Square One (single album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Square One
| type = single album
| artist = Blackpink
| cover = Square One - Blackpink.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|2016|08|08}}
| recorded =
| studio = YG Entertainment
| genre = K-pop
| length = 7:33
| language = {{flatlist|
- Korean
- English
}}
| label = YG
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Square Two
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Square One
| type = single album
| single1 = Whistle
| single1date = August 8, 2016
| single2 = Boombayah
| single2date = August 8, 2016
}}
}}
Square One is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2016 by YG Entertainment. Lyrics on the single album were written by B.I, Teddy, and Bekuh Boom while production was also handled by Teddy, Future Bounce and Bekuh Boom.{{cite web |title=Whistle (BLACKPINK) - Melon |url=https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=8304594|website=Melon |access-date=3 May 2021 |language=ko}}{{cite web |title=Boombayah (BLACKPINK) - Melon |url=https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=8304595|website=Melon |access-date=3 May 2021 |language=ko}}
Promotion
To promote Square One, Blackpink held their first live performances of "Whistle" and "Boombayah" at the SBS Inkigayo on August 14, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAqAp1tJnkc|title=BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK - '휘파람'(WHISTLE) 0814 SBS Inkigayo|last=|first=|date=August 14, 2016|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225213841/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAqAp1tJnkc|archive-date=February 25, 2017|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpSH8MrYCfg|title=BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK - '붐바야(BOOMBAYAH)' 0814 SBS Inkigayo|last=|first=|date=August 14, 2016|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908122550/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpSH8MrYCfg|archive-date=September 8, 2017|access-date=}} A week later, on August 21, the group won its first award during a musical program for "Whistle" at Inkigayo.
Commercial performance
Square One reached number one on iTunes's album chart within two days of release, setting a record for a rookie Korean girl group.{{cite web|author=Jeon Su Mi|date=August 10, 2016|title=Blackpink Sweeping Charts Within 2 Days of Debut|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/107611/blackpink-sweeping-charts-within-2-days-of-debut-all-kpop-news|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813150107/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/107611/blackpink-sweeping-charts-within-2-days-of-debut-all-kpop-news|archive-date=August 13, 2016|access-date=August 13, 2016|website=Mwave}} Both singles of Square One debuted in the top ten of the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea. "Whistle" debuted at number one and "Boombayah" at number seven on the chart. The two singles as well as the tracks on Blackpink's second single album Square Two combined sold a total of 113,000 digital song downloads in the U.S. by August 2017.{{cite magazine|last1=Benjamin|first1=Jeff|title=Happy Anniversary, Blackpink: A Breakdown of Their Major Chart Accomplishments After 1 Year|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7898029/blackpink-one-year-anniversary-chart-statistics-bubbling-under|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 12, 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Square One track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = Whistle
| note1 = {{lang|ko|휘파람}}; Hwi-param
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Teddy|Bekuh Boom|B.I}}
| music1 = {{hlist|Teddy|Future Bounce|Boom}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Teddy|Future Bounce}}
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = Boombayah
| note2 = {{lang|ko|붐바야}}; Bumbaya
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Teddy|Boom}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Teddy|Boom}}
| extra2 = Teddy
| length2 = 4:00
| total_length = 7:33
}}
Charts
= Weekly charts =
== "Whistle" ==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" |Chart (2016) ! scope="col" |Peak position |
| {{single chart|Finnishdownload|24|artist=Blackpink|song=Whistle|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2019|refname=WhistleFinland}} |
| scope="row" |South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=33&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|website=gaonchart.co.kr|language=en|access-date=2016-08-18|publication-date=|archive-date=2020-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517224220/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=33&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}
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| scope="row"| US World Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blackpink/chart-history/wdt/|title=Blackpink Chart History (World Digital Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 26, 2018}}
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