Our Love Is Great

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Our Love Is Great
Our love is great.jpg
EP by
Yerin Baek
ReleasedMarch 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)
Genre R&B
Length25:24
LanguageKorean, English
Label JYP Entertainment
Yerin Baek chronology
Frank
(2015)		Our Love Is Great
(2019)		 Every Letter I Sent You
(2019)

Our Love Is Great (stylized as Our love is great) is the second extended play by South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer Yerin Baek, released on March 18, 2019 under JYP Entertainment. [1] It contains seven tracks mostly written and composed by Baek, and marked her second collaboration with music producer Cloud, who also produced her first extended play, Frank , and her first digital single "Bye Bye My Blue". [2] [3]

Contents

Our Love Is Great marked Baek's last work released under JYP Entertainment before officially ending her contract on September 14, 2019 announcing that she will be starting an independent label. [4]

At the 17th Korean Music Awards, Baek was awarded Album of the Year (Grand Prize), Best Pop Album for Our Love Is Great, and Best Pop Song for the single "Maybe It's Not Our Fault". [5]

Background and release

Following the release of her three-track single "Bye Bye My Blue" and "Love You on Christmas" in 2016, she was featured on South Korean alternative R&B singer Dean's single "Come Over", recorded "Blooming Memories" as part of the soundtrack for the drama Chicago Typewriter , and focused on live performances. [6]

On March 8, 2019, it was announced that Baek is preparing for a comeback. [7] JYP Entertainment released a teaser photo of Baek holding a flower for the digital mini album Our love is great on March 11, 2019. [8] According to Baek, it took six months to prepare the album. [9] The following day, "Maybe It's Not Our Fault" was revealed to be the title track, and the EP contained "I Don't Know" which was previously released on Baek's personal SoundCloud.

Prior to the release of the EP, the album sampler was released on JYP Entertainment's official YouTube channel. [10] On March 18, 2019, Our Love Is Great and the music video for "Maybe It's Not Our Fault" were released. [11]

Commercial performance

Upon the release of the EP, the lead single "Maybe It's Not Our Fault" achieved all-kill and topped eight major music charts such as Melon, Genie, Bugs!, among others. Other tracks from the album also ranked within the top ten on Bugs! [12] Following the day of the release, Our Love Is Great topped the iTunes album charts in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Kazakhstan. [13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yerin Baek; all music is composed by Baek Yerin, Cloud

Our Love Is Great track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Merry and the Witch's Flower" (야간비행 [魔女の花])4:05
2."Maybe It's Not Our Fault" (그건 아마 우리의 잘못은 아닐 거야)3:53
3."Dear My Blue"2:18
4."Our Love Is Great"4:08
5."I Don't Know" (내가 날 모르는 것처럼; featuring Car, the Garden)3:56
6."See You Again" (지켜줄게)3:45
7."I Don't Know" (내가 날 모르는 것처럼; 2019 ver.)3:19
Total length:25:24

Awards and nominations

17th Korean Music Awards, South Korea (2020)
AwardNominationResult
Album of the YearOur Love Is GreatWon
Song of the Year"Maybe It's Not Our Fault"Nominated
Artist of the YearYerin BaekNominated
Best Pop AlbumOur Love Is GreatWon
Best Pop Song"Maybe It's Not Our Fault"Won

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Our Love Is Great
Chart (2019)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Circle) [14] 17

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