Niliria

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"Niliria"
Song by G-Dragon featuring Missy Elliott
from the album Coup d'Etat
ReleasedAugust 2013
Recorded2011–2012
Genre
Length2:52
Label YG Entertainment
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • G-Dragon
  • Missy Elliott

"Niliria" is a song South Korean rapper G-Dragon, featuring American recording artist Missy Elliott from G-Dragon's second studio album, Coup d'Etat (2013). To date, it remains as one of the six songs from the album to enter the top ten on South Korea's Gaon Singles Chart. [1] On 2 December 2013, the song ranked number 32 on Complex's The 50 Best Songs of 2013. [2]

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Background

Vocals for the song were recorded in 2011 via e-mail and telephone. [3] [4] [ unreliable source? ] On 23 January 2013, Missy Elliott revealed via Twitter that she had worked with G-Dragon on the track alongside another titled "Chugalug," which was never released. [5] Both songs were chiefly produced by Teddy Park. [5] In June 2013, G-Dragon's label YG Entertainment released a statement discussing the making of the song and went in-depth of Elliott's involvement. [6] The label stated that the song "[broke] away from the convention with a hint of Korean taste," and added that "the tinge of a voice sample from [the] Korean traditional folk song 'Nilliliya' [made] it a one-of-a-kind, classy hip-hop track." [6] G-Dragon at first did not think about including Elliott during the early recording process because of the motive of using a traditional Korean folk song. [4] However, he felt a strong desire to feature "more of a past" female artist, and enlisted Elliott in the midst of it all because he was a fan of her work. [4]

Composition

"Niliria' is inspired by and samples a traditional Korean folk song of the same name, turning its beat into "a piece of booming club music," with "a few electro and 808 flourishes thrown in the mix." [2] The composition also includes "sirens and clattering hand percussion" and the vocals were described as "chopped-up". [7] The song's production was noted for being ethnic and surrealist, which drew comparisons to the work of Timbaland. [2]

Live performances

The song was performed with Missy Elliott in Los Angeles, California at the KCON 2013 venue, M! Countdown: What's Up LA. [8] G-Dragon stated that performing with Elliott "was such an honor," and that he "learned a lot." [4] The Hollywood Reporter praised the performance, saying the rappers "with their combined corps of backup dancers, looked utterly comfortable onstage together." [9] Spin hailed the performance a "thrilling cross-continental pop moment." [7]

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) [1] 9
South Korea (K-Pop Hot 100) [10] 30
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 8

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