ExtraL
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox song
| name = ExtraL
| cover = Jennie - ExtraL.png
| alt =
| artist = Jennie featuring Doechii
| album = Ruby
| written =
| type = single
| released = {{start date|2025|2|21}}
| recorded =
| studio = Chalice Recording (Los Angeles)
| genre = Hip-hop
| length = 2:48
| label =
| writer =
- Jennie
- Jaylah Hickmon
- Alexis Andrea Boyd
- Sorana Pacurar
- Dwayne Abernathy Jr.
| producer = Dem Jointz
| chronology = Jennie
| prev_title = Love Hangover
| prev_year = 2025
| next_title = Like Jennie
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Doechii
| type = single
| prev_title = Nosebleeds
| prev_year = 2025
| title = ExtraL
| year = 2025
| next_title = Anxiety
| next_year = 2025
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|eWAdpUyzCkI|"ExtraL"}}}}}}
"ExtraL" is a song by South Korean singer and rapper Jennie featuring American rapper Doechii. It was released through Odd Atelier and Columbia Records on February 21, 2025, as the third single from her debut studio album, Ruby (2025). The song peaked inside the top twenty of the Billboard Global 200, reaching number 18.
Background and release
After departing from YG Entertainment for solo activities, Jennie founded her own record label named Odd Atelier in November 2023.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-jennie-label-company-oa-odd-atelier-1235564939/|title=BLACKPINK's Jennie Begins 'Solo Journey' With New Label and Company OA|last=Peters|first=Michelle|magazine=Billboard|date=December 24, 2023|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101133631/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-jennie-label-company-oa-odd-atelier-1235564939/|url-status=live}} She proceeded to sign as a solo artist with Columbia Records in partnership with Odd Atelier in September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/blackpink-jennie-signs-with-columbia-records-1236137445/|title=Blackpink's Jennie Signs Solo Deal With Columbia Records|last=Aswad|first=Jem|website=Variety|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908224918/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/blackpink-jennie-signs-with-columbia-records-1236137445/|url-status=live}} Jennie released "Mantra" in October 2024 and "Love Hangover" in January 2025 through Odd Atelier and Columbia Records as the first two singles from her debut studio album Ruby.{{cite web|title=BLACKPINK's Jennie to release new single 'ExtraL'|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2025/02/398_392453.html|website=The Korea Times|date=February 18, 2025|access-date=February 18, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221190737/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2025/02/398_392453.html|url-status=}} Meanwhile, rising American rapper Doechii won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and earned her first solo Billboard Hot 100 hit with the viral song "Denial Is a River" in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jennie-doechii-extral-single-video-1236314680/|title=Jennie And Doechii Declare The Ladies Run This In The Stylish Video For 'ExtraL'|last=Williams|first=Aaron|website=Uproxx|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221185327/https://uproxx.com/pop/jennie-doechii-extral-video/|url-status=live}}
Speculation of a collaboration between Jennie and Doechii first sparked when the duo posed together backstage at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in November 2024.{{cite magazine|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|title=Jennie and Doechii's 'ExtraL' Lyrics Have an Empowering Message|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63855885/jennie-doechii-extral-lyrics-meaning-explained/|magazine=Elle|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221155734/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63855885/jennie-doechii-extral-lyrics-meaning-explained/|url-status=live}} Jennie shared on Hits Radio that she was "manifesting it for the longest time" but it took time to coordinate together for a collaboration to work out.{{cite magazine|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|title=Jennie & Doechii's "ExtraL" collab was manifested|url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/02/21/how-jennie-doechii-extra-l-collab-happened-video|magazine=The Fader|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=|archive-url=|url-status=live}} On January 21, 2025, she confirmed Doechii's appearance as one of the featured artists on Ruby.{{cite news|last=Yoon|first=So-yeon|title=Jennie to release solo album Ruby on March 7, featuring Childish Gambino and Dua Lipa|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-01-22/entertainment/kpop/Jennie-to-release-solo-album-Ruby-on-March-7-featuring-Childish-Gambino-and-Dua-Lipa/2227764|access-date=January 21, 2025|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=January 22, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250122014442/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-01-22/entertainment/kpop/Jennie-to-release-solo-album-Ruby-on-March-7-featuring-Childish-Gambino-and-Dua-Lipa/2227764|archive-date=January 22, 2025}} Jennie shared a 10-second snippet of a new song called "ExtraL" featuring Doechii to her social media channels on February 14.