Square One (single album)

Square One is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2016, by YG Entertainment. The lyrics were written by B.I, Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom while the music was composed by Teddy Park, Future Bounce and Bekuh Boom.^[1][2]

Square One
Single album by Blackpink
Released	August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
Genre	K-pop
Length	7:33
Language	Korean English
Label	YG
Producer	Teddy Park Bekuh Boom Future Bounce
Blackpink chronology
Square One (2016) Square Two (2016)
Singles from Square One
"Whistle" Released: August 8, 2016 "Boombayah" Released: August 8, 2016

Promotion

To promote Square One, Blackpink held its first live performances of "Whistle" and "Boombayah" at the SBS Inkigayo on August 14, 2016.^[3][4] A week later, on August 21, the group won its first award during a musical program for "Whistle" at Inkigayo.

Commercial performance

Both singles of Square One debuted in the top ten of the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea. "Whistle" debuted at number one and "Boombayah" at number seven on the chart. The two singles as well as the tracks on Blackpink's second single album Square Two combined sold a total of 113,000 digital song downloads in the U.S. by August 2017.^[5]

Track listing

Square One track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Whistle" (휘파람; Hwi-param)	Teddy Bekuh Boom B.I	Teddy Future Bounce Boom	Teddy Future Bounce	3:31
2.	"Boombayah" (붐바야; Bumbaya)	Teddy Boom	Teddy Boom	Teddy	4:00
Total length:					7:33

Charts

Weekly charts

"Whistle"

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[6]	1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[7]	2

"Boombayah"

Chart (2016)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[8]	7
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[9]	1
France (SNEP)^[10]	196

Accolades

Awards

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result	Ref.
2016	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Music Video	"Whistle"	Won	^[11]
	Golden Disc Award	Digital Bonsang		Nominated	^[12]
2017	Gaon Chart Music Awards	Song of the Year – August		Won	^[13]

References

1. "Whistle (BLACKPINK) - Melon". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
2. "Boombayah (BLACKPINK) - Melon". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
3. "BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK - '휘파람'(WHISTLE) 0814 SBS Inkigayo". YouTube. August 14, 2016. from the original on February 25, 2017.
4. "BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK - '붐바야(BOOMBAYAH)' 0814 SBS Inkigayo". YouTube. August 14, 2016. from the original on September 8, 2017.
5. Benjamin, Jeff. "Happy Anniversary, Blackpink: A Breakdown of Their Major Chart Accomplishments After 1 Year". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
6. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
7. "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Billboard. from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
8. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
9. "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
10. "lescharts.com - Blackpink - Boombayah". lescharts.com. from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
11. "2017 MAMA Nominations: BTS, EXO, Heize, IU, Seventeen, TWICE, & Wanna One Receive Top Recognition". Billboard. October 20, 2017. from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
12. Mehta Ankita (January 3, 2017). . International Business Times. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
13. Yoon, Min-sik (February 24, 2017). "EXO, BlackPink, Twice win big at Gaon Awards". The Korea Herald. from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2019.