Zutter (song)

"Zutter" (Korean: 쩔어 jjeol-eo "Dope") is a single recorded by the sub-group the South Korean band Big Bang, GD & TOP. It was released digitally on August 5, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the seventh song from Made, being included in the single album E.

For the Swiss gymnast, see Louis Zutter.
"쩔어"
Single by GD & TOP
from the album MADE
A-side
ReleasedAugust 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
Genre
Length3:14
LabelYG
Songwriter(s)G-Dragon, Teddy Park, T.O.P
Producer(s)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P
G-Dragon singles chronology
"Dirty Vibe"
(2014)		 "쩔어"
(2015)		 "Palette"
(2017)
T.O.P singles chronology
"Doom Dada"
(2013)		 "Zutter"
(2015)		 "Hi Haruka"
(2015)
Big Bang singles chronology
"D"
(2015)		 "E"
(2015)		 "Fxxk It"
(2016)

Background

A single including the sub-unit GD&TOP was announced on July 24,[2] with the teaser image being released the next day.[3] "Zutter" marks the first release of the duo in four years, since the album GD & TOP.[4]

G-Dragon stated that he had a difficult time written the rap lyrics of "Zutter", saying "I've written rap lyrics for a long time, but these days, I keep going over them again. Because rap lyrics have become a topic of controversy on a certain show, I look over each line again and again." Seungri said that the Korean survival competition show Show Me the Money 4 made G-Dragon go over the lyrics many times.[5]

On August 12, "Zutter" was banned from KBS due to the content of the song and coarse language in the lyrics and title. YG Entertainment responded, announcing that there would be no revisions to the song, "In order to maintain the meaning of the song, we have no plans to change the lyrics of Zutter."[6][7]

Composition

Written and composed by the duo along with Teddy Park, "Zutter" is a hip-hop song with a trap-driven melody. Billboard described the track as "minimal, hip-hop cut peppered with trappy snares, knocking percussion and woozy synths to emphasize both dudes' distinctive spitting styles."[8] Philippine Daily Inquirer noted that the lyrics explore "the unapologetic dissipation of the 'thug life,' and the swaggering self-praise typical to hip-hop — but with a tone of self-ridicule."[1]

Reception

Kpop Starz hailed "Zutter" as "arguably the group's most blazing and edgy single to date".[9] Billboard said that the song was a "natural progression from their earlier tracks as a duo", and added that the single and the music video "showed just how bizarre the pair can actually be."[10] Philippine Daily Inquirer felt that the song "suggests that GD & TOP are not in reverence of themselves, but are aware they are participating in a time-worn hip-hop tradition of unreasoning self-assertion and the debauchery that follows success."[1] Osen described "Zutter" as "wild and stylish" with a "unique flow and rap with full beat [sic] catch the ears of listeners".[11]

"Zutter" sold 280,817 digital copies in its first week on the Gaon Chart and peaked at number two in the Digital and Download charts, only behind the group's other single "Let's Not Fall In Love." It also debuted at number seven on the Streaming Chart, with over 4,334 million streams, 19th on BGM Chart and 32nd on Mobile Chart.[12][13][14][15][16] On the second week the song dropped to number four on Digital Chart but raised to a peak position of number two on Streaming Chart with 5.210 million streams and 116,572 downloads sold.[17][18]

The single peaked at the second position on Billboard World Digital Songs and Chinese QQ Music video chart.[19][20][21] "Zutter" ranked at 16 on the most popular Korean singles of 2015 in Taiwan by music streaming service KKBOX.[22]

Charts

Sales
Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[26] 1,015,028+
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] 6,000

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea August 5, 2015[27] Digital download YG Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide
Japan August 12, 2015 YG Entertainment, YGEX

References
  1. "Review: Big Bang's new releases are disturbing, emotional". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  2. YG Entertainment. "BIGBANG comes back in August in "GD&TOP" unit… Shooting music video for new song now". YG LIFE. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. YG Entertainment. "빅뱅, 8월 신곡은 GD&TOP '쩔어'…오는 5일 공개". YG LIFE. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  4. "빅뱅, 8월엔 5년만의 'GD&TOP'이다..신곡 뮤비 촬영중". Star News. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. "Survival Competition Show 'Show Me The Money 4' Puts 'BIGBANG' Star G-Dragon in Panic?". International Business Time. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. "KBS, 빅뱅 '쩔어' 방송 부적격..비속어 사용". koreadaily.com. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. "GD&TOP '쩔어', KBS 방송 부적격..YG "수정계획 없다"". OSEN. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. "BIGBANG Are at Their Most Tender on 'Let's Not Fall in Love,' While GD&T.O.P Are at Their Craziest on 'Zutter'". Billboard K-Town. Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. "Review: Big Bang Save The Best For Last On 'Zutter' From The 4th And Final Installment In The Band's 'MADE' Series [VIDEO]". Kpop Starz. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. Herman, Tamar. "BIGBANG's T.O.P's 10 Most Memorable Songs". Billboard K-Town. Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  11. "[Midnight New Song] BIGBANG's two extremes "Sweet vs. Bold"… "Crazy energy"". OSEN. YG Life. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  12. "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  13. "Gaon Download Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  14. "Gaon Streaming Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  15. "Gaon Mobile Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  16. "Gaon BGM Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  17. "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 34". Gaon Chart. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  18. "Gaon Streaming Chart - Week 33". Gaon Chart. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  19. "Billboard's World Digital Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  20. "BIGBANG Tie PSY for Most No. 1s on World Digital Songs Chart". Billboard. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  21. "빅뱅 중화권 돌풍…QQ 뮤비 차트 1, 2위 석권 (in Korean)". sports.donga.com. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  22. "2015韓語年度單曲/專輯榜TOP 20 (in Chinese)". KKbox Taiwan. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  23. "Bigbang: Zutter (GD & T.O.P)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  24. "Digital Chart - August". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  25. "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  26. "Online Download – Week 51 - 2016". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  27. "BIGBANG's new song for August is GD & T.O.P's "ZUTTER"… Released on the 5 this month". YG Life. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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