Do You Love Me (2NE1 song)

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"Do You Love Me"
2NE1 Do You Love Me Cover.jpg
Single by 2NE1
ReleasedAugust 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s) Teddy Park
Producer(s) Teddy Park
2NE1 singles chronology
"Falling in Love"
(2013)
"Do You Love Me"
(2013)
"Missing You"
(2013)

"Do You Love Me" is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1, released on August 7, 2013 by YG Entertainment. [1] Its music video was released the following day. The song, produced by YG Entertainment's main producer Teddy, was described as "very representative" of 2NE1's electro-pop style. [2]

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Critical reception

Jeff Benjamin from Billboard referred to the song as a "throwaway single" that sounded "like a rehash of their earlier material". He remarked that the "single only highlighted a creative standstill 2NE1 was in at the time". [3]

Promotion

2NE1 appeared on Korean music shows M Countdown , Music Bank , and Inkigayo to perform the song live. Their live performance of "Do You Love Me" on KBS's Music Bank was their first on the show in three years since its entertainment agency ceased relationships with KBS following a dispute. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Do You Love Me" – 3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

ChartPeak
position
South Korea (Gaon)3
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [5] 2
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 4

Year-end charts

ChartPeak
position
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [7] 87

Music program awards

SongProgramDate
"Do You Love Me" Mnet's M Countdown August 15, 2013

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormat
VariousAugust 7, 2013 YG Entertainment Digital download [1]

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