Falling in Love (2NE1 song)
"Falling in Love" | ||||
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Single by 2NE1 | ||||
Released | July 8, 2013[1] | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | K-pop | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Teddy Park | |||
2NE1 singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Falling in Love" on YouTube |
"Falling in Love" is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1. The single was released on July 8, 2013 as a digital-only single. The music video was uploaded to YouTube the day before.[2] The video reached more than one million views in less than a day.[3]
Musically, "Falling in Love" is a K-pop song that incorporates elements of reggae, electronic and hip hop.[2][4][5]
Promotion
A snippet of "Falling in Love" was first heard as the intro for 2NE1's comeback performance of "I Love You" on the Seoul Broadcasting System show Inkigayo on July 8, 2012, with CL rapping a verse in English.[2][6][7] A year later, the title of the song and a promo photo was released by YG Entertainment.[8] The single was first originally slated to debut on SBS Inkigayo on July 7, 2013 but the show was cancelled because of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash which killed 3 people.[9][10][11] The single instead debuted on M Countdown on July 11, 2013.[11]
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for the week of July 20, 2013.[12] The song has peaked at number 2, making it the second top five hit for the group on the Korean Billboard chart.[13] The song debuted at the top spot on the Gaon Singles Chart with 376,823 downloads in a week.[citation needed]
Track listing
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Gaon Singles Chart | 1 |
Gaon Streaming Singles chart | 3 |
Gaon Download Singles chart | 1 |
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart | 2 |
Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2013 | 2NE1 | MTV Iggy's 2013 Song of the Summer | Won |
Release history
Country | Date | Label | Format |
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Worldwide | July 8, 2013 | YG Entertainment | Digital download[1] |
References
- ^ a b "Falling In Love - Single 2NE1". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Peterson, Jacques (8 July 2013). "2NE1 Delivers Reggae Realness With Breezy New Summer Single, "Falling In Love"". Popdust. Popdust Inc. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Hon, Jing Yi (8 July 2013). "2NE1 back with new music video". Today Online. MediaCorp Press Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Barretto, Clyde (7 July 2013). "Watch 2NE1 "Falling In Love" (Video)". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Sager, Jessica (7 July 2013). "2NE1 ARE SMITTEN WITH WESTERN BEAUTY IN 'FALLING IN LOVE' VIDEO". PopCrush. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "2NE1_0708_SBS Inkigayo_INTRO + I LOVE YOU". YouTube. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (8 July 2013). "2NE1 Kicks Off New Album With Reggae-Tinged 'Falling in Love': Listen". Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "2NE1 reveals teaser photo for upcoming single 'Falling in Love'". omg.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "[130707] SBS 'Inkigayo' Undergoes an Emergency Cancelling in light of the Unfortunate Asiana Flight Crash earlier today". ygladies.com. YGLadies. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SBS' 'Inkigayo' cancels July 7th broadcast due to the Asiana Airlines crash". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b Hong, Grace Danbi (8 July 2013). "2NE1 to Make a Stage Comeback on 'M COUNTDOWN'". omg.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (via CJ E&M enewsWorld). Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "2ne1 - Chart History". Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (18 July 2013). "Davichi Holds Off 2NE1 for No. 1 on K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 July 2013.