Babe (Hyuna song)
"Babe" (Hangul: 베베; RR: bebe; stylized as "BABE") is a song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Hyuna, and is the lead single of her sixth extended play, Following (2017). It was written by Hyuna, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom X Nang, and produced by the latter two. The singer performed the song in several South Korean music programs, including Music Bank and Inkigayo.
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Single by Hyuna | ||||
from the EP Following | ||||
Released | August 29, 2017 | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
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"Babe" on YouTube |
The song debuted at number 16 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
Composition
"Babe" was written by Hyuna, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom X Nang and was produced by the latter two.[2]
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 16 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated August 27 - September 2, 2017, with 65,334 downloads sold and 1,356,010 streams.[3][4][5] It also debuted at number 3 on the Gaon Social Chart on the same week.[6] On the issue between September 3 and September 9, 2017, the song peaked at number 13.[7] The song placed at number 17 on the chart for the month of September 2017, as a hot track, with 193,586 downloads sold.[8][9]
It also debuted at number 43 on Billboard Korea's Kpop Hot 100. In its second week, the song rose to number 17 and peaked at number 13 a week later.[10][11]
Music video
A music video teaser was released on August 27, 2017, through Hyuna's official YouTube channel.[12] The music video was officially released two days later and has surpassed 3 million views. The video has the singer dancing in different scenarios, one of them being outer space.[13]
Promotion
The singer started live performances on MBC Music's Show Champion on August 30 and continued on Mnet's M Countdown on August 31, KBS' Music Bank on September 1, MBC's Show! Music Core on September 2 and SBS' Inkigayo on September 3.
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak
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South Korea Gaon Digital Chart[3] | 13 |
South Korea (Billboard Korea) | 84 |
South Korea (Gaon Social Chart)[6] | 3 |
China (Chinese Music Charts) | 14 |
United States (US World Digital Chart) | 5 |
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100) | 13 |
References
- "Album Review: HyunA – Following". blog.onehallyu. August 31, 2017.
- "베베 (BABE)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- "빌보드 코리아". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- "빌보드 코리아". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (2017-08-27), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' M/V Teaser, retrieved 2017-09-10
- HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (2017-08-29), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' Official Music Video, retrieved 2017-09-10