Bad Boy (Red Velvet song)

"Bad Boy"
Single by Red Velvet
from the album The Perfect Red Velvet
Language Korean
Released January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2018
Studio SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length 3:31
Label S.M. Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • JQ
  • Moon Hee-yeon
Producer(s)
Red Velvet singles chronology
"Peek-a-Boo"
(2017)		 "Bad Boy"
(2018)		 "#Cookie Jar"
(2018)
Music video
"Bad Boy" on YouTube

"Bad Boy" is a song by South Korean girl group Red Velvet, released as a single from The Perfect Red Velvet, the reissue of Perfect Velvet (2017). It was released by S.M. Entertainment on January 29, 2018, along with the album.

Release and composition

"Bad Boy" is characterized as an R&B song with elements of hip hop and a synth melody along with a heavy bass sound. The song was composed by The Stereotypes, Maxx Song and Whitney Philips with Korean lyrics by Yoo Young-jin, the song describes the attraction between bad men and arrogant women.[1] Mexican news site Milenio called the song's melody a mix of R&B and hip hop and described its lyrics as the story of the beginning of the couple's relationship.[2] The song was released on January 29, 2018.

Reception

Tamar Herman of Billboard called the title track "Bad Boy" their "darkest yet", comparing them to the rainbow hues of their last single "Peek-a-Boo" and stated the members "played up their smoother retro leanings" with the addition of the new songs. Herman also commented on the members' styling, noting the "sexy uniforms and athleisure fishnet-and-leather outfits" which depicted the group as "femme fatales". The song's choreography was also seen as the sexiest the group has ever done. Lastly, she called the song and the album "overall representatives" of the group's "velvet" side (a reference to the group's dual concept), contrasting the quirkier "red" songs the group has released in the previous year.[3]

Commercial performance

"Bad Boy" charted at number one on Gaon's Weekly Download Chart and at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart[4] and peaked at number two on their World Digital Songs chart and earned them their best US sales to date, selling 4,000 downloads from January 26 to February 1.[5] "Bad Boy" also marks the group's debut on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 87, becoming only the seventh K-pop artist and the third female act to appear on the chart.[6]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 87
Japan (Japan Hot 100) 49
Singapore (RIAS)[8] 8
South Korea (Gaon)[9] 2
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea January 29, 2018 Digital download S.M. Entertainment
Various

References

  1. ↑ Lee, So-dam (January 24, 2018). "[공식입장] SM "레드벨벳, 29일 리패키지 발매..타이틀곡은 힙합"". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Bad Boy' del grupo de K-pop Red Velvet, encabeza listas musicales". Milenio (in Spanish). January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Herman, Tamar (January 29, 2018). "Red Velvet Drops Perfectly R&B-Laced 'Bad Boy'". Idolator. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kim, Seong-won (February 8, 2018). "레드벨벳 정규 2집 리패키지, 가온 차트 2관왕 '대세 파워'". Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (February 8, 2018). "Red Velvet Earn Their Best Song Sales Week in the U.S. Yet With 'Bad Boy'". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (February 13, 2018). "Red Velvet Debut on the Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Red Velvet Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ ""Singapore Top 30 Regional Streaming Chart"". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bad Boy". January 28 – February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bad Boy". February 10, 2018.
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