{{cite magazine|last=Chin|first=Carmen|title=Blackpink's Jennie teases new single 'Extral', featuring Doechii|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpinks-jennie-teases-new-single-extral-featuring-doechii-3837935|magazine=NME|access-date=February 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214155041/https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpinks-jennie-teases-new-single-extral-featuring-doechii-3837935|archive-date=February 14, 2025|date=February 14, 2025|url-status=live}} With the snippet, she announced that it would be released as the album's third single on February 21.{{cite web|last=Yoon|first=Seung-jin|title=Blackpink's Jennie collaborates with Doechii on upcoming track 'ExtraL'|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-02-18/entertainment/kpop/Blackpinks-Jennie-collaborates-with-Doechii-on-upcoming-track-ExtraL/2244284|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=February 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221191140/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-02-18/entertainment/kpop/Blackpinks-Jennie-collaborates-with-Doechii-on-upcoming-track-ExtraL/2244284|archive-date=February 21, 2025|date=February 18, 2025|url-status=live}}
Composition and lyrics
Produced by Dem Jointz, "ExtraL" highlights both artists' dynamic delivery over a "slick, hip-hop-infused beat" and blends Jennie's signature pop sound with Doechii's hip-hop.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jennie-doechii-extral-single-video-1236314680/|title=Jennie Taps Doechii for Red-Hot 'ExtraL' Single and Video|last=Garcia|first=Thania|magazine=Variety|date=February 20, 2025|access-date=February 20, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221152547/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jennie-doechii-extral-single-video-1236314680/|url-status=live}} The song's lyrics have been described as an anthem for female empowerment. Jennie and Doechii use the song to celebrate their success and rap about trading men and worries for funds and fast cars.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennie-doechii-extral-music-video-1235274945/|title=Jennie and Doechii Trade Their Worries for Funds and Foreign Cars in 'ExtraL' Video|last=Paul|first=Larisha|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221172000/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennie-doechii-extral-music-video-1235274945/|url-status=live}} The two artists take turns on different verses before uniting on the track’s "confidence-boosting" chorus, in which they chant "Do my ladies run this?"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennie-doechii-collaboration-extral-stream-1235906889/|title=JENNIE Calls on Doechii for High-Energy 'ExtraL': Stream It Now|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221153238/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennie-doechii-collaboration-extral-stream-1235906889/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-rose-jennie-new-solo-single-doechii-reaction-1235907524/|title=ROSÉ Shows Love to BLACKPINK Bandmate JENNIE's New Solo Single 'ExtraL'|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|magazine=Billboard|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221190106/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-rose-jennie-new-solo-single-doechii-reaction-1235907524/|url-status=live}} Jennie opens with a verse shouting out self-made women with financial independence in the line "This for my girls with no sponsor, they got they own fundin'", which alludes to her founding her own label Odd Atelier.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a63856298/jennie-doechii-extra-l-lyrics/|title=Jennie and Doechii's "ExtraL" Lyrics Remind Us That Strong Women Don't Need Permission|last=Olson|first=Samantha|magazine=Cosmopolitan|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221172007/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a63856298/jennie-doechii-extra-l-lyrics/|url-status=live}} Her rap includes the cheeky lyric "You sit too far down on 'em charts to even ask me who’s in charge", referencing her history of topping Billboard charts both with her group Blackpink and as a soloist. She additionally raps about playing by her own rules and not listening to people who aren't making moves for themselves before sliding into a trap-influenced chorus. Following the chorus, stacked gang vocals repeat the question "Do my ladies run this?" as Doechii enters the song singing her own name. She begins her verse rapping "Gimme chi, gimme purr, gimme meow, gimme her, gimme funds / Gimme rights, gimme fight, gimme nerve, gimme cunt, let me serve, rrr", describing femme fatale energy by likening women to felines. She goes on to announce that she doesn't make any decisions with men in mind, saying "I'm not here for pleasin' the men / Not here to reason with them" and if that makes her seem "misbehaved", so be it. Jennie and Doechii then rap together about how far they've come and how people are "still on my old work", locked into their previous personas and music releases despite their growth. They also clarify that they've earned their success through hard work and are reaping the benefits.
