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.

"Babe"
Single by Hyuna
from the EP Following
ReleasedAugust 29, 2017
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Beom x Nang
Hyuna singles chronology
"How's This?"
(2016)		 "Babe"
(2017)		 "Lip & Hip"
(2017)
Music video
"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

position

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
  1. "Album Review: HyunA – Following". blog.onehallyu. August 31, 2017.
  2. "베베 (BABE)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  3. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  4. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  5. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  6. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  7. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  8. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  9. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  10. "빌보드 코리아". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  11. "빌보드 코리아". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  12. HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (2017-08-27), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' M/V Teaser, retrieved 2017-09-10
  13. HyunA 현아 (Official YouTube Channel) (2017-08-29), HyunA(현아) - '베베 (BABE)' Official Music Video, retrieved 2017-09-10
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