Be My Baby (Wonder Girls song)

"Be My Baby"
Single by Wonder Girls
from the album Wonder World
ReleasedNovember 7, 2011
Recorded2011
GenreK-pop
Length3:31
LabelJYP
SongwriterPark Jin-young
Producer
  • Park Jin-young
Wonder Girls singles chronology
"2 Different Tears"
(2010)
"Be My Baby"
(2011)
"Like This"
(2012)
Music video
"Be My Baby" on YouTube

"Be My Baby" is a song recorded by K-pop girl group Wonder Girls for second studio album Wonder World. "Be My Baby" topped the Gaon Digital Chart and became one of the best-performing singles of 2011.

Release

On November 7, 2011, both the music video for "Be My Baby" and their second studio album Wonder World were released.

Composition

"Be My Baby" was written and composed by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young.[1] The song is described as reinterpreting soul music with a modern uptempo. [2] The song is composed in the key C-sharp major and has 165 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 31 seconds.[3]

Promotion

On November 11, 2011, Wonder Girls held their first comeback stage for the song on KBS's Music Bank, the start of their month-long promotions for the song.[4]

Accolades

Music program wins
Program Date Ref.
Mnet's M! Countdown November 17, 2011 [5]
November 24, 2011
SBS's Inkigayo November 27, 2011
December 4, 2011
December 11, 2011

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart positions
Chart (2011) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[6] 1
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[7] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 2

Monthly charts

Chart (November 2011) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[10] 33

Publication lists

Publication lists for "Be My Baby"
Critic/Publication List Rank

Ref.

Billboard The 100 Greatest K-pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List 13 [11]
Spin The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time 18 [12]

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital)[13] 3,920,000

Release history

Release history for "Be My Baby"
Region Date Format Label
Various November 7, 2011 Digital download JYP

References

  1. ^ "Be My Baby" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011 – via Melon.
  2. ^ 원더걸스 컴백 예고, 섹시 ‘카리스마’ 티저 공개 '기대↑' (in Korean). Naver. November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011 – via Naver.
  3. ^ "Key & BPM for Be My Baby by Wonder Girls | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. ^ 원더걸스, 눈물의 인터뷰 "초심으로 시작"(인터뷰①) (in Korean). Naver. November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "원걸, '인가'서 지상파 첫 1위 눈물 "값진 상"". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Be My Baby". November 13–19, 2011.
  7. ^ "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100" (in Korean). Billboard Korea. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "Be My Baby". Billboard. November 26, 2011.
  9. ^ "Digital Chart – November 2011". Circle Chart (in Korean). November 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  10. ^ "Digital Chart – 2011". Circle Chart (in Korean). January 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  11. ^ "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  12. ^ Bevan, David; Eddy, Chuck (June 1, 2012). "The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time". Spin. Retrieved December 30, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Cumulative sales for "Be My Baby":2011년 Download Chart [2011 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2021.