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"Lovesick Girls" is a song by South Korean girl group Blackpink, recorded for their debut studio album, The Album (2020). It was released on October 2, 2020, through YG Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the third single from the album. The Japanese version of the single was released through Interscope Records and Universal Music Japan on June 4, 2021. The song was composed by Teddy, 24, Jennie, Brian Lee, Leah Haywood, R.Tee, and David Guetta, while its lyrics were written by Teddy, Løren, Jisoo, Jennie, and Danny Chung. It is a dance-pop and electropop song containing influences from EDM and punk rock, with lyrics exploring pain associated with heartbreak.
"Lovesick Girls" received acclaim from music critics for its production and musical styles. Commercially, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and number one on the Global Excl. U.S., becoming Blackpink's first number-one on the latter chart. The song peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea, and topped charts in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. It also peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and appeared on the record charts in other 14 countries. The song received platinum certifications in streaming in South Korea and Japan and gold certifications in Australia and New Zealand.
An accompanying music video, directed by Seo Hyun-seung, features the group cycling through romantic scenarios and relationship arguments. It became the sixth biggest 24-hour debut for a music video on the platform at the time with 61.4 million views. To promote "Lovesick Girls" in South Korea, Blackpink performed the song on the music programs Show! Music Core and Inkigayo. Internationally, the group appeared and performed it on programs such as Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the United States in 2020 and Music Station in Japan in 2021. "Lovesick Girls" was included in the set list for the group's Born Pink World Tour (2022–2023), in addition to their headlining sets at the Coachella festival in California and BST Hyde Park festival in London.
Beginning on September 22, 2020, Blackpink's label YG Entertainment uploaded various teasers for The Album from each member on their respective social media accounts. The song's name, "Lovesick Girls", and its release date were unveiled on September 27. The announcement was accompanied by the release of a teaser poster, which featured the group members leaning on one another, with the song's logo planted on the top. Shortly afterwards, YG unveiled "Lovesick Girls" as the "main track" from its parent album, The Album. On September 29, 2020, the official tracklist for the album was released via Twitter.
"Lovesick Girls" was made available in conjunction with The Album on October 2, 2020, serving as the record's third single following "How You Like That" and "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez), which were released in June and August, respectively. In Italy, it was released to the airplay market on October 16, 2020. The Japanese version of the single was first made available through contemporary hit radio in Japan under Interscope Records and Universal Music Japan on June 4, 2021. It was subsequently released for digital download and streaming on July 13, in support of the release of the Japanese edition of The Album for August 3, 2021.
"Lovesick Girls" was composed by Teddy, 24, Jennie, Brian Lee, Leah Haywood, R.Tee, and David Guetta, with lyrics written by Teddy, Løren, Jisoo, Jennie, and Danny Chung, as well as Co-Sho for the Japanese version. It is composed in the key of G-flat major with a tempo of 128 beats per minute. Musically, "Lovesick Girls" is a dance-pop and electropop number containing influences from EDM and punk rock, incorporating acoustic guitar instrumentations. Kat Moon from Time wrote that Blackpink's voices "are layered over acoustic guitar to create a breezy and mellow ambience", contrasting its production to "the hard-hitting nature" of the group's 2018 and 2019 singles. Douglas Greenwood from British Vogue highlighted the song's "dreamy electronica" production, and wrote that its soundscape felt "liberating" and "club-friendly".
The lyrical content of "Lovesick Girls" explores owning independence through heartbreak, with Jason Pham from StyleCaster describing the track as a "heartfelt anthem about longing for love, despite knowing how much it hurts". Discussing the concept and the meaning of the song, Jisoo explained: "It's a song that sends a hopeful message revolving around girls who are constantly hurt in relationships but again set out for a new love. I think many people will be able to empathize with the song". South China Morning Post's Sue Ng noted its use of the idiom "set in stone" to express pain associated with breakup: "No diamond rings, that set in stone / To the left, better left alone". The phrase questions why the members would look for love despite harboring the feeling that they were "born to be alone"; it describes an outcome that they find difficult to change.
The song was met with acclaim from music critics. Ranking it the second best track of the album, Billboard's Jason Lipshutz opined that the song demonstrated the ambition of Blackpink "as they tackle well-worn subject matter with a fresh aesthetic". Callie Ahlgrim from Insider called "Lovesick Girls" an "EDM-flavored sequel" to Ariana Grande's 2019 single "7 Rings", while Tim Chan from Rolling Stone wrote how it "turns a familiar lament about being alone into an anthemic dance track that’s just begging for a lightstick and clubs to reopen". Hannah Zwick from Consequence of Sound praised the group's vocals and regarded "Lovesick Girls" as the highlight track from The Album. Moon from Time agreed, lauding "Lovesick Girls" as the "true gem" of the record and commended its blend of Blackpink's characteristic "heavy electronic production" with a more "stripped back" musical arrangement. Raul Stanciu from Sputnikmusic wrote that the song "is probably the closest Blackpink have steered towards the lovely disco grooves of 'As If It's Your Last'" in 2017, which he deemed as one of the group's best singles.
