Coup d'Etat (G-Dragon song)

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"Coup D'Etat"
Single by G-Dragon featuring Diplo and Baauer
from the album Coup d'Etat
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
Genre Trap
Length2:58
Label YG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • G-Dragon
Producer(s)
G-Dragonsingles chronology
"Niliria"
(2013)
"Coup D'Etat"
(2013)
"Crooked"
(2013)

"Coup d'Etat" is a song recorded by South Korean rapper G-Dragon featuring American DJs Diplo and Baauer, who also served as co-producer. Released through YG Entertainment on September 2, 2013, it served as the second single to his album of the same name.

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Background

In June 2013, YG Entertainment announced that Missy Elliott and Diplo would be collaborating on the album, [1] with Missy Elliot appearing on "Niliria" while Diplo appeared in "Coup d'Etat." Jessica Oak from Billboard magazine describes the album's title track, co-produced by American DJs Diplo and Baauer, as a slow tempo trap influenced song, [2] which samples Gil Scott-Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." [3] YG Entertainment released the music video for "Coup d'Etat" on YouTube on September 1, 2013, which garnered over 750,000 views after a day. [2] Seoul Beats praised the direction of the music video, describing it as "a vivid three minute, twenty-two second journey to the shadowy side of G-Dragon's visual imagination." [4] [ unreliable source? ]

Chart performance and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) [5] 5
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [6] 15
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 4

Sales

CountrySales
South Korea (digital)452,833 [8]

Awards and nominations

Awards for "Coup d'Etat"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Music Video Won [9]
Music program wins
ProgramDate
Inkigayo (SBS)September 15, 2013

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