I Need a Girl (Taeyang song) explained

I Need a Girl
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Taeyang featuring G-Dragon
Album:Solar
Genre:R&B
Label:YG
Producer:Jeon Goon
Chronology:Taeyang
Prev Title:Wedding Dress
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:I'll Be There
Next Year:2010

"I Need a Girl" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyang for his first studio album Solar (2010) through YG Entertainment. It features rap by G-Dragon, who co-wrote the song with producer Jeon Goon. The song was released on July 1, 2010, as the lead single from Solar.

Composition

"I Need a Girl" is described as an R&B song and lyrically describes about Taeyang's ideal type. Some parts of “I Need a Girl” lyrics are taken from the lyrics of Byeon Jin-seop’s song “My Ideal Type” (1989).[1]

Commercial performance

"I Need a Girl" debuted at number seven on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated June 27 – July 3, 2010;[2] on its component charts, the song debuted at number four on the Gaon Download Chart,[3] and number 25 on the Gaon Streaming Chart.[4] The following week, the song rose to number four on the Gaon Digital Chart. Subsequently, "I Need a Girl" ranked at number thirty-nine on its annual chart and has sold 1,876,167 digital copies in South Korea as of 2010.[5] In United States, "I Need a Girl" debuted at number seventeen on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales in the chart issue dated July 31, 2010.

Accolades

Program! scope="col" width="110"
Date
InkigayoJuly 18, 2010[6]
July 25, 2010
M Countdown July 8, 2010[7]
July 15, 2010
Music BankJuly 16, 2010[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[9] 4
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 17

Monthly charts

Chart (2010)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 4

Year-end chart

Chart (2010)! scope="col"
Position
South Korea (Gaon)[12] 39

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [태양 컴백③] '나만→눈코입→달링' 태양이 들려준 러브스토리]. [TAEYANG’s Comeback③] TAEYANG’s Love Story from “LOOK AT ME ONLY” to “EYES, NOSE, LIPS” and “DARLING” . Chosun. ko. August 14, 2017. August 25, 2017. Osen.
  2. Web site: 2010년 28주차 Digital Chart. Week 28 of 2010 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. August 25, 2017. September 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928131705/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=28&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. dead.
  3. Web site: 2010년 28주차 Download Chart. Week 28 of 2010 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. August 25, 2017. January 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129150607/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=28&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. dead.
  4. Web site: 2010년 28주차 Streaming Chart. Week 28 of 2010 Streaming Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. August 25, 2017. June 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150613182301/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1040&targetTime=28&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. dead.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140228230722/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K&current_year=2010&chart_Time=year. Gaon Download Chart of 2010. Gaon Music Chart. February 28, 2014. dead. ko. August 25, 2017.
  6. Web site: July 25, 2010. 태양, 2주 연속 '인기가요' 1위 등극. Taeyang tops 'Inkigayo' for 2 weeks in a row. August 25, 2017. My Daily. ko. Naver.
  7. Web site: July 16, 2010. 태양, 2주 연속 '엠카' 1위. Taeyang tops 'M Countown' for 2 weeks in a row. January 2, 2021. Osen. ko. Naver.
  8. Web site: ko:태양, 앨범 발표 2주만에 '뮤직뱅크' 1위. Taeyang tops 'Music Bank' 2 weeks after album release. July 16, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512090502/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002039644. May 12, 2021. May 11, 2021. Star News. ko. Naver.
  9. Web site: 2010년 29주차 Digital Chart. Week 29 of 2010 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. August 25, 2017. ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217023900/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=29&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. February 17, 2015. dead.
  10. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=itm_field_chart_id%3AWorld%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart&f[2]=ds_chart_date%3A%5B2010-07-27T04%3A00%3A00Z%20TO%202010-08-04T04%3A00%3A00Z%5D&type=4&date=2010-07-31 Billboard World Digital Songs: Chart Search]. July 31, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118155717/https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=itm_field_chart_id%3AWorld%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart&f[2]=ds_chart_date%3A%5B2010-07-27T04%3A00%3A00Z%20TO%202010-08-04T04%3A00%3A00Z%5D&type=4&date=2010-07-31. November 18, 2018. Billboard. dead.
  11. Web site: 2010년 07월 Digital Chart. July 2010 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. August 25, 2017. November 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035107/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2010&termGbn=month. dead.
  12. Web site: Gaon Yearly Digital Chart of 2010. Gaon Music Chart. https://web.archive.org/web/20131018005017/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_year=2010&chart_Time=year. October 18, 2013. dead. August 25, 2017. ko.

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