You Can't Sit with Us
{{Short description|2021 single by Sunmi}}
{{for|the album by Pivot Gang|You Can't Sit With Us}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = You Can't Sit with Us
| type = single
| artist = Sunmi
| EP = 1/6
| cover = Sunmi - You Can't Sit With Us.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2021|08|06}}
| recorded = 2021
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:17
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}
| label = Abyss Company
| lyricist = Sunmi
| composer =
- Melanie Fontana
- Michel Schulz
- Ross Golan
| prev_title = Tail
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Go or Stop?
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|Aui0ZKIaXVc|"You Can't Sit With Us"}}|header=Music video|type=single}}
}}
"You Can't Sit with Us" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Sunmi. It was released on August 6, 2021, through Abyss Company, as the lead single from the singer's third extended play, 1/6. The song was written by Sunmi and was composed by Melanie Fontana, Michel Schulz and Ross Golan.
Background and release
On July 14, 2021, Sunmi's label Abyss Company confirmed in a statement to Newsen that the singer is in the midst of preparations for a "new album" and is "aiming for an August comeback".{{cite news|last=Woobin|first=Reporter|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000489347|script-title=ko:[단독] 선미, 8월 컴백…여름엔 역시 '선미팝'|via=Naver|publisher=TenAsia|language=ko|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021}}{{cite news|last=Chin|first=Carmen|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sunmi-weeekly-onf-new-music-comeback-august-2021-release-date-2993229|title=Sunmi, Weeekly and ONF to release new music next month|via=NME|publisher=|language=en|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021}} On July 19, the singer revealed that her new music would be released on August 6, 2021.{{cite news|last=Park|first=Dong-jae|url=https://www.breaknews.com/821432|script-title=ko:선미 컴백확정, ‘꼬리’ 이후 6개월만..이국적 스타일링+콘셉트 ‘시선집중’|via=BreakNews|publisher=|language=ko|date=July 19, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021}} Sunmi unveiled the album's track listing on her official social media accounts and website, revealing "You Can't Sit With Us" as the lead single on July 26.{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Seon-hee|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000751501|script-title=ko:선미, ‘1/6’ 트랙리스트 공개|via=BreakNews|publisher=|language=ko|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021}} The music video teaser for the song was released on August 1.{{cite news|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sunmi-you-cant-sit-with-us-teaser-music-video-release-date-3008680|title=Watch Sunmi shoot up zombies in new MV teaser for 'You Can't Sit With Us'|via=NME|publisher=|language=en|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 2, 2021}} "You Can't Sit With Us" was released for digital download and streaming as the lead single from 1/6 on August 6, 2021, by Abyss Company.
During an online media conference, Sunmi stated that she wanted to show "a lighter and more natural appearance" with the song.{{cite news|last=Gong|first=Mina|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021080613025834524&shlink=tw|title=가벼워진 선미, 좀비·Y2K도 '선미답게'[종합]|via=Star|publisher=|language=ko|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021}} On August 17, the singer appeared on KBS Cool FM's Raise the volume of Hanna Kangand and described the track as "the most lively song among my songs."{{cite news|last=Eun-jung|first=Kim|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/213/0001192695|title='볼륨' 선미 "독보적 퀸? 왕관 나눠 쓰고파→MV 1억뷰 공약"|via=Naver|publisher=TvReport|language=ko|date=August 17, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021}}
Composition
"You Can't Sit with Us" was written by Sunmi, while the composition was handled by Melanie Fontana, Michel Schulz and Ross Golan. The song is a synthwave-inspired song characterized by a distinct '80s dance-pop style with powerful synth. The song features a fast beat, addictive chorus, Sunmi's "breathy" vocals and aside from demonstrating her abilities as a vocalist, the singer is also seen exercising her rap skills. Its title was taken from a line in the 2004 film Mean Girls.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3144473/awash-americana-k-pop-music-videos-bts-sunmi|title=Awash in Americana – K-pop music videos by BTS, Sunmi and Somi evoke teen film classics and tropes, and there's more to come from Twice|language=en|date=August 10, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|publisher=South China Morning Post}} The track summarizes the frustration and anger one experiences when they're at a crossroads with their lover. In terms of musical notation, the song is composed in the key of D minor, with a tempo of 145 beats per minute, and runs for three minutes and seventeen seconds.{{cite web|url=https://musicstax.com/de/track/you-cant-sit-with-us/4aS8OY1JsRSBKGfnAkIOZH|title=Key, BPM and analysis of "You Can't Sit With Us" by Sunmi|publisher=MusicStax|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
