Girlfriend (BigBang song)

"Girlfriend"
Song by BigBang
from the album Made
Genre	Hip hop [1]
Length	3:49
Label	YG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Teddy G-Dragon T.O.P
Producer(s)	Teddy G-Dragon Choice37

"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

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