Square Two

Square Two (stylized in all caps) is the second single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released as a digital single on November 1, 2016 by YG Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The single has a double A-side, "Playing with Fire" and "Stay" as well as an acoustic version of "Whistle". The lyrics were written by Teddy Park and the music was composed by Teddy Park, R.Tee and Seo Won-jin.

For the puzzle, see Square-1 (puzzle) § Square Two.
Square Two
Single album by
Blackpink
ReleasedNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Genre
Length10:39
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
ProducerTeddy Park
Blackpink chronology
Square One
(2016)		 Square Two
(2016)		 Blackpink
(2017)
Singles from Square Two
  1. "Playing with Fire"
    Released: November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
  2. "Stay"
    Released: November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)

Promotion

On October 19, 2016, it was revealed that Blackpink would be the next YG Entertainment artist to make a comeback. On October 24, the teaser images of members Lisa and Jennie were revealed, with the name of one of the main titles, "Playing With Fire", followed by the teaser images of Rosé and Jisoo the following day. The teaser photos of the entire group were revealed on October 27 for the second main track "Stay".[1] On October 30, YG Entertainment posted a backstage video for "Stay"[2] and the next day for "Playing With Fire".

They perform their two new titles live for the first time at SBS' Inkigayo on November 6.[3]

Music videos

The music videos of "Playing with Fire" was directed by Seo Hyun-seung and "Stay" was directed by Han Sa-min, who had previously directed the music videos of "Gotta Be You" by 2NE1 and "Sober" by Big Bang. They were posted on Blackpink's official YouTube channel on November 1, 2016.

Blackpink also posted the music video clip for the choreography of "Playing With Fire" on its official YouTube channel on November 4, 2016. The choreography was created by Kyle Hanagami, who has already worked with the group for the song "Boombayah" from their previous single album Square One.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Playing with Fire" (불장난)Teddy Park
3:17
2."Stay"Teddy Park
  • Teddy Park
  • Seo Won Jin
3:50
3."Whistle (휘파람)" (acoustic version)
  • Teddy Park
  • Future Bounce
  • Bekuh BOOM
3:52
Total length:10:39
iTunes version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Playing with Fire" (불장난)Teddy Park
  • Teddy Park
  • R.Tee
3:17
2."Stay"Teddy Park
  • Teddy Park
  • Seo Won-jin
3:50
3."Whistle (휘파람)" (acoustic version)
  • Teddy Park
  • Bekuh BOOM
  • B.I
  • Teddy Park
  • Future Bounce
  • Bekuh BOOM
3:52
4."Whistle (휘파람)" (iTunes bonus title)
  • Teddy Park
  • Bekuh BOOM
  • B.I
  • Teddy Park
  • Future Bounce
  • Bekuh BOOM
3:32
5."Boombayah" (iTunes bonus title)
  • Teddy Park
  • Bekuh BOOM
  • Teddy Park
  • Bekuh BOOM
4:00
Total length:18:11

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2016) Peak position
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 13
US World Albums (Billboard)[5] 2

"Playing with Fire"
Chart (2016) Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 92
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 81
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[8] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 1

"Stay"
Chart (2016) Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[8] 10
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 4

References
  1. "'자신감↑' 블랙핑크, 2연속 '더블 타이틀곡' 확정..'불장난'+'스테이'". Naver. October 27, 2016.
  2. Ent, Y. G. "With Two Days to go Until its Comeback, BLACKPINK Reveals the Behind-the-scenes Video of its "STAY" MV". YG LIFE. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. "[단독] 블랙핑크, 11월6일 '인기가요'+10일 '엠카' 연속 컴백 확정". October 29, 2016.
  4. Billboard Heatseekers Albums
  5. Billboard World Albums
  6. "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. "Japan Hot 100 - Playing With Fire". Billboard Japan. Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. "Gaon Digital Chart (Week 45)". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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