Whistle (Black Pink song)

"Whistle"
"Square One" digital single cover
Single by Black Pink
from the album Blackpink
A-side "Boombayah"
"Whistle"
Released August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:32
Label
Producer(s)
  • Teddy Park
  • Future Bounce
Black Pink singles chronology
"Square One"
(2016) Square One2016		 "Square Two"
(2016) Square Two2016
Music video
"Whistle" on YouTube

"Whistle" (Hangul: 휘파람; RR: Hwiparam) is a song by South Korean girl group Black Pink, from their double A-side single "Square One". The lyrics were written by B.I., Teddy Park and Bekuh Boom, while the song was composed by the latter two, with additional assistance from Future Bounce. Musically, "Whistle" straddles between a minimalist hip-hop production and a more guitar-driven pop composition. The lyrics utilize a whistling motif to describe a love-call and the rhythm of a beating heart.

Black Pink's debut television performance was held on SBS's Inkigayo on August 14, 2016, where Black Pink performed "Whistle" alongside "Boombayah".[1][2] The song was a commercial success, with "Whistle" peaking atop the Gaon Digital Chart. It was also featured in the pilot episode of the Freeform series, The Bold Type.

Background and release

The double A-side single "Square One", featuring "Boombayah" alongside "Whistle", was released at 8 p.m. KST on August 8, 2016, through South Korea's digital music retailers and on and on iTunes for the global market.[3][4]

Music video

The music video for "Whistle" was directed by Beomjin J of VM Project Architecture, and was released through Black Pink's official YouTube channel on August 8, 2016.[5][6] It surpassed nearly ten million views within five days.[7] A choreography practice video for "Whistle" was released on August 18, 2016.[8]

Promotion

Black Pink began appearing on South Korea's televised music programs with the August 14, 2016, broadcast of Inkigayo, where they received their first trophy for "Whistle" a week later, becoming the fastest girl group to achieve this feat.[9]

Critical reception

Billboard K-Town's Jeff Benjamin opines that Black Pink "[embraces] the hip-hop sensibilities and club-ready sounds with which their seniors gained an international following", referring to their labelmates Psy, Big Bang and 2NE1. He further stated that the song, "brings together impassioned crooning and their youthful hip-hop delivery with minimal drum 'n' bass and an undeniable whistle hook".[10] Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos placed Black Pink in her list of "10 New Artists You Need to Know: September 2016", saying: "[a]ll low-end boom and high-end tweets, the infectious "Whistle" feels like perfect pop update of the similarly chirpy Ying Yang Twins classic "Whistle While You Twurk."[11] Entertainment Weekly's Joey Nolfi said that the song "quickly turns up the heat, layering irresistible finger snaps, a saccharine bridge, electric guitar riffs, mammoth bass, and, of course, cow bell-accompanied whistles ... it wouldn’t sound entirely out of place occupying a lofty position on American charts."[12]

Commercial performance

In South Korea, "Whistle" topped the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated August 7–13, 2016 with 150,747 downloads sold–topping the componing Download Chart–and 4,302,547 streams.[13][14][15]

In the United States, "Whistle" entered at number 2 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. Both songs on the "Square One" single moved about 6,000 downloads each, with "Boombayah" selling slightly more.[16][17] In its second week on the chart, "Whistle" placed at number 3 for the week.[18]

Track listing

Digital download[19]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Whistle" (휘파람 Hwiparam)
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Bekuh Boom
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
3:32
2."Boombayah" (붐바야 Bumbaya)
  • Teddy
  • Bekuh Boom
  • Teddy
  • Bekuh Boom
Teddy4:01
Total length:7:33

Charts

Chart (2016-17) Peak
position
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[20] 95
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[13] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 2

Accolades

Music program awards

Program Date Ref.
Inkigayo (SBS) August 21, 2016 [22]
September 11, 2016 [23]
M Countdown (Mnet) September 8, 2016 [24]

References

  1. ↑ "BLACKPINK – '휘파람'(WHISTLE) 0814 SBS Inkigayo". 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. ↑ "BLACKPINK – '붐바야(BOOMBAYAH)' 0814 SBS Inkigayo". 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. ↑ "앨범 정보>멜론". www.melon.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Square One – Single by BLACKPINK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  5. ↑ BLACKPINK (2016-08-08), BLACKPINK – '휘파람'(WHISTLE) M/V, retrieved 2016-08-19
  6. ↑ BLACKPINK (2016-08-08), BLACKPINK – '붐바야'(BOOMBAYAH) M/V, retrieved 2016-08-19
  7. ↑ "BLACKPINK's View Count For "BOOMBAYAH" Soars Past 10 Million Views". Naver. August 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ BLACKPINK (2016-08-18), BLACKPINK – '휘파람(WHISTLE)' DANCE PRACTICE VIDEO, retrieved 2016-08-19
  9. ↑ "VIDEO: Black Pink hits a new milestone with 1st 'Inkigayo' win". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  10. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (August 16, 2016). "Blackpink's Major Debut: New K-Pop Girl Group Lands No. 1 & 2 on World Digital Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (September 14, 2016). "10 New Artists You Need to Know: September 2016 – Blackpink, Noname, Dua Lipa, Young M.A and more". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (September 28, 2016). "8 hot under-the-radar singles from emerging artists you need to hear now". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  14. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  15. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  16. ↑ "World Digital Songs : Aug 27, 2016 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  17. ↑ "Blackpink's Major Debut: New K-Pop Girl Group Lands No. 1 & 2 on World Digital Songs Chart". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  18. ↑ "World Digital Songs : Sep 03, 2016 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  19. ↑ "Square One" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  20. ↑ "BillboardPH Hot 100". Billboard Philippines. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  22. ↑ "데뷔 2주만에 '인기가요 1위' 차지한 블랙핑크 '휘파람' 영상". Insight (in Korean). August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  23. ↑ "'인기가요' 블랙핑크, '휘파람'으로 가요계 1위 점령…벌써 '굿바이 무대'". Asia E (in Korean). September 12, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  24. ↑ "'엠카운트다운' 블랙핑크, 방송 안 나와도 한동근 누르고 '1위'". Sedaily (in Korean). September 8, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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