Square One (single album)

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Square One
Square One - Blackpink.jpg
Single album by
Blackpink
ReleasedAugust 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
StudioYG Entertainment
Genre K-pop
Length7:33
Language
Label YG
Producer
Blackpink chronology
Square One
(2016)		 Square Two
(2016)
Singles from Square One
  1. "Whistle"
    Released: August 8, 2016
  2. "Boombayah"
    Released: August 8, 2016

Square One is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2016 by YG Entertainment. Lyrics on the single album were written by B.I, Teddy, and Bekuh Boom while production was also handled by Teddy, Future Bounce and Bekuh Boom. [1] [2]

Contents

Promotion

To promote Square One, Blackpink held their first live performances of "Whistle" and "Boombayah" at the SBS Inkigayo on August 14, 2016. [3] [4] A week later, on August 21, the group won its first award during a musical program for "Whistle" at Inkigayo.

Commercial performance

Square One reached number one on iTunes's album chart within two days of release, setting a record for a rookie Korean girl group. [5] Both singles of Square One debuted in the top ten of the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea. "Whistle" debuted at number one and "Boombayah" at number seven on the chart. The two singles as well as the tracks on Blackpink's second single album Square Two combined sold a total of 113,000 digital song downloads in the U.S. by August 2017. [6]

Track listing

Square One track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Whistle" (휘파람; Hwi-param)
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
3:31
2."Boombayah" (붐바야; Bumbaya)
  • Teddy
  • Boom
  • Teddy
  • Boom
Teddy4:00
Total length:7:33

Charts

Weekly charts

"Whistle"

Chart (2016)Peak position
Finland Download (Latauslista) [7] 24
South Korea (Gaon) [8] 1
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 2

"Boombayah"

Chart (2016-2017)Peak position
Finland Download (Latauslista) [10] 21
France (SNEP) [11] 196
Japan Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [12] 15
South Korea (Gaon) [13] 7
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 1

Accolades

Awards and nominations for Square One
YearOrganizationAwardWorkResultRef.
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Music Video "Whistle"Won [14]
Golden Disc Award Best Digital Song (Bonsang)Nominated [15]
2017 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – AugustWon [16]

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