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"Girlfriend"
Song

"Girlfriend" is a song recorded by South Korean group Big Bang.

Background

On December 8, 2016, the name of the song was revealed as the last part of Made album with writers and producers names.[1] It's one of the first songs that made to Made album and was suppose to be a part of the singles in 2015, but instead it was released as a part of the full album. The song was released with the album on December 13, 2016 at midnight KST worldwide on iTunes.[2][3]

Composition and lyrics

"Girlfriend" was written by YG producer Teddy with Big Bang members G-Dragon & T.O.P, the production was made by Teddy, G-Dragon and Choice37, and arrangement was made by Teddy and Choice37. The song is a Pop rock & mellow hip-hop song.[4]

Commercial performance

Upon it's 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 bands 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] In US World Digital Songs, the song charted at No.4 with 3,000 sales in three days.[9]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 Singles (Billboard Japan)[10] 22
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 4

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korea (Gaon) 435,783[12]
US (Billboard) 3,000[9]

References

  1. ^ "BIGBANG – MADE THE FULL ALBUM 'GIRLFRIEND'". YG Life. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "BIGBANG's perfect comeback + unprecedentedly perfect finale (ft. T.O.P) [V-LIVE]". YG Life. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "BIGBANG Releases 3 New Songs Ahead of T.O.P's South Korean Military Service". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "빅뱅, 中 QQ뮤직 4관왕 달성…중화권 '인기 대폭발'". Chosun. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  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. ^ a b c "BIGBANG Earns 2nd Entry on Billboard 200 With Career-Defining 'Made' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  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.
  12. ^
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