High High

2010 single by GD & TOP
"High High"
Single by GD & TOP
from the album GD & TOP
ReleasedDecember 15, 2010
Genre
  • Electropop
  • hip hop[1]
Length3:08
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • G-Dragon
  • T.O.P
  • Teddy
Producer(s)
  • Teddy
GD & TOP singles chronology
"High High"
(2010) 		"Oh Yeah"
(2010)

"High High" is a song recorded by South Korean duo GD & TOP. It was released on December 15, 2010, by YG Entertainment, as the first single from their self-titled debut album GD & TOP (2010). It was written by the duo with Teddy, and produced by the latter.

Composition

"High High" is a pop-rap[2] and electropop song[1] with references to old-school hip hop.[3] E. Alex Jung from Vulture described the song as a "synth club banger".[4] The track samples the 1985 song 'La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick.[5] The lyrics include sexual metaphors.[6]

Reception

"High High" received acclaim from music critics. Spin named the single the seventh greatest K-Pop song of all time, commenting that the track "grows gruffer and faster as it buttaflies [sic] higher and higher" and concluding "this is how LMFAO and Far East Movement want to sound."[3] Billboard chose "High High" as one of T.O.P's most memorable songs, with Tamar Herman writing that the "G-H-E-T-T-O E-L-E-C-T-R-O" chant on the track's bridge "remains one of the most catchy and baffling moments of Bigbang's career."[1] Additionally, the single's music video was named by Stereogum the fourth best K-Pop music video of all time, with Tom Breihan writing that the track "does poppy American club-rap better than any American has done it in many years" and that GD & TOP "appear to be having more fun than anyone else on the global pop-music landscape" in the music video.[2] Korean magazine Ize complimented that the song's uses the "club culture" boldly, and the result is "refined and digested".[6]

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Digital Chart)[7] 3
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Download Chart)[8] 3
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Streaming Chart)[9] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 17

Year-end charts

Year-End Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Digital Chart) - 2010[11] 144
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Digital Chart) - 2011[11] 83

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korea (Gaon Download Chart) 1,390,163[12]

Music programs awards

Program Date
M! Countdown (Mnet)[13] January 6, 2011
Inkigayo (SBS)[13] January 9, 2011

References

  1. ^ a b c Herman, Tamar (8 February 2017). "BIGBANG's T.O.P's 10 Most Memorable Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (March 22, 2012). "The 20 Best K-Pop Videos". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  3. ^ a b Eddy, Chuck (June 1, 2012). "The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time". Spin. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  4. ^ Jung, E. Alex (August 2, 2017). "G-Dragon's World Tour Marks the End of an Era in K-Pop". Vulture.com. New York Media LLC. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "GD&TOP's 'High High' sample of Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's 'La Di Da Di'". WhoSampled. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  6. ^ a b "G-Dragon 고별展│가사로 본 지 드래곤의 인생". Ize Magazine (in Korean). June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart Week 1". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Gaon Streaming Chart". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Billboard World Digital Songs: Chart Search". Billboard. January 22, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Yearly Digital Chart - 2011". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  12. ^ Cumulative sales for "High High"
    • "Gaon Download Chart - 2011". Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 02 - 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 03 - 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 10 - 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 11 - 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 12 - 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 13 - 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    • "Online Download – Week 18 - 2012". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Big Bang duo on TV today". Korea Joongang Daily. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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