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Square Two is the second single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. 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" as well as an acoustic version of "Whistle". The lyrics were written by Teddy Park and the music was composed by Teddy Park, R.Tee and Seo Won-jin.[1][2]

For the puzzle, see Square-1 (puzzle) § Square Two.
Square Two
Single album by
Blackpink
ReleasedNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Genre
  • K-pop
  • tropical house
  • folk-pop
Length10:39
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
  • YG
  • KT
Producer
Blackpink chronology
Square One
(2016)		 Square Two
(2016)		 Blackpink
(2017)
Singles from Square Two
  1. "Playing with Fire"
    Released: November 1, 2016
  2. "Stay"
    Released: November 1, 2016

Promotion


On October 19, 2016, it was revealed that Blackpink would be the next YG Entertainment artist to make a comeback. On October 24, the teaser images of members Lisa and Jennie were revealed, with the name of one of the main titles, "Playing With Fire", followed by the teaser images of Rosé and Jisoo the following day. The teaser photos of the entire group were revealed on October 27 for the second main track "Stay".[3] On October 30, YG Entertainment posted a backstage video for "Stay"[4] and the next day for "Playing With Fire".

The group performed their two new titles live for the first time at SBS' Inkigayo on November 6.[5]


Music videos


The music videos of "Playing with Fire" was directed by Seo Hyun-seung and "Stay" was directed by Han Sa-min, who had previously directed the music videos of "Gotta Be You" by 2NE1 and "Sober" by Big Bang. They were posted on Blackpink's official YouTube channel on November 1, 2016.

Blackpink also posted the music video clip for the choreography of "Playing With Fire" on its official YouTube channel on November 4, 2016. The choreography was created by Kyle Hanagami, who has already worked with the group for the song "Boombayah" from their previous single album Square One.


Commercial performance


In the United States, Square Two debuted on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart at number 13 and on the Billboard World Albums chart at number 3 for the chart issue dated November 19, 2016.[6][7] The following week, the album rose to a peak of number 2 on the World Albums chart for the chart issue dated November 26, 2016.[8] The album stayed on the World Albums chart for a total of 22 non-consecutive weeks.[9] As of August 2017, Square Two moved 7,000 copies and the five singles included on the digital EP sold a total of 113,000 digital song downloads in the U.S.[10]


Track listing


Square Two track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Playing with Fire" (불장난; Buljangnan)Teddy
  • Teddy
  • R.Tee
R.Tee3:17
2."Stay"Teddy
  • Teddy
  • Seo Won-jin
  • Teddy
  • Seo
3:50
3."Whistle" (휘파람; acoustic version)
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Boom
Seo3:52
Total length:10:39
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
4."Whistle"
  • Teddy
  • Boom
  • B.I
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Boom
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
3:32
5."Boombayah"
  • Teddy
  • Boom
  • Teddy
  • Boom
Teddy4:00
Total length:18:11

Charts


Chart performance for Square Two
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 13
US World Albums (Billboard)[8] 2

Sales


Sales for Square Two
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States — 7,000[10]
Summaries
Worldwide — 47,000[11]

References


  1. "Playing with Fire (BLACKPINK) - Melon". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. "Stay (BLACKPINK) - Melon". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. "'자신감↑' 블랙핑크, 2연속 '더블 타이틀곡' 확정..'불장난'+'스테이'". Naver. October 27, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
  4. Ent, Y. G. "With Two Days to go Until its Comeback, BLACKPINK Reveals the Behind-the-scenes Video of its "STAY" MV". YG LIFE. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. "[단독] 블랙핑크, 11월6일 '인기가요'+10일 '엠카' 연속 컴백 확정". October 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019.
  6. "Blackpink Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. "World Albums: Week of November 19, 2016". Billboard. November 19, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. "Blackpink Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. "Blackpink Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. Benjamin, Jeff. "Happy Anniversary, Blackpink: A Breakdown of Their Major Chart Accomplishments After 1 Year". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  11. MJD (September 1, 2021). "Blackpink albums and song sales". ChartMasters Organization. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

На других языках

- [en] Square Two

[ru] Square Two

«Square Two» — второй сингл-альбом южнокорейской группы BLACKPINK, изданный 1 ноября 2016 года лейблами YG Entertainment и KT Music  (англ.) (рус.. Сингл содержит две новые композиции — «Playing with Fire» и «Stay». Авторами песен стали Тедди Пак  (англ.) (рус., R.Tee и Со Вон Джин. Живое выступление группы с новыми песнями прошло 6 ноября на программе Inkigayo  (англ.) (рус. и 10 ноября на программе M Countdown.


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