Music video
An accompanying music video for "ExtraL" was directed by Cole Bennett and released alongside the single on February 21.{{cite web|last=Ki|first=Adelle|title=JENNIE and Doechii Command the Spotlight in High-Energy "ExtraL"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2025/2/jennie-doechii-extralruby-album-music-video-stream-info|website=Hypebeast|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221171734/https://hypebeast.com/2025/2/jennie-doechii-extralruby-album-music-video-stream-info|archive-date=February 21, 2025|date=February 21, 2025|url-status=live}} The video sees Jennie dancing around a chair-filled theater, before she and her dancers give Doechii a grand entrance chanting, "Wait... wait... wait... Doechii?!" as she appears.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/jennie-doechii-extral-music-video.html|title=Jennie and Doechii Make Big Moves in 'ExtraL'|last=Curto|first=Justin|magazine=Vulture|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221172527/https://www.vulture.com/article/jennie-doechii-extral-music-video.html|url-status=live}} The duo then dance alongside a crew of dancers while wearing oversized Schiaparelli blazers and fiery red feather boa trimmed bodysuits.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a63865915/jennie-doechii-extral-lyrics-explained/|title=Jennie and Doechii Deliver an Empowerment Anthem for the Ages with "ExtraL"|last=Curto|first=Justin|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 21, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221165225/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a63865915/jennie-doechii-extral-lyrics-explained/|url-status=live}} In one scene, they are depicted extra-small rapping on top of a bald man's head.
Live performances
Jennie included "ExtraL" on the setlist of her concert tour the Ruby Experience, which commenced in Los Angeles on March 6, 2025 at the same time as Ruby{{'}}s release.{{cite magazine|last=Garcia|first=Thania|title=Jennie Brings 'The Ruby Experience' to Los Angeles for a Sweet and Sultry Intro to Her Solo Era: Concert Review|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jennie-ruby-experience-concert-review-1236330927/|magazine=Variety|access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308105237/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jennie-ruby-experience-concert-review-1236330927/|archive-date=March 8, 2025|date=March 7, 2025|url-status=live}} She also performed the song at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 13 and 20.{{Cite news|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2025/04/13/blackpink-jennie-coachella-setlist-2025/83076715007/|last=Barraza|first=Paris|title=Coachella 2025: From 'Starlight' to 'ExtraL,' see full setlist for Jennie's solo performance|work=The Desert Sun|date=April 13, 2025|access-date=April 14, 2025|archive-date=April 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414123111/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2025/04/13/blackpink-jennie-coachella-setlist-2025/83076715007/|url-status=live}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ruby{{cite AV media notes|title=Ruby|author=Jennie|year=2025|publisher=Odd Atelier/Columbia Records|id=L200003175|type=liner notes}} and Tidal.{{Cite web|title=Credits / ExtraL / JENNIE |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/419072576/credits |access-date=February 21, 2025 |website=Tidal|date=February 21, 2025 }}
Recording
- Recorded and engineered at Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Mixed at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)
Personnel
{{div col}}
- Jennie – vocals, songwriter
- Doechii – featured vocals, songwriter {{small|(Doechii version)}}
- Alexis Andrea Boyd – songwriter
- Sorana Pacurar – songwriter
- Dem Jointz – songwriter, producer, recording engineer, vocal producer
- Jadya Love – recording engineer {{small|(Doechii version)}}
- Jennifer Ortiz – engineer {{small|(Doechii version)}}
- Chris O'Ryan – vocal producer, vocal engineer {{small|(Doechii version)}}
- Manny Marroquin – mix engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mix engineer {{small|(Doechii version)}}
- Anthony Vilchis – assistant mix engineer
- Trey Station – assistant mix engineer
- Bryce Bordone – assistant mix engineer {{small|(Doechii version)}}
- Will Quinnell – mastering engineer
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer {{small|(Doechii version)}}
{{div col end}}
Charts
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
{{col-2}}
=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for "ExtraL" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| South Korea (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=03&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – March 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=April 10, 2025}}
| 58 |
|---|
{{col-end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release formats for "ExtraL" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| February 21, 2025 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{hlist|Odd Atelier|Columbia}} |
|---|
References
{{reflist}}
{{Jennie (singer)}}
{{Doechii}}
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Jennie (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Jennie (singer)
Category:Songs written by Dem Jointz
Category:Songs written by Sorana (singer)
Category:Music videos directed by Cole Bennett
Category:English-language South Korean songs