Girlfriend (BigBang song) explained

Girlfriend
Artist:BigBang
Album:Made
Genre:Hip hop
Length:3:49
Label:YG Entertainment

"Girlfriend" is a song recorded by South Korean group BigBang.

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.[1] 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.[2] [3]

Composition and lyrics

"Girlfriend" was written by YG producer Teddy with BigBang 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."[4]

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] By March 2017, "Girlfriend" sold 548,948 digital units in South Korea.[9]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Girlfriend"! Chart (2016)! Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 Singles (Billboard Japan)[10] 22
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BIGBANG – MADE THE FULL ALBUM 'GIRLFRIEND'. YG Life. December 19, 2015.
  2. Web site: BIGBANG's perfect comeback + unprecedentedly perfect finale (ft. T.O.P) [V-LIVE]]. YG Life. December 16, 2015.
  3. Web site: BIGBANG Says, "'FXXX IT' came out when we didn't know what to do and were just sighing." (Interview ①). YG Life. December 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: BIGBANG Releases 3 New Songs Ahead of T.O.P's South Korean Military Service. Billboard. December 16, 2015.
  5. Web site: 빅뱅, 中 QQ뮤직 4관왕 달성…중화권 '인기 대폭발'. Chosun. December 16, 2015.
  6. Web site: Download Chart Week 51 of 2016. Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. December 22, 2016. December 25, 2016.
  7. Web site: 2016 Gaon Digital Chart- Week 51. December 22, 2016. December 25, 2016. Gaon Music Chart.
  8. Web site: 2016 Gaon Streaming Chart- Week 51. December 22, 2016. December 25, 2016. Gaon Music Chart.
  9. Cumulative sales for "Girlfriend":
  10. Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart: Singles. Billboard. Billboard. December 22, 2016.
  11. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart: December 11–17, 2016. Gaon Music Chart. ko. December 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153952/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=51&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week.
  12. Web site: BIGBANG Earns 2nd Entry on Billboard 200 With Career-Defining 'Made' Album. Billboard. December 20, 2015.

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