If You (song)

"If You"
Single by Big Bang
from the album D / MADE
Released July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)
Format Digital download
Genre Ballad
Length 4:24
Label YG Entertainment
Songwriter(s) G-Dragon
Producer(s) G-Dragon, P.K, Dee.P
Big Bang singles chronology
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(2015)		 "If You"
(2015)		 "String Module Error: Match not found"
(2015)

“Bang Bang Bang”/
"We Like 2 Party”
(A)
(2015)		 “If You”/
Sober”
(D)
(2015)		 “Zutter”/
Let's Not Fall in Love”
(E)
(2015)

"If You" is a single recorded by South Korean group Big Bang. It was released digitally on July 1, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the fifth single from MADE Series, and the first from D.

Background

The first poster of D was released on June 26, with the name of the song, and the date of album release.[1] The song was released on July 1.[2] The release is supported by a live countdown on Naver Starcast on 30 June, 11 pm.[3]

It was announced that the song will have no music video, unlike the other singles that Big Bang released this year. A official from the 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.

Reception

Billboard talked about "If You," saying that it was the "band's most instantly striking pieces in years."[5] 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] Tablo from Epik High called "If You" breathtaking,[9]

Chart performance

"If You" sold 308,120 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. The song charted at number two on the BGM Chart, four on the Streaming Chart with total 4.871 million streams and number 22 on the Mobile Chart.[10][11][12][13] On the second week, the song fell to number four in Digital Chart and no.7 in Download chart with total 130,714 sales, but raised to number two in the Streaming Chart with total 5.459 streams.[14][15] The song topped Gaon monthly digital chart for month July with total 627,808 sales and 21.247 million streams.

The song charted at number two on the Billboard's World Digital Songs[16] and at number 1 on QQ Music songs chart.[17] The song ranked seventh on the most popular Korean singles in 2015 in Taiwan by music streaming service KKBOX.[18]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[19] 29
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[20] 1
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile Chart)[21] 7
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[22] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile Chart)[23] 11
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[24] 29
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[25][26] 2
US World Digital Songs Year End - 2015 (Billboard) 10

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[27] 1,445,147+
China's Kugou[28] 3,000,000

Accolades

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result Ref
2015 MelOn Popularity Award Popularity Award (July 13) Won [29]
Popularity Award (July 20) Won
Popularity Award (July 27) Won
Popularity Award (August 10) Won
2016 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Month (July) Won [30]

Release history

Region Date Language Format Label
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. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Big Bang names new tracks". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  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. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  6. ↑ ""Because it's BIGBANG!"… Fun summer with the sadness in its climax". Osen. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  7. ↑ "[한밤의 신곡] "빅뱅이니까!"…절정의 슬픔 품은 유쾌한 여름". Osen. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  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. ↑ "Tablo: "This song is breathtaking"". Tablo Twitter. 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  10. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Mobile Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Gaon BGM Chart - Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart- Week 29". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart- Week 29". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ "World Digital Songs". Billboard. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Big Bang top China's 'QQ Charts' in song, album, and MV categories!". Allkpop. July 13, 2015.
  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. ↑ "Digital Chart Week 28". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Gaon Mobile Chart Week 29". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Digital Chart - July". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Gaon Mobile Chart - July". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Billboard's World Digital Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "BIGBANG’s "If You" and "Sober" Enter Billboard’s World Digital Songs Chart". Soompi. Soompi. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  27. ↑ Cumulative sales for "If You":
  28. ↑ "酷狗单曲畅销榜" (in Chinese). KuGou. January 3, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Melon Music Awards". MelOn. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  30. ↑ "Winners of the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
Preceded by
"Shake It" by Sistar		 South Korea Singles Chart weekly number-one single
June 28, 2015 — July 4, 2015 		Succeeded by
"Party" by Girls' Generation
Preceded by
"Bang Bang Bang" by Big Bang		 South Korea Singles Chart monthly number-one single
July 2015 		Succeeded by
"Let's Not Fall in Love" by Big Bang
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