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"Girlfriend"
"Girlfriend"
Song by BigBang
from the album Made
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:49
Label	YG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Teddy; G-Dragon; T.O.P;
Producer(s)	Teddy; G-Dragon; Choice37;

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"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.^[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 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."^[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] 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

References

^ ^a ^b "BIGBANG Releases 3 New Songs Ahead of T.O.P's South Korean Military Service". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^ "BIGBANG – MADE THE FULL ALBUM 'GIRLFRIEND'". YG Life. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^ "BIGBANG's perfect comeback + unprecedentedly perfect finale (ft. T.O.P) [V-LIVE]". YG Life. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^ "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.
^ "빅뱅, 中 QQ뮤직 4관왕 달성…중화권 '인기 대폭발'". Chosun. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^ "Download Chart Week 51 of 2016". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^ "2016 Gaon Digital Chart- Week 51". Gaon Music Chart. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^ "2016 Gaon Streaming Chart- Week 51". Gaon Music Chart. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^
Cumulative sales for "Girlfriend":
- "2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 51". Gaon. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 52". Gaon. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- "2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 53". Gaon. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 01". Gaon. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 02". Gaon. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 03". Gaon. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 04". Gaon. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 05". Gaon. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 06". Gaon. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 07". Gaon. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 08". Gaon. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 09". Gaon. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
^ "Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart: December 11–17, 2016" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016.
^ "BIGBANG Earns 2nd Entry on Billboard 200 With Career-Defining 'Made' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

[:1-1] "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.

[KORDonwload-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] Cumulative sales for "Girlfriend":
"2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 51". Gaon. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

"2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 52". Gaon. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

"2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 53". Gaon. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 01". Gaon. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 02". Gaon. Retrieved January 19, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 03". Gaon. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 04". Gaon. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 05". Gaon. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 06". Gaon. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 07". Gaon. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 08". Gaon. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

"2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 09". Gaon. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

[10] "2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 51". Gaon. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[11] "2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 52". Gaon. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

[12] "2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 53". Gaon. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[13] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 01". Gaon. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[14] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 02". Gaon. Retrieved January 19, 2017.

[15] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 03". Gaon. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

[16] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 04". Gaon. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[17] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 05". Gaon. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

[18] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 06". Gaon. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[19] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 07". Gaon. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[20] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 08". Gaon. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

[21] "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 09". Gaon. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

[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.

[US-12] "BIGBANG Earns 2nd Entry on Billboard 200 With Career-Defining 'Made' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

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 ==Composition and lyrics==
-"Girlfriend" was written by YG producer [[Teddy Park|Teddy]] with BigBang members [[G-Dragon]] and [[T.O.P (entertainer)|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."<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=BIGBANG Releases 3 New Songs Ahead of T.O.P's South Korean Military Service|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7624318/bigbang-new-songs-top-enlist-military|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
+"Girlfriend" was written by YG producer [[Teddy Park|Teddy]] with BigBang members [[G-Dragon]] and [[T.O.P (entertainer)|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."<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=BIGBANG Releases 3 New Songs Ahead of T.O.P's South Korean Military Service|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7624318/bigbang-new-songs-top-enlist-military|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
 ==Chart performance==
-Upon its release, the song charted third four charts in [[QQ Music|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 (Big Bang song)|Last Dance]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=빅뱅, 中 QQ뮤직 4관왕 달성…중화권 '인기 대폭발'|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/12/14/2016121401619.html|publisher=Chosun|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name=KORDonwload>{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=51&nationGbn=T| title=Download Chart Week 51 of 2016| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=[[Gaon Chart]]| date=December 22, 2016| accessdate=December 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=51&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=2016 Gaon Digital Chart- Week 51|date = December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 25, 2016|work=[[Gaon Music Chart]]}}</ref> In ''Gaon Streaming Chart'' with over 4.5 million streams, it charted in the fifth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=51&nationGbn=T|title=2016 Gaon Streaming Chart- Week 51|date = December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 25, 2016|work=[[Gaon Music Chart]]}}</ref> By March 2017, "Girlfriend" sold 548,948 digital units in South Korea.<ref>Cumulative sales for "Girlfriend":
+Upon its release, the song charted third four charts in [[QQ Music|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 (Big Bang song)|Last Dance]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=빅뱅, 中 QQ뮤직 4관왕 달성…중화권 '인기 대폭발'|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/12/14/2016121401619.html|publisher=Chosun|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name=KORDonwload>{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=51&nationGbn=T| title=Download Chart Week 51 of 2016| work=[[Gaon Chart]]| publisher=[[Gaon Chart]]| date=December 22, 2016| accessdate=December 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=51&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=2016 Gaon Digital Chart- Week 51|date = December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 25, 2016|work=[[Gaon Music Chart]]}}</ref> In ''Gaon Streaming Chart'' with over 4.5 million streams, it charted in the fifth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=51&nationGbn=T|title=2016 Gaon Streaming Chart- Week 51|date = December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 25, 2016|work=[[Gaon Music Chart]]}}</ref> By March 2017, "Girlfriend" sold 548,948 digital units in South Korea.<ref>Cumulative sales for "Girlfriend":
 *{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=51&nationGbn=T| title=2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 51| publisher=Gaon| accessdate=December 22, 2016}}
 *{{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=52&nationGbn=T| title=2016 Gaon Download Chart – Week 52| publisher=Gaon| accessdate=December 29, 2016}}
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+! scope="row"| [[Japan Hot 100 Singles]] ([[Billboard Japan]])<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=12&day=26| title=Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart: Singles| magazine=Billboard| publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| US World Digital Songs (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name=US>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7625659/bigbang-earns-2nd-entry-on-billboard-200-with-career-defining-made-album| title=BIGBANG Earns 2nd Entry on Billboard 200 With Career-Defining 'Made' Album| publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| accessdate=December 20, 2015}}</ref>
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 [[Category:BigBang (South Korean band) songs]]
 [[Category:2016 songs]]
-[[Category:Korean-language songs]]
+[[Category:Songs in Korean]]
 [[Category:YG Entertainment singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Teddy Park]]

v t e BigBang songs
Discography Videography
Korean singles	"We Belong Together" "La La La" "Big Bang" "Lies" "Last Farewell" "Haru Haru" "Sunset Glow" "Tonight" "Love Song" "Blue" "Bad Boy" "Fantastic Baby" "Monster" "Loser" "Bae Bae" "Bang Bang Bang" "We Like 2 Party" "If You" "Sober" "Zutter" "Let's Not Fall in Love" "Fxxk It" "Last Dance" "Flower Road" "Still Life"
Japanese singles	"My Heaven" "Gara Gara Go!" "Koe o Kikasete" "Tell Me Goodbye" "Beautiful Hangover"
Promotional singles	"Lollipop" "Lollipop Pt. 2"
Other songs	"Girlfriend"