The Album – Blackpink
Album Details
| Artist | BLACKPINK |
| Vocal(s) | Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, Lisa |
| Featuring | Selena Gomez, Cardi B |
| Release Date | October 2, 2020 |
| No. of Songs | 8 songs |
| Length | 24 min 26 sec |
| Language | Korean, English, Japanese |
| Genre | Pop, R&B, EDM, Hip hop, Trap |
| Producers | 24, Future Bounce, Mr. Franks, Rob Grimaldi, R.Tee, TBHits, Teddy Park, Tushar Apte & Vince |
| Writers | 24, Ariana Grande, Bekuh BOOM, Cardi B, Chloe Gasparini, Danny Chung, JENNIE, JISOO, Jonathan Descartes, LØREN, Melanie Joy Fontana, Mr. Franks, Rob Grimaldi, Ryan Tedder, Selena Gomez, Steph Jones, TBHits, Teddy Park, Torae, Tushar Apte, Victoria Monét & Vince |
| Music Label | YG Entertainment (YG엔터테인먼트) & Interscope |
About The Album
The Album is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group Blackpink, released on October 2, 2020, by YG Entertainment and Interscope Records. It marked the group’s first full-length album since their debut in 2016. The album features over ten new songs, with contributions from producers including Teddy, Tommy Brown, R. Tee, Steven Franks, and 24. It includes eight tracks, two of which are collaborations: “Ice Cream” with Selena Gomez and “Bet You Wanna” featuring Cardi B. The Album explores themes of love and the complexities of growing up, blending pop, R&B, hip hop, EDM, and trap elements.
The album was supported by three singles, two of which were pre-released. Lead single “How You Like That” peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100. “Ice Cream” reached number 13, becoming Blackpink’s highest-charting song in the United States. “Lovesick Girls” peaked at number 59. All three singles also became top-ten hits in South Korea, with “How You Like That” staying at number one for three weeks. To promote the album, Blackpink appeared on several South Korean music programs and U.S. talk shows, and they headlined a virtual concert titled The Show in January 2021.
The Album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and sold 1,092,550 copies in its first month, becoming the best-selling album by a female act in South Korea at the time and the first to surpass one million sales. It also debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, making it the highest-charting female Korean album and the highest-charting album by an all-female group since Danity Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse (2008). The album reached number one in South Korea and New Zealand and the top ten in 16 other countries. The Album was certified million by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). The album was also the fifth best-selling album worldwide in pure sales in 2020 according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
The Album Tracklist
The Album track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “How You Like That“ | Teddy, Danny Chung | Teddy, R. Tee | R. Tee | 3:00 |
| 2 | “Ice Cream” (with Selena Gomez) | Bekuh Boom, Victoria Monét, Teddy | Tommy Brown, Steven Franks, Teddy | Boom, Monét, Gomez, Ariana Grande | 2:55 |
| 3 | “Pretty Savage“ | Teddy, Løren, Vince Chung | Teddy, R. Tee | Boom, Teddy, R. Tee | 3:19 |
| 4 | “Bet You Wanna” (featuring Cardi B) | Ryan Tedder, Melanie Fontana, Belcalis Almanzar, Torae Carr, Jonathan Descartes | Brown, Franks | Brown, Franks, Teddy | 2:39 |
| 5 | “Lovesick Girls“ | Teddy, Løren, Jisoo, Jennie | Teddy, Jennie, Brian Lee, R. Tee, Leah Haywood, David Guetta | 24, R. Tee | 3:12 |
| 6 | “Crazy Over You“ | Teddy, Boom, Chung | Teddy, Boom, R. Tee, Future Bounce | 24, R. Tee, Future Bounce | 2:41 |
| 7 | “Love to Hate Me“ | Chloe George, Steph Jones, Chung | Tushar Apte, Rob Grimaldi | Apte, Grimaldi, Vince, Teddy | 2:49 |
| 8 | “You Never Know“ | Løren, Boom | 24 | Boom | 3:49 |
The Album – JP Ver. track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “How You Like That” (JP ver.) | Teddy, Danny Chung, Co-sho | Teddy, R. Tee | R. Tee | 3:00 |
| 3 | “Pretty Savage” (JP ver.) | Teddy, Løren, Vince Chung, FanFan | Teddy, R. Tee | Boom, Teddy, R. Tee | 3:19 |
| 5 | “Lovesick Girls” (JP ver.) | Teddy, Løren, Jisoo, Jennie, Chung, Co-sho | Teddy, Jennie, Brian Lee, R. Tee, Leah Haywood, David Guetta | 24, R. Tee | 3:12 |
| 8 | “You Never Know” (JP ver.) | Løren, Boom, Sayumi Otomo | 24 | Boom | 3:49 |
