songs Ahead of T.O.P's South Korean Military Service". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "BIGBANG – MADE THE FULL ALBUM 'GIRLFRIEND'". YG Life. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "BIGBANG's perfect comeback + unprecedentedly perfect finale (ft. T.O.P) [V-LIVE]". YG Life. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "BIGBANG Says, "'FXXX IT' came out when we didn't know what to do and were just sighing." (Interview ①)". YG Life. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "빅뱅, 中 QQ뮤직 4관왕 달성…중화권 '인기 대폭발'". Chosun. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  6. ^ "Download Chart Week 51 of 2016". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 Gaon Digital Chart- Week 51". Gaon Music Chart. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  8. ^ "2016 Gaon Streaming Chart- Week 51". Gaon Music Chart. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "BIGBANG Earns 2nd Entry on Billboard 200 With Career-Defining 'Made' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  11. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart: December 11–17, 2016" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016.
  12. ^
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