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Lalalay

"Lalalay"
Single by Sunmi
LanguageKorean
ReleasedAugust 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
Recorded2019
GenreElectro-pop[1]
Length2:54
LabelMakeus
Songwriter(s)Sunmi
Producer(s)
  • Sunmi
  • Frants
Sunmi singles chronology
"Noir"
(2019) 		"Lalalay"
(2019) 		"Gotta Go"
(2020)
Music video
"Lalalay" on YouTube

"Lalalay" (Korean: 날라리; RR: Nallali; lit. "Bully", stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Sunmi, released on August 27, 2019, by Makeus Entertainment as a single. Sunmi wrote and co-produced the song with Frants.

Background and composition

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The song was announced and confirmed by Sunmi on August 17, 2019, through a promotional poster on various social media accounts.[2] "Lalalay" runs for two minutes and fifty-four seconds.[3] It was written by Sunmi and produced by her and Frants. Tamar Herman of Billboard describes the song as a "Latin pop and dancehall elements with traditional Korean sounds, incorporating the traditional Korean horn instrument known as a taepyeongso."[4]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Choi Yongseok (Lumpens).[5] It was uploaded on 1theK's channel and Sunmi's official channel on August 27, 2019.[6][7] As of April 2021, the video has over 33 million views combined on both channels.

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

Accolades

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Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
BuzzFeed Best K-pop Music Videos of 2019 22 [9]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 21st Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance Nominated [10]
Song of the Year Nominated
2020 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – August Won [11]
29th Seoul Music Awards Dance Performance Award Nominated [12]

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 9
Singapore (RIAS)[14] 22
South Korea (Gaon)[15] 8
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[16] 1
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[17] 4

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 27, 2019
Makeus Entertainment [18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sunmi Is Doing Just Fine On New Single 'Lalalay': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "LALALAY is coming 🤟🏼❤️ 날라리 날라리 날라리". August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "LALALAY". Spotify. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Sunmi Is Doing Just Fine On New Single 'Lalalay': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ^ @gdwdop (August 28, 2019). "Sunmi – Lalalay". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  6. ^ "[MV] SUNMI(선미) _ LALALAY(날라리)". Makeus Entertainment. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2019 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "선미(SUNMI) - 날라리(LALALAY) Music Video". Makeus Entertainment. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2019 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "LALALAY". Tidal. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  9. ^ Travis, Emlyn (January 1, 2020). "Best K-pop Music Videos of 2019". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Gaea Katreena Cabico (October 25, 2019). "LIST: Official nominees for 2019 MAMA". philstar.com. Manila. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  11. ^ 방탄소년단 3관왕 인기 입증, 청하·엑소·세븐틴·벤 2관왕(종합)[2020 가온차트] [Bulletproof Boy Scouts 3 crowns proved popular, Cheongha, Exo, Seventeen, Ben 2 crowns (general) [2020 Gaon Chart]]. Newsen (in Korean). January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  12. ^ Ilin Mathew (December 9, 2019). "Seoul Music Awards 2020 nomination list, live streaming details and more". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  13. ^ "Finland Digital Song Sales - Week 19/09/14". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "RIAS International Top Charts Week 36". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 35 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  16. ^ "LaLaLay". Billboard. September 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "World Digital Song Sales: September 8, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "LALALAY". Apple Music. Retrieved August 31, 2019.