Let's Not Fall in Love

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"Let's Not Fall in Love
Uli salanghaji mal-ayo"
Single by Big Bang
from the album E / MADE
Released August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
Format Digital download
Genre Pop, Ballad, Electropop
Length 3:32
Label YG Entertainment
Writer(s) Teddy Park, G-Dragon
Producer(s) Teddy, G-Dragon
Big Bang singles chronology
"Zutter (song)"
(2015)		 "Let's Not Fall in Love"
(2015)

"Let's Not Fall in Love" (Korean: 우리 사랑하지 말아요 Uli salanghaji mal-ayo) is a single recorded by South Korean group Big Bang. It was released digitally on August 5, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the eighth single from MADE Series, and the second from E. The song was announced on July 30, 2015.[1]

Cast

Member Actress (Listed by Appearances)
TOP Ha Yeon-soo
Taeyang Lauren Tse
Daesung Kim Yoon-hye
G-Dragon Seo Ye-ji
Seungri Lee Ho-jeong

Commercial performance

"Let's Not Fall in Love" sold 314,944 digital copies in the first week on Gaon Chart, making it the fourth-best first week sales in 2015, and peaked at number one in Digital Chart and Download Chart it charted at number three on the Streaming Chart with total 4.797 million streams, 4th on Mobile Chart and 11th on BGM Chart.[2][3][4][5][6] On the second week the song stayed at number one on Digital Chart and raised first on Streaming Chart with 6.263 million streams and sold 145,026 copies.[7][8]

The single charted first on Billboard World Digital Songs making it the third number one on the chart and tied with PSY with the most songs topped on World Digital Songs.[9][10]

On Chinese QQ Music the song took the number one on music video chart.[11]

Critical reception

This song is well received by both the public and critics. The song was described as gentle and sweet unlike the previous releases from the band, having a solemn tone with a mid-tempo and gentle vocals with a sad mode.[12] Billboard said that "Let's Not Fall in Love showcases the boy band at their most sentimental", and have a classic BIGBANG song on it but with a unique sound because of "lack of a definitive chorus and T.O.P and G-Dragon showing off new vocal colors instead of their usual personality-driven raps".[13] "Let's Not Fall in Love" is filled with joyful and fluttering emotions with young and fresh beauty is expressed based on a sorrowful emotion.[14] The song ranked fifth as the best 20 Korean singles in 2015 in Taiwan.[15]

After a week from the release, "Let's Not Fall in Love" gained 10 million views on YouTube.[16]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[2] 1
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Download Chart)[3] 1
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Streaming Chart)[8] 1
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile Chart)[17] 2
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[18] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Streaming Chart)[19] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Download Chart)[20] 2
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile Chart)[21] 3
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[22] 33
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 1

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[23] 1,076,447
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 7,000

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. ↑ "BIGBANG unveils 2nd new song for August, with title of "Let’s Not Fall In Love"". YG Life. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Gaon Download Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gaon Streaming Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gaon Mobile Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gaon BGM Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 34". Gaon Chart. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Gaon Streaming Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Billboard's World Digital Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "BIGBANG Tie PSY for Most No. 1s on World Digital Songs Chart". Billboard. Billboard. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "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)
  12. ↑ "K-Pop Boy Band Face-Off: Big Bang's 'Let's Not Fall in Love' Vs. GD&TOP's 'Zutter'". Kpop Starz. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "[Midnight New Song] BIGBANG’s two extremes "Sweet vs. Bold"… "Crazy energy"". OSEN. YG Life. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "2015韓語年度單曲/專輯榜TOP 20 (in Chinese)". KKbox Taiwan. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  16. ↑ "BIGBANG - 우리 사랑하지 말아요 (LET'S NOT FALL IN LOVE) M/V HITS 10 MILLION VIEWS". YG Family Twitter. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Gaon Mobile Chart - Week 34". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Online Download – 2015". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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