Sober (Big Bang song)

"Sober" (Korean: 맨정신) is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Big Bang. It was released digitally on July 1, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the third single from Made, being included in the single album D. "Sober" was written by Teddy, G-Dragon and T.O.P, and was produced by the first two with Choice37.

"Sober"
Single by Big Bang
from the album MADE
A-side
  • "If You"
  • "Sober"
ReleasedJuly 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)
FormatDigital download
GenreElectronic rock, pop punk
Length3:57
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P
Producer(s)Teddy, Choice37, G-Dragon
Big Bang singles chronology
"A"
(2015)		 "Sober"
(2015)		 "E"
(2015)

Background

The first poster of "Sober" was released on June 27, 2015, revealing the name of the song and the production credits.[1] The single was released on July 1.[2] The release was supported by a live countdown on Naver Starcast on June 30, 11 pm.[3] An exact verse that G-Dragon sings towards the end of "Sober" was actually first performed during the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards as a prelude to his song "Crooked".[4] The music video was directed by Han Sa Min, who worked before with Bigbang on "Loser", "Bad Boy" and "Blue".

Composition and reception

"Sober" has a "more rock-driven sound", an unusual genre for Big Bang, who usually go for electronic and hip hop-based sounds. The track shows off lush guitars mixed with banging percussion, and incorporates a "very high energy rock vibe" with a spunk delivery.[5] Fuse said that the song fits on alternative radio and it's something you can hear on the Warped Tour, that is famous of alternative and punk rock music.[6] The Korean website Osen called it "an exciting summer song that perfectly fits the [season]."[7]

The music video was described by Billboard as "going mad in a colorful world."[5] China Topix noted that "Sober" was filmed in a unique style, keeping the summer mood in mind.[8]

Chart performance

"Sober" sold 276,180 downloads in its first week on the Gaon Chart, and debuted at number two in the Digital and Download charts, seven on both the BGM and Streaming charts with over 3.9 million streams.[9][10][11][12] On its second week, the song fell to number six in the Digital Chart and to number eight on the Download chart with 118,392 copies sold, but raised to number five in the Streaming Chart with over 4.7 million streams.[13][14]

The song charted at number three on Billboard World Digital Songs,[15] and at number one on QQ Music music videos chart.[16] The song ranked at eleven on the most popular Korean singles of 2015 in Taiwan by music streaming service KKBOX.[17]

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[18] 24
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[19] 2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Mobile Chart)[20] 6
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[21] 4
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Mobile Chart)[22] 12
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[23] 42
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[24][25] 3
US World Digital Songs Year End - 2015 (Billboard) 12

Sales
Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[26] 1,317,469+
China's Kugou[27] 1,276,700

Accolades
Song Program Date
"Sober" Inkigayo (SBS) July 12, 2015[28]
M! Countdown (Mnet) July 9, 2015[29]
Show! Music Core (MBC) July 11, 2015[30]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea July 1, 2015[2] Digital download YG Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide
Japan July 8, 2015

References
  1. YG Entertainment. "BIGBANG – MADE SERIES D '맨정신'". YG LIFE. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. "Big Bang Unveils 'D' Track List with New Songs 'If You' and 'Sober'". MWAVE. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. "Big Bang names new tracks". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. "G-Dragon Performed Part of "Sober" Two Years Ago at 2013 MAMA". Soompi. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. "BIGBANG Appear Anything But 'Sober' in Wild New Video". Billboard. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. "BIGBANG Turn Into Pop-Punk Stars on New Single "Sober"". fuse. July 1, 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. "BIGBANG project "M.A.D" unveiled, "crazy" record". Osen. July 1, 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. "BIGBANG Releases 'Sober' And 'If You' From D Album of 'MADE' Series; G-Dragon Talks Saddest Ballad". chinatopix.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. "Gaon Digital Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  10. "Gaon Download Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  11. "Gaon Mobile Chart- Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  12. "Gaon BGM Chart - Week 28". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  13. "Gaon Digital Chart- Week 29". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  14. "Gaon Download Chart- Week 29". Gaon Music Chart. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  15. "World Digital Songs". Billboard. July 13, 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  16. "Big Bang top China's 'QQ Charts' in song, album, and MV categories!". Allkpop. July 13, 2015.
  17. "2015韓語年度單曲/專輯榜TOP 20 (in Chinese)". KKbox Taiwan. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  18. "Billboard's Japan Hot 100, week July 25, 2015". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  19. "Digital Chart Week 28". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  20. "Gaon Mobile Chart Week 29". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  21. "Digital Chart - July". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  22. "Gaon MobileChart - July". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  23. "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  24. "Billboard's World Digital Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  25. "BIGBANG's "If You" and "Sober" Enter Billboard's World Digital Songs Chart". Soompi. Soompi. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  26. Cumulative sales for "Sober":
  27. "酷狗单曲畅销榜" (in Chinese). KuGou. January 3, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  28. "'인기가요' 빅뱅, 빅뱅 꺾고 1위..'맨정신' 세 번째 트로피". Ten Asia. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  29. "'엠카운트다운' 빅뱅, '맨정신'으로 7월 둘째주 1위". Ten Asia. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  30. "'음악중심' 빅뱅, 비투비-씨스타 제치고 1위 거머줬다 '역시 빅뱅'". EToday. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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