If You (Big Bang song)

"If You" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Big Bang. It was released digitally on July 1, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the third single from Made, being included in the single album D. It was written by group member G-Dragon who also produced the song with P.K and Dee.P. "If You" became a chart-topper in South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and went on to sell over five million digital units across Asia.

"If You"
Single by Big Bang
from the album Made
A-side
ReleasedJuly 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)
GenreBallad
Length4:24
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)G-Dragon
Producer(s)
  • G-Dragon
  • P.K
  • Dee.P
Big Bang singles chronology
"A"
(2015)		 "If You"
(2015)		 "E"
(2015)

Background

The first poster of D was released on June 26, 2015, announcing "If You" and its release date as July 1.[1][2] The release was supported by a live countdown on Naver Starcast on June 30.[3]

It was announced that the song will have no music video, unlike the other singles that Big Bang released that year. An official from their label, YG, revealed to Star News that "the reason why it does not have a music video is because since Big Bang's debut in 2006, 'If You' is their saddest song ever. 'If You' is a track that will touch you emotionally. A music video wasn't shot so that you can focus on the music and lyrics only."[4] This is the first song in which all of the members of Big Bang sing, as typically before T.O.P and G-Dragon would rap.

Critical reception

Billboard felt that "If You" was one of the group's "most instantly striking pieces in years."[5] Korean website Osen called it "the saddest song ever in Big Bang's history."[6][7] G-Dragon received good reviews for his writing, being praised for showing "his formidible [sic] songwriting chops, evoking the complexity of "Lies" or "Haru Haru."[8]

Commercial performance

"If You" had 308,120 downloads sold in its first week on the Gaon Chart, the fourth-highest first week sales in 2015, and peaked at number one on the Digital Chart. The song also debuted at number two on the BGM Chart, four on the Streaming Chart with over 4.8 million streams and at number 22 on the Mobile Chart.[9][10][11][12] On its second week, the single fell to number four in the Digital Chart and to number seven in the Download chart with additional 130,714 copies sold, but rose to number two in the Streaming Chart with total over 5.4 streams.[13][14] The song topped the Gaon monthly digital chart for the month of July with 627,808 sales and 21.247 million streams.

"If You" peaked at number two on the Billboard's World Digital Songs.[15] In China, the single debuted at number one on the QQ Music songs chart,[16] and surpassed 3,6 million downloads sold on KuGou, becoming one of the best-selling songs of all time in the music service.[17] Additionally, the single ranked at seventh as the most popular Korean singles of 2015 in Taiwan by music streaming service KKBOX.[18]

Charts

Sales
Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[24] 1,445,147+
China's Kugou[17] 3,642,000

Accolades
Awards for "If You"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2016 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Month (July) Won [25]
Melon Popularity Award
Award Date (2015) Ref.
Weekly Popularity Award July 13 [26]
July 20
July 27
August 10

Release history
Region Date Language Format Label Ref.
South Korea July 1, 2015 Korean Digital download YG Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide
Japan July 8, 2015
February 3, 2016 Japanese YGEX, Avex Trax

References
  1. YG Entertainment. "BIGBANG – MADE SERIES D 'IF YOU'". YG LIFE. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  2. "Big Bang Unveils ′D′ Track List with New Songs ′If You′ and ′Sober′". MWAVE. June 29, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  3. "Big Bang names new tracks". Korea JoongAng Daily. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  4. "Big Bang names new tracks". [sbs.com.au SBS PopAsia HQ ]. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. "BIGBANG Appear Anything But 'Sober' in Wild New Video". Billboard. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ""Because it's BIGBANG!"… Fun summer with the sadness in its climax". Osen. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. "[한밤의 신곡] "빅뱅이니까!"…절정의 슬픔 품은 유쾌한 여름". Osen. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. "Review: Big Bang Show Off The Vocal Talents Of All 5 Members On 'If You' And 'Sober' [AUDIO]". Kpop Starz. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. "Gaon Digital Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  10. "Gaon Download Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  11. "Gaon Mobile Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  12. "Gaon BGM Chart - Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  13. "Gaon Digital Chart- Week 29". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  14. "Gaon Download Chart- Week 29". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  15. "World Digital Songs". Billboard. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  16. "Big Bang top China's 'QQ Charts' in song, album, and MV categories!". Allkpop. July 13, 2015.
  17. "酷狗单曲畅销榜" (in Chinese). KuGou. January 3, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  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. "Billboard's Japan Hot 100, week July 25, 2015". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  20. "2015년 28주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  21. "BIGBANG's "If You" and "Sober" Enter Billboard's World Digital Songs Chart". Soompi. Soompi. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  22. "Digital Chart - July". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  23. "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  24. Cumulative sales for "If You":
  25. "Winners of the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  26. "Melon Music Awards". MelOn. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
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