Zutter (song)

For the Swiss gymnast, see Louis Zutter.
"쩔어"
Single by GD & TOP
from the album E / MADE
Released August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
Format Digital download
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:14
Label YG Entertainment
Writer(s) G-Dragon, Teddy Park, T.O.P
Producer(s) Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P
G-Dragon singles chronology
"Good Boy"
(2014)		 "Zutter"
(2015)		 "Mapsosa"
(2015)
T.O.P singles chronology
"Doom Dada"
(2013)		 "Zutter"
(2015)		 "Hi Haruka"
(2015)

"Zutter" (Korean: 쩔어 jjeol-eo "Awesome") is a single recorded by South Korean group Big Bang sub unit GD & TOP. It was released digitally on August 5, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the seventh single from MADE Series, and the first from E.

Background

The single that was announced on July 24 included the sub-unit GD&TOP,[1] the teaser was released the next day,[2] it also will remark the first time for the duo to release a song in four years.[3]

G-Dragon stated that he had a difficult time written the rap lyrics of "Zutter", saying "I've written rap lyrics for a long time, but these days, I keep going over them again. Because rap lyrics have become a topic of controversy on a certain show, I look over each line again and again" Seungri said that the Korean survival competition show Show Me the Money 4 made G-Dragon go over the lyrics many time.[4]

Commercial performance

"Zutter" sold 280,817 digital copies in the first week on Gaon Chart and peaked at number two in Digital Chart and Download Chart behind the band other song "Let's Not Fall In Love", it charted at number seven on the Streaming Chart with total 4.334 million streams, 19th on BGM Chart and 32nd on Mobile Chart.[5][6][7][8][9] On the second week the song dropped to number four on Digital Chart and raised to number two on Streaming Chart with 5.210 million streams and sold 116,572 copies.[10][11]

The single charted second on US Billboard World Digital Songs and Chinese QQ Music video chart.[12][13][14]

Critical reception

Kpop Starz said "Zutter" is the "arguably the group's most blazing and edgy single to date".[15] Billboard said that "Zutter" is, "hip-hop cut peppered with trappy snares, knocking percussion and woozy synths to emphasize both dudes' distinctive spitting styles.".[16] OSEN, they also said "Zutter" is "a Wild and stylish" with "unique flow and rap with full beat catch the ears of listeners".[17] The song ranked 16 as the best 20 Korean singles in 2015 in Taiwan.[18]

On August 12, "Zutter" was banned from KBS due to the content of the song and coarse language in the lyrics and title. YG Entertainment responded, announcing that there would be no revisions to the song, "In order to maintain the meaning of the song, we have no plans to change the lyrics of Zutter."[19][20]

After 18 days from the release, "Zutter" gained 10 million views on YouTube.[21]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[5] 2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Download Chart)[6] 2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Streaming Chart)[11] 2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile Chart)[22] 12
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[23] 4
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Streaming Chart)[24] 4
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Download Chart)[25] 6
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[26] 66
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 2

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[27] 823,317
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 6,000

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea August 5, 2015 digital download YG Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide
Japan August 12, 2015 YG Entertainment, YGEX

References

  1. ↑ YG Entertainment. "BIGBANG comes back in August in "GD&TOP" unit… Shooting music video for new song now". YG LIFE. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ YG Entertainment. "빅뱅, 8월 신곡은 GD&TOP ‘쩔어’…오는 5일 공개". YG LIFE. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "빅뱅, 8월엔 5년만의 'GD&TOP'이다..신곡 뮤비 촬영중". Star News. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Survival Competition Show 'Show Me The Money 4' Puts 'BIGBANG' Star G-Dragon in Panic?". International Business Time. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Gaon Download Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Streaming Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gaon Mobile Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gaon BGM Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 34". Gaon Chart. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Gaon Streaming Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Billboard's World Digital Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 "BIGBANG Tie PSY for Most No. 1s on World Digital Songs Chart". Billboard. Billboard. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  14. ↑ "빅뱅 중화권 돌풍…QQ 뮤비 차트 1, 2위 석권 (in Korean)". http://sports.donga.com. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  15. ↑ "Review: Big Bang Save The Best For Last On 'Zutter' From The 4th And Final Installment In The Band's 'MADE' Series [VIDEO]". Kpop Starz. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "BIGBANG Are at Their Most Tender on 'Let's Not Fall in Love,' While GD&T.O.P Are at Their Craziest on 'Zutter'". Billboard. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "[Midnight New Song] BIGBANG’s two extremes "Sweet vs. Bold"… "Crazy energy"". OSEN. YG Life. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015韓語年度單曲/專輯榜TOP 20 (in Chinese)". KKbox Taiwan. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  19. ↑ "KBS, 빅뱅 '쩔어' 방송 부적격..비속어 사용". koreadaily.com. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "GD&TOP '쩔어', KBS 방송 부적격..YG "수정계획 없다"". OSEN. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "GD & TOP's 'Zutter' Soars Past 10 Million YouTube Views". Kpop Starz. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Gaon Mobile Chart - Week 34". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Online Download – 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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