Square One (single album)

Square One
Single album by Blackpink
Released	August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
Studio	YG Entertainment
Genre	K-pop
Length	7:33
Language	Korean English
Label	YG
Producer	Teddy Bekuh Boom Future Bounce
Blackpink chronology
Square One (2016) Square Two (2016)
Singles from Square One
"Whistle" Released: August 8, 2016 "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]}

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Whistle" (휘파람; Hwi-param)	Teddy Bekuh Boom B.I	Teddy Future Bounce Boom	Teddy Future Bounce	3:31
2.	"Boombayah" (붐바야; Bumbaya)	Teddy Boom	Teddy Boom	Teddy	4:00
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

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result	Ref.
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 – August		Won	[16]

References

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2. "Boombayah (BLACKPINK) - Melon". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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4. "BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK - '붐바야(BOOMBAYAH)' 0814 SBS Inkigayo". YouTube . August 14, 2016. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017.
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6. Benjamin, Jeff. "Happy Anniversary, Blackpink: A Breakdown of Their Major Chart Accomplishments After 1 Year". Billboard . Retrieved August 12, 2017.
7. "Blackpink: Whistle" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
8. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
9. "Blackpink Chart History (World Digital Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved June 26, 2018.
10. "Blackpink: Boombayah" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
11. "Blackpink – Boombayah" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
12. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2017/08/28". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
13. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
14. "2017 MAMA Nominations: BTS, EXO, Heize, IU, Seventeen, TWICE, & Wanna One Receive Top Recognition". Billboard . October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
15. Mehta Ankita (January 3, 2017). "Golden Disk Awards 2017: First lineup, hosts and complete list of nominations revealed". International Business Times . Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
16. Yoon, Min-sik (February 24, 2017). "EXO, BlackPink, Twice win big at Gaon Awards". The Korea Herald . Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2019.