Square Two

"Square Two"
Single by Black Pink
A-side "Playing with Fire"
"Stay"
B-side "Whistle (Acoustic Ver.)"
Released November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Format Digital Download
Genre
Length 10:39
Label
Producer(s)
Black Pink singles chronology
Square One
(2016)		 Square Two
(2016)

Square Two is the second single album by South Korean girl group Black Pink. It was released as a digital single on November 1, 2016 by YG Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The single has a double A-side, "Playing with Fire" and "Stay" and bonus track "Whistle (Acoustic Ver.)". The lyrics were written by Teddy and the music was composed by Teddy, R.Tee and Seo Won Jin.

Background and release

On October 19, 2016, it was revealed that Black Pink would be the next YG artist to make a comeback. On October 24, teasers images of members Lisa and Jennie were revealed, along with the name of one of the title tracks, "Playing With Fire", followed by teaser images of Rosé and Jisoo the next day. Teaser images of all four members were released on October 27 for the second title track "Stay".[1] On October 30, YG released the behind-the-scenes video of "Stay",[2] and on October 31, the behind-the-scenes video for "Playing With Fire".

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

Music video

The music videos for "Playing with Fire" and "Stay" were directed by Han Sa Min, whom previously directed "Gotta Be You" by 2NE1 and "Sober" by Big Bang.[2] They were released on Black Pink's official YouTube channel on October 31, 2016 (November 1, 2016 0AM KST).

Black Pink 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]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Playing with Fire (불장난)"  Teddy
  • Teddy
  • R.Tee
R.Tee3:17
2."Stay"  Teddy
  • Teddy
  • Seo Won Jin
  • Teddy
  • Seo Won Jin
3:50
3."Whistle (휘파람)" (acoustic version)
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Bekuh BOOM
Seo Won Jin3:32
Total length:10:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 13
US World Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

"Playing with Fire"

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 92
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] 81
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[9] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [10] 1

"Stay"

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[9] 10
US World Digital Songs (Billboard) [10] 4

References

  1. ↑ "'자신감↑' 블랙핑크, 2연속 '더블 타이틀곡' 확정..'불장난'+'스테이'". Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. 1 2 "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" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Blackpink. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Blackpink – Chart history" Billboard World Albums for Blackpink. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Blackpink – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Blackpink. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Blackpink – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for Blackpink. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart (Week 45)". Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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