Egotistic Explained

Egotistic
Type:single
Artist:Mamamoo
Ep:Red Moon
Language:Korean
Released:July 16, 2018
Studio:RBW Studio
Genre:K-pop
Label:RBW
Producer:
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Kim Do-hoon
Chronology:Mamamoo
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Prev Year:2018
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"Egotistic" (Korean: 너나 해) is a song by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released on July 16, 2018 as the second single from the group's seventh extended play Red Moon (2018).[1] An upbeat pop song with Latin influences, "Egotistic" was written and composed by and .[2]

Background and release

In January 2018, Mamamoo released the digital single "Paint Me", a precursor to their upcoming album project titled 'Four Seasons, Four Colors', in which the group would release four EPs, each focusing on one member and a corresponding season.[3] In March 2018, the group released the first installments in the series, Yellow Flower and the single "Starry Night".[4] [5] [6] On July 16, 2018, Red Moon was released as the second installment of the series, with "Egotistic" serving as the main single for the era.[7]

On August 7, 2019, the re-recorded Japanese-language version of the song was released as part of the group's debut Japanese album, 4colors, by JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment.[8] On September 15, 2021, a remix of the song subtitled the "Blistering Sun Version" was released as part of their debut compilation album .[9]

Composition

Musically, "Egotistic" is a K-pop song with strong Latin influences. At a runtime of three minutes and 16 seconds, the song is composed in the key of E-flat minor with a tempo of 98 beats per minute.[10]

Commercial performance

"Egotistic" debuted and peaked at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart, with over 47.1 million index points earned in its first week, debuting at number one on the component Gaon Download Chart.[11] [12] It remained within the Gaon Digital Chart's top-five in its second week, with 44.4 million index points, and spent seven weeks in the chart's top-ten before slipping to number 11 in early September.[13] [14] On the monthly rendition of the chart, "Egotistic" peaked at number six in August.[15] Overall, "Egotistic" was the 48th highest-performing song of 2018 on the Circle Digital Chart, being the 41st most-downloaded and 49th most-streamed.[16] [17] [18]

Elsewhere, "Egotistic" peaked at number 27 in Singapore and at number four on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart. It charted for five weeks on the latter, making it their second longest-charting song alongside "Gogobebe" (2019).[19] As of August 2023, "Egotistic" is the group's second most-streamed song on Spotify, with 122.3 million streams to date.[20]

Track listings

Digital download/streaming[21]

  1. "Egotistic" (너나 해) – 3:16

Digital download/streaming – Japanese Version[22]

  1. "Egotistic (Japanese Version)" – 3:18

Digital download/streaming – remix

  1. "Egotistic (Blistering Sun Version)" – 3:31

Accolades

Song! style="width:160px;"
ProgramDateRef.
"Egotistic"The ShowJuly 24, 2018
M CountdownAugust 2, 2018[23]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Singapore (RIAS)[24] 27
South Korea (Circle)4
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)4
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[25] 4

Year-end charts

Release history

Release history and formats for "Egotistic"!Region!Date!Format!Version!Label!Ref.
VariousJuly 16, 2018Korean
JapanAugust 7, 2019JapaneseVictor Entertainment
VariousSeptember 15, 2021Remix

Notes and References

  1. News: "함께 미쳐봅시다"…마마무, 여름 불태울 이열치열 매력 '너나 해'(종합) . Sport MK . 2018-07-25.
  2. Web site: 너나 해 (Egotistic) . September 4, 2023 . Genius.
  3. Web site: Jai . Arie . February 21, 2018 . [Review] Mamamoo Gets Colorful With 'Paint Me' ]. February 7, 2021 . Asia 24/7.
  4. Web site: Kim . D. . February 19, 2018 . MAMAMOO Drops Group Teaser For Comeback With "Yellow Flower" . February 7, 2021 . Soompi.
  5. Web site: Ham . Dam-young . March 8, 2018 . Mamamoo gets mellow, returns with yellow spring vibe . February 7, 2021 . The Korea Herald.
  6. Web site: March 7, 2018 . Yellow Flower by MAMAMOO on Apple Music . February 7, 2021 . Apple Music . August 30, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200830194648/https://music.apple.com/us/album/yellow-flower/1356504224 . dead .
  7. Web site: Benjamin . Jeff . July 27, 2018 . Mamamoo Earn Best U.S. Sales Week Yet With ‘Red Moon,’ First Appearance on Heatseekers Albums Chart . September 4, 2023 . Billboard.
  8. Web site: August 7, 2019 . 4COLORS by MAMAMOO on Apple Music . February 17, 2022 . . July 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702001515/https://music.apple.com/us/album/4colors/1473113718 . dead .
  9. Web site: Egotistic (Blistering Sun Version) by Mamamoo on Apple Music . September 4, 2023 . Apple Music.
  10. Web site: Mamamoo - Egotistic . September 4, 2023 . Tunebat.
  11. Web site: 2018 Weeks 29 . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  12. Web site: 2018 Weeks 29 (Download Chart) . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  13. Web site: 2018 Weeks 30 . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  14. Web site: 2018 Weeks 36 . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  15. Web site: 2018.08 Month . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  16. Web site: Digital Chart 2018 . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  17. Web site: Download Chart 2018 . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  18. Web site: Streaming Chart 2018 . September 4, 2023 . Circle Chart.
  19. Web site: Mamamoo Chart History (World Digital Song Sales) . September 4, 2023 . Billboard.
  20. Web site: MAMAMOO Spotify Top Songs . September 4, 2023 . Kworb.net.
  21. Web site: Egotistic by Mamamoo on Apple Music . September 4, 2023 . Apple Music.
  22. Web site: Egotistic (Japanese Ver.) by Mamamoo on Apple Music . September 4, 2023 . Apple Music.
  23. Web site: Jeong . Hee-yeon . August 2, 2018 . ko:[DA:리뷰] ‘엠카운트다운’ 마마무, 세븐틴 꺾고 1위…레오-SF9 컴백(종합) . [DA:Review] 'M Countdown' Mamamoo beats Seventeen and placed first... Leo-SF9 Comeback (Comprehensive) . https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/382/0000665061 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201220032908/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/382/0000665061 . December 20, 2020 . December 19, 2020 . Sports Donga . ko . Naver.
  24. Web site: RIAS International Top Charts. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20180813032027/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf. January 4, 2021. 2018-08-13.
  25. US World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. August 4, 2018. May 22, 2019. subscription.
  26. Web site: 2021 Weeks 38 (Download Chart) . . September 4, 2023.