Music video
An accompanying music video for the song, made by the Digipedi video production team,{{Efn|Digipedi's logo can be seen at the infocard in the music video|group=lower-alpha}} was released at midnight on August 6, 2021, along with the rest of 1/6. The video was inspired by the 2000s generation. Sunmi revealed that to film the zombie apocalypse scenes, she had to receive training from the stunt director behind the Netflix series Kingdom and the movie Train to Busan. After one day, the music video reached 10 million views, making it the singer's fastest video to do so.{{cite news|last=Iglan|first=Sports|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/08/08/entertainment/kpop/music-video-Sunmi-Kpop/20210808174600358.html|title=10 million and counting|via=KoreaJoongAngDaily|publisher=|language=en|date=August 8, 2021|access-date=August 14, 2021}} In a behind-the-scenes clip from the set of the "You Can’t Sit With Us" music video, the singer revealed that Marilyn Monroe inspired the choreography for the track.{{Cite web|title=Sunmi reveals Marilyn Monroe inspired the choreography for 'You Can't Sit With Us'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sunmi-reveals-marilyn-monroe-inspired-for-you-cant-sit-with-us-choreography-3021044|access-date=August 18, 2021|website=NME|date=August 16, 2021 |language=en}} The music video topped the K-Pop Radar Weekly YouTube Views Chart with 33 million views during its second week.{{Cite web|title=선미 'You can't sit with us' 6계단 대폭 상승!|url=https://www.jejutwn.com/news/article.html?no=85438|access-date=August 20, 2021|website=TWNews| date=August 17, 2021 |language=ko}}
= Synopsis =
File:Sunmi - You Can't Sit with Us (music video screenshot).jpg
The music video begins with Sunmi lounging in her bedroom, seemingly irritated by frequent calls from her ex.{{cite news|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sunmi-you-cant-sit-with-us-teaser-music-video-release-date-3008680|title=Watch Sunmi shoot up zombies in music video for 'You Can't Sit With Us'|via=NME|publisher=|language=en|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021}}{{cite news|last=Dongre|first=Divyansha|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-sunmis-action-packed-video-for-you-cant-sit-with-us/|title=Watch Sunmi's Action-Packed Video for 'You Can't Sit With Us'|via=Rolling Stone India|publisher=|language=en|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021}} As the song proceeds, she opens the window to find him standing below her building holding a placard that reads "Forgive Me." Frustrated and annoyed, she begins to start tossing items out of her window, including a flowerpot that ends up smashing into her ex's head and presumably killing him. Sunmi then later heads to in a retro-themed DVD rental store with her friends, where they browse through the shelves. Suddenly, they are interrupted by a horde of zombies surrounding the store, with Sunmi's ex appearing as a zombie in the midst of the crowd, holding the same placard from earlier before.
As the zombies break into the store, the three women then uncover their ammunition and proceed to take down the undead one after the other. At the end of the battle, the singer faces her ex who gets down on one knee to propose. An elated Sunmi instantly runs into his arms – the two then remain in each other's embrace as they are surrounded by police officials. An epilogue to the music video released August 13.{{Cite web|title=선미 (SUNMI) 'You can't sit with us' MV Epilogue|url=https://twitter.com/official_sunmi_/status/1426166658960347146|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813130230/https://twitter.com/official_sunmi_/status/1426166658960347146|archive-date=2021-08-13|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Twitter|language=en}} The epilogue depicts Sunmi dancing with her lover, before finally hugging him tightly as they are surrounded by the police.
Chart performance
"You Can't Sit With Us" debuted at number 120 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and the next week the song peaked at number 46.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=32&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|title=You Can't Sit With Us|date=August 12, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=33&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|title=You Can't Sit with Us|date=August 19, 2021}} In the US, the song debuted at number 10 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sunmi/chart-history/wdt/|title=Sunmi Chart History: World Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 26, 2021}} With this release, the singer has appeared inside the top 10 on the ranking as a soloist with at least seven tracks.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/