Oh Yeah (GD & TOP song)

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"Oh Yeah"
GD&TOP album cover.jpg
Single by GD & TOP featuring Park Bom
from the album GD & TOP
ReleasedDecember 15, 2010
Genre
Length3:08
Label YG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Teddy
GD & TOP singles chronology
"High High"
(2010)
"Oh Yeah"
(2010)
"Knock Out"
(2011)
Park Bom singles chronology
"You & I"
(2009)
"Oh Yeah"
(2010)
"Don't Cry"
(2011)

"Oh Yeah" is the second single from hip hop duo GD & TOP's 2010 self-entitled album. It features their then YG Entertainment label-mate Park Bom. Released through YG Entertainment, the song was released alongside "High High" in December 2010. The song was a commercial success, peaking at the No. 2 position on the Gaon Music Chart, [1] becoming the duo's highest peak on the chart, and selling over a million copies. [2]

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Background

In an attempt to create their own style separate from their band, Big Bang, the duo opted for a more hip-hop sound as GD & TOP to contrast the group's current genre of electronic music. [3] Release simultaneously as "High High," "Oh Yeah" have been described as a "club song" due to its "beat drop"; Bom's vocal was also praised. [4] The duo have explained that "Oh Yeah" lyrically explores the theme of freedom. [5] A Japanese version was released the following year. [5]

Chart performance

Chart (2015)Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon) [1] 2

Sales

CountrySales
South Korea1,380,732 [2]

Music program awards

SongProgramDate
"Oh Yeah" (featuring Park Bom) M! Countdown (Mnet)December 30, 2010

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References

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  2. 1 2 Cumulative sales for "Oh Yeah"
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