Knock Out (GD & TOP song)

"Knock Out"
"Knock Out"
Single by GD & TOP
from the album GD & TOP
Released	January 3, 2011
Genre	Electropop; hip hop; hyphy;
Length	3:27
Label	YG Entertainment
Songwriters	G-Dragon; T.O.P;
Producer	Diplo;
GD & TOP singles chronology
Music video
	"Knock Out" on YouTube

"Knock Out" is the final single recorded by South Korean duo GD & TOP (G-Dragon and T.O.P) for their self-titled album GD & TOP (2010). Released through YG Entertainment, it was serviced to radio on January 3, 2011. Upon its release, the song peaked in the top 5 of the Gaon Music Chart and drew controversies over its lyrics.

Background

The song "Knock Out" was the final single from GD & TOP's self-entitled album, and have been described as a "club" song due to its production.^[1] It was censored from major television corporations (MBC, SBS, and KBS) for its lyrics, which were deemed to be too "vulgar and explicit" for youth.^[2] A request was issued for the duo to record a "cleaner" version of the song if they want to continue performing it; the duo rejected the request and decided to continue promoting with their previous singles, "High High" and "Oh Yeah" instead.^[3]^[4] In 2012, "High High" and "Knock Out" were listed as one of the best K-pop music videos of all time by Stereogum, ranking at fourth and seventh, respectively.^[5]

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Digital Chart)^[6]	5
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[7]	15

Sales

Chart	Sales
South Korea (Gaon Download Chart)	775,180^[8]

References

↑ '뻑이가요' 작곡가 디플로 내한‥GD&TOP 클럽 올까?. mbn.mk.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
↑ "GD&탑 '뻑이가요', 지상파 3사 '방송 불가' 판정". Chosun (in Korean). 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
↑ "지드래곤·탑 '뻑이가요' 지상파 방송 불가…'뻑이가네'". Edaily [ko] (in Korean). 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
↑ [뉴스경남] '뻑이가요', 방송불가 상관없다. 뉴스경남. 2011-01-05. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
↑ "The 20 Best K-Pop Videos". Stereogum. 2012-02-22. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
↑ "Knock Out + Baby Goodnight + Don't Go Home + Intro". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
↑ "Billboard World Digital Songs: Chart Search". Billboard. January 22, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
↑ "Gaon Download Chart - 2011". Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.

[1] '뻑이가요' 작곡가 디플로 내한‥GD&TOP 클럽 올까?. mbn.mk.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

[2] "GD&탑 '뻑이가요', 지상파 3사 '방송 불가' 판정". Chosun (in Korean). 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

[3] "지드래곤·탑 '뻑이가요' 지상파 방송 불가…'뻑이가네'". Edaily [ko] (in Korean). 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

[4] [뉴스경남] '뻑이가요', 방송불가 상관없다. 뉴스경남. 2011-01-05. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

[5] "The 20 Best K-Pop Videos". Stereogum. 2012-02-22. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

[:0-6] "Knock Out + Baby Goodnight + Don't Go Home + Intro". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

[7] "Billboard World Digital Songs: Chart Search". Billboard. January 22, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.

[2011Sales3-8] "Gaon Download Chart - 2011". Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.

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