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Lovesick Girls
"Lovesick Girls" is a song by South Korean girl group Blackpink, recorded for their debut studio album, The Album (2020). It was released on October 2, 2020, through YG Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the third single from the album. The Japanese version of the single was released through Interscope Records and Universal Music Japan on June 4, 2021. The song was composed by Teddy, 24, Jennie, Brian Lee, Leah Haywood, R.Tee, and David Guetta, while its lyrics were written by Teddy, Løren, Jisoo, Jennie, and Danny Chung. It is a dance-pop and electropop song containing influences from EDM and punk rock, with lyrics exploring pain associated with heartbreak.
"Lovesick Girls" received acclaim from music critics for its production and musical styles. Commercially, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and number one on the Global Excl. U.S., becoming Blackpink's first number-one on the latter chart. The song peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea, and topped charts in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. It also peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and appeared on the record charts in other 14 countries. The song received platinum certifications in streaming in South Korea and Japan and gold certifications in Australia and New Zealand.
An accompanying music video, directed by Seo Hyun-seung, features the group cycling through romantic scenarios and relationship arguments. It became the sixth biggest 24-hour debut for a music video on the platform at the time with 61.4 million views. To promote "Lovesick Girls" in South Korea, Blackpink performed the song on the music programs Show! Music Core and Inkigayo. Internationally, the group appeared and performed it on programs such as Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the United States in 2020 and Music Station in Japan in 2021. "Lovesick Girls" was included in the set list for the group's Born Pink World Tour (2022–2023), in addition to their headlining sets at the Coachella festival in California and BST Hyde Park festival in London.
Beginning on September 22, 2020, Blackpink's label YG Entertainment uploaded various teasers for The Album from each member on their respective social media accounts. The song's name, "Lovesick Girls", and its release date were unveiled on September 27. The announcement was accompanied by the release of a teaser poster, which featured the group members leaning on one another, with the song's logo planted on the top. Shortly afterwards, YG unveiled "Lovesick Girls" as the "main track" from its parent album, The Album. On September 29, 2020, the official tracklist for the album was released via Twitter.
"Lovesick Girls" was made available in conjunction with The Album on October 2, 2020, serving as the record's third single following "How You Like That" and "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez), which were released in June and August, respectively. In Italy, it was released to the airplay market on October 16, 2020. The Japanese version of the single was first made available through contemporary hit radio in Japan under Interscope Records and Universal Music Japan on June 4, 2021. It was subsequently released for digital download and streaming on July 13, in support of the release of the Japanese edition of The Album for August 3, 2021.
"Lovesick Girls" was composed by Teddy, 24, Jennie, Brian Lee, Leah Haywood, R.Tee, and David Guetta, with lyrics written by Teddy, Løren, Jisoo, Jennie, and Danny Chung, as well as Co-Sho for the Japanese version. It is composed in the key of G-flat major with a tempo of 128 beats per minute. Musically, "Lovesick Girls" is a dance-pop and electropop number containing influences from EDM and punk rock, incorporating acoustic guitar instrumentations. Kat Moon from Time wrote that Blackpink's voices "are layered over acoustic guitar to create a breezy and mellow ambience", contrasting its production to "the hard-hitting nature" of the group's 2018 and 2019 singles. Douglas Greenwood from British Vogue highlighted the song's "dreamy electronica" production, and wrote that its soundscape felt "liberating" and "club-friendly".
The lyrical content of "Lovesick Girls" explores owning independence through heartbreak, with Jason Pham from StyleCaster describing the track as a "heartfelt anthem about longing for love, despite knowing how much it hurts". Discussing the concept and the meaning of the song, Jisoo explained: "It's a song that sends a hopeful message revolving around girls who are constantly hurt in relationships but again set out for a new love. I think many people will be able to empathize with the song". South China Morning Post's Sue Ng noted its use of the idiom "set in stone" to express pain associated with breakup: "No diamond rings, that set in stone / To the left, better left alone". The phrase questions why the members would look for love despite harboring the feeling that they were "born to be alone"; it describes an outcome that they find difficult to change.
The song was met with acclaim from music critics. Ranking it the second best track of the album, Billboard's Jason Lipshutz opined that the song demonstrated the ambition of Blackpink "as they tackle well-worn subject matter with a fresh aesthetic". Callie Ahlgrim from Insider called "Lovesick Girls" an "EDM-flavored sequel" to Ariana Grande's 2019 single "7 Rings", while Tim Chan from Rolling Stone wrote how it "turns a familiar lament about being alone into an anthemic dance track that’s just begging for a lightstick and clubs to reopen". Hannah Zwick from Consequence of Sound praised the group's vocals and regarded "Lovesick Girls" as the highlight track from The Album. Moon from Time agreed, lauding "Lovesick Girls" as the "true gem" of the record and commended its blend of Blackpink's characteristic "heavy electronic production" with a more "stripped back" musical arrangement. Raul Stanciu from Sputnikmusic wrote that the song "is probably the closest Blackpink have steered towards the lovely disco grooves of 'As If It's Your Last'" in 2017, which he deemed as one of the group's best singles.