Pretty Savage

"Pretty Savage" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Blackpink from their debut Korean studio album The Album. It was released on October 2, 2020, through YG and Interscope. The track was written by Teddy, Danny Chung, Løren and Vince, with production being handled by Teddy alongside 24, R. Tee and Bekuh Boom. Lyrically, the song deals with the group not caring about the opinion of others. The song was performed with "Lovesick Girls" on several music programs in South Korea including Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.[1][2]

"Pretty Savage"
Song by Blackpink
from the album The Album
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedOctober 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Recorded2020
StudioThe Black Label (Seoul)
Genre
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Teddy
  • 24
  • R. Tee
The Album track listing
8 tracks
  1. "How You Like That"
  2. "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez)
  3. "Pretty Savage"
  4. "Bet You Wanna" (featuring Cardi B)
  5. "Lovesick Girls"
  6. "Crazy Over You"
  7. "Love to Hate Me"
  8. "You Never Know"
Audio video
"Pretty Savage" on YouTube

"Pretty Savage" debuted in the top 100 of several countries, including Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. Although it did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, it debuted at number twenty-one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

Background and promotion

"Pretty Savage" was confirmed with the album's tracklist on September 28, 2020.[3] "Pretty Savage" was performed with "Lovesick Girls" on music and variety shows with in October following the release of the album.[4] On October 10, the group made the debut performance of the song at MBC's Show! Music Core.[4] The next day Blackpink performed the song on Inkigayo.[5]

Composition

"Pretty Savage" was written by Teddy, Danny Chung, Løren and Vince, with production being handled by Teddy alongside 24, R. Tee and Bekuh Boom. The song runs for a duration of three minutes and nineteen seconds.[6] "Pretty Savage" is a trap song with "haunted vocals and a skittish, staccato-style beat", those lyrics are a "collective middle finger to the haters".[7][8] The song is about how the group’s success comes by being different from everyone else.[9]

Critical reception

The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Writing for Billboard, Jason Lipshutz ranked "Pretty Savage" as the best song on the album, calling it "hypnotic during its ferocious high points" and one of the best Blackpink songs.[10] Callie Ahlgrim from Insider called "Pretty Savage" a "straight shot of adrenaline" and noted that the lyrics "Yeah, we some bitches you can't manage" are an "ace-in-the-hole".[11] Writing for Rolling Stone, Tim Chan labelled it as the "sassiest kiss-off track since" since Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next".[7] In a more negative review, Mikael Wood for the Los Angeles Times described the song, alongside "How You Like That", as "two vaguely phrased declarations of fierce self-determination".[12]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and the group's official website.[6][13]

  • Blackpink – vocals
  • Teddy – producer, lyricist, composer, arranger
  • 24 – producer, composer, arranger
  • R. Tee – producer, composer, arranger
  • Bekuh Boom – composer
  • Danny Chung – lyricist
  • Løren – lyricist
  • Vince – lyricist
  • Jason Roberts – mixer

Charts

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Pretty Savage"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 2, 2020
[6]

See also

References
  1. "[쇼! 음악중심] 블랙핑크 -Pretty Savage (BLACKPINK -Pretty Savage) 20201010". MBC TV. October 10, 2020 – via YouTube.
  2. "BLACKPINK – 'Pretty Savage' 1011 SBS Inkigayo". YG Entertainment, SBS. October 11, 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. @BLACKPINK (September 28, 2020). "'THE ALBUM' TRACKLIST POSTER #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #1stFULLALBUM #THEALBUM #Tracklist #TITLE #LovesickGirls #HowYouLikeThat #IceCream #PrettySavage #BetYouWanna #CrazyOverYou #LoveToHateMe #YouNeverKnow #20201002_12amEST #20201002_1pmKST #Release #YG" (Tweet). Retrieved November 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. "Watch Blackpink Nail 'Lovesick Girls' Choreography, Debut 'Pretty Savage' Live on Korean TV". Billboard. October 12, 2020.
  5. "BLACKPINK – 'Pretty Savage' 1011 SBS Inkigayo". YG Entertainment, SBS. October 11, 2020 – via YouTube.
  6. "Blackpink – The Album / Credits". YG, Interscope. October 2, 2020. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020 – via Tidal.
  7. Chan, Tim (October 2, 2020). "Blackpink's 'The Album' Is an Adrenaline Shot That Wears Off a Little Too Quick". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. Z. Yeung, Neil. "Blackpink – The Album: AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. Jaleru, Christina (October 2, 2020). "Review: BLACKPINK in your area, and they're here to stay". The Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  10. Lipshutz, Jason (October 2, 2020). "Every Song Ranked on Blackpink's 'The Album': Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  11. Ahlgrim, Callie; Haasch, Palmer; Choi, Inyoung (October 2, 2020). "Blackpink's 'The Album' is a glossy 8-track party playlist you'll want to play in every area". Insider. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  12. Wood, Mikael (October 2, 2020). "Review: Blackpink's debut album gleams and preens. So why isn't it very much fun?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  13. "1st Full Album [The Album]" (in Korean). YG. October 2, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  14. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 October 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1597. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 12, 2020. p. 4.
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  17. "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  18. "NZ Top 40 Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  19. "RIAS Top Charts Week 41 (2 – 8 Oct 2020)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  20. "Digital Chart – Week 43 of 2020". gaonchart.co.kr (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. October 24, 2020.
  21. "Korea Kpop Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  22. "Blackpink Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  23. "Blackpink Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  24. 2020년 10월 Digital Chart [October 2020 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021.
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