Gotta Be You (2NE1 song) explained

Gotta Be You
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	2NE1
Album:	Crush
Released:	February 27, 2014
Recorded:	2014
Genre:	Dance-pop pop-rap EDM
Label:	YG Entertainment
Prev Title:	Come Back Home
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Goodbye
Next Year:	2017

"Gotta Be You" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group 2NE1 and is the second Korean-language single from the group's final studio album Crush. The track peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Digital Chart and was ranked number 42 for the most downloaded songs in South Korea in 2014.^[1] The track was the last single that 2NE1 released as a quartet, before Minzy's departure from the group in April 2016.

The Japanese version of the track was also included in the Japanese version of Crush, which was released on June 25, 2014.^[2]

Background

"Gotta Be You" is described as a synthy dance-pop song with elements of hip-hop and EDM. The track was written by long-time YG Entertainment collaborator Teddy Park and was co-produced by Park, Masta Wu, and P.K.

The music video for the song was released on May 21, 2014, at 9:00 KST, and was uploaded "to celebrate their fifth anniversary of their debut."^[3] The music video combines elements of Roy Lichtenstein's comic books and Andy Warhol's "Brillo Boxes" along with splashes of graffiti, emoticons and neon seen throughout the set. 2NE1 teamed up with fashion designer Jeremy Scott for the "pop art-inspired video".^[4] It featured English model Ash Stymest as CL's love interest.^[5]

Promotions and live performances

The song was performed twice on SBS's Inkigayo along with the album's first Korean-language single "Come Back Home". The dance practice video was uploaded to the group's official YouTube channel on March 17. "Gotta Be You" was also featured on the setlist for their All or Nothing World Tour that spanned from March, following the release of the album, to October.

Credits

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

Personnel

• 2NE1 – Vocals
• Teddy Park – Lyricist, composer, arranger
• Masta Wu – Arranger
• Choi Pil-kang (P.K.) – Composer

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[7]	3
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[8]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)^[10]	58
South Korea (Gaon Download Chart)	42

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 Gaon Download Chart . . January 20, 2015 . Korean.
2. Web site: Crush (JP Ver.) by 2NE1 . Apple Music. November 24, 2020 . en-us.
3. Web site: Ramirez. R.. May 20, 2014. 2NE1 Releases "Gotta Be You" MV to Celebrate 5th Anniversary Since Debut.
4. Benjamin. Jeff. May 20, 2014. 2NE1 Embraces Pop Art in 'Gotta Be You'. Billboard.
5. Web site: 2NE1 drop a new MV "Gotta Be You" . SBS PopAsia . en . May 21, 2014.
6. Web site: Credits / 2NE1 Crush / Tidal . listen.tidal.com . November 24, 2020 . en.
7. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart . . Korean . March 14, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140208013107/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/?nationGbn=T . February 8, 2014 .
8. Web site: 2NE1 - Chart history. March 17, 2014. Billboard.
9. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart (March). April 10, 2015.
10. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart – Top 100 Songs of 2014 . . January 20, 2015 . Korean.