Roll Deep (Hyuna song)

"Roll Deep" (alternatively titled "Because I’m The Best" as well as "Cause I'm God Girl"; Korean: 잘나가서 그래; RR: Jalnagaseo geulae) is a song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Hyuna. It serves as the lead single of her fourth extended play, A+, which was released on August 21, 2015. It features guest vocals from South Korean rapper Jung Il-hoon of boy group BtoB.

"Roll Deep"
Single by Hyuna featuring Jung Il-hoon
from the EP A+
ReleasedAugust 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:22
LabelCube
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Seo Jae-woo
  • Big Sancho
  • Son Young-jin
Hyuna singles chronology
"Red"
(2014)		 "Roll Deep"
(2015)		 "How's This?"
(2016)
Music video
"Roll Deep" on YouTube

Commercially, "Roll Deep" peaked at number 13 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 3 on the US World Digital Song Sales chart. By the end of 2015, the song received over 467,000 digital downloads in the country.

Music video
"Roll Deep" features guest vocals and songwriting from Ilhoon of BtoB.

On August 20, the music video for "Roll Deep" was released via the 4Minute YouTube channel, followed by a racier 19+ version of the video deemed the "Original Version" on September 6.[1]

Critical reception

"Roll Deep" received mixed reviews from music critics. Billboard contributor Jeff Benjamin praised "Roll Deep", saying "HyunA confidently raps and chants about her swag, making playful remarks about how even her friends are jealous of her because, well, she's the best. Ilhoon [...] drops in to further the claims as the two spit over hard-hitting, synth-heavy hip-hop production with elements recalling recent work from Mike Will Made It and DJ Mustard." Benjamin also highlighted the styling and aesthetic of the track's music video, citing its "tongue-in-cheek presentation" as proof of the opinion that "HyunA is easily one of the baddest females in K-pop."[2] Conversely, critic Jeon Min-seok from IZM was unfavorable towards the track, calling it rustic and lacking, and referred to the rap as sloppy.[3]

Commercial performance

"Roll Deep" debuted at number 32 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated August 16–22, 2015, with 80,086 downloads sold and 843,443 streams for its first two days.[4][5][6] In its second week, the song peaked at number 13, with 107,723 downloads sold and 2,599,263 streams in its first full week.[7][8][9] The song charted for nine consecutive weeks in the Top 100 of the chart.[10] The song also debuted at number 3 on the US World Digital Songs on the week ending October 10, 2015.[11]

The song also debuted at number 44 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the month of August 2015 with 204,221 downloads sold and 4,136,163 streams.[12][13][14] The song peaked at number 26 for the month of September 2015 with 154,775 downloads sold and 7,991,584 streams.[15][16][17] The song placed at number 100 for the month of October 2015 solely for its 3,528,014 streams.[18][19]

Accolades
Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards UnionPay Song of the Year Longlisted
Best Dance Performance - Solo Won [20]

Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[7] 13
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 3

References
  1. "HyunA releases original version of "Roll Deep" - can you spot the difference?". SBS PopAsia. September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. Benjamin, Jeff (August 22, 2015). "HyunA's 'Because I'm the Best' Video Would Make Miley Cyrus Proud: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. Jeon, Minseok (October 2015). "Hyuna – A+ Review". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. "Week 35 of 2015 – Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 16–22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. "Week 35 of 2015 – Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 16–22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. "Week 35 of 2015 – Streaming Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 16–22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. "Week 36 of 2015 – Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 23–29, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  8. "Week 36 of 2015 – Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 23–29, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. "Week 36 of 2015 – Streaming Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 23–29, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  10. "Week 43 of 2015 – Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. October 11–17, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  11. "World Digital Songs : Oct 10, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  12. "August 2015 – Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  13. "August 2015 – Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  14. "August 2015 – Streaming Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  15. "September 2015 – Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  16. "September 2015 – Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  17. "September 2015 – Streaming Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  18. "October 2015 – Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  19. "October 2015 – Streaming Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  20. "Big Bang, Exo collect 4 trophies each at MAMA". Yonhap News Agency. December 3, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.