Global InformationLovesick Girls information
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| Single by Blackpink | ||||
| from the album The Album | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:14 | |||
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| "Lovesick Girls" on YouTube "Lovesick Girls (JP Ver.)" on YouTube | ||||
"Lovesick Girls" is a song by South Korean girl group Blackpink, recorded for their debut studio album, The Album (2020). It was written and composed by Teddy Park, R. Tee, 24, Brian Lee, Danny Chung, David Guetta, Løren, Jisoo, Jennie, Leah Haywood, whilst production was handled by Park, 24, and R. Tee. "Lovesick Girls" 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. 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 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 from both the KMCA in South Korea and RIAJ in Japan, and a gold certification from ARIA in Australia.
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. 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.