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Playing with Fire (Blackpink song)

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"Playing with Fire"
Single by Blackpink
from the EP Square Two
A-side"Stay"
ReleasedNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
GenreTropical house[1][2]
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)Teddy and R.Tee
Blackpink singles chronology
"Whistle"
(2016) 		"Playing with Fire"
(2016) 		"Stay"
(2016)
Music video
"Playing with Fire" on YouTube

"Playing with Fire" (Korean: 불장난; RR: Buljangnan) is a song by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released on November 1, 2016, together with "Stay", as a digital EP titled Square Two, by YG Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The lyrics were written by Teddy and the music was composed by Teddy and R.Tee.

Background and release

In October of 2016, Jennie was revealed, along with the name of one of the title tracks, "Playing With Fire", followed by teaser images of Lisa, Rosé, and Jisoo the next day. On October 31, the behind-the-scenes video for "Playing With Fire" was released.[2]

They performed their comeback stage for both songs on November 6 on SBS's Inkigayo and on Mnet's M Countdown on November 10, 2016.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Playing with Fire" was directed by Seo Hyun-seung,[2] who previously worked with the group and directed the music video for "Boombayah", and it was released on Blackpink's official YouTube channel at midnight on November 1, 2016 KST.

Blackpink also released the dance practice video for "Playing With Fire" on their official YouTube channel on November 4, 2016. It was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami, who had worked with them for "Boombayah" from their previous single "Square One".[4] As of July 2019, the video has surpassed over 415 million views.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 92
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 81
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[7] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [8] 1

Monthly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[9] 3

Accolades

Music program awards

Program Date Ref.
Inkigayo (SBS) November 27, 2016 [10]
December 4, 2016 [11]

References

  1. ^ Herman, Tamar (November 1, 2016). "BlackPink Releases Two New Songs on Halloween". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "With Two Days to go Until its Comeback, BLACKPINK Reveals the Behind-the-scenes Video of its "STAY" MV". Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  3. ^ "[단독] 블랙핑크, 11월6일 '인기가요'+10일 '엠카' 연속 컴백 확정". 29 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BMhW1XpBUPH
  5. ^ "Blackpink Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Blackpink Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart (Week 45)". Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart (November)". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "'인기가요' 블랙핑크, 1위 발표의 순간 포착 '감격'". Ten Asia (in Korean). November 29, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  11. ^ "블랙핑크, '인기가요' 1위..젝스키스 달콤한 컴백무대(종합)". Star News (in Korean). December 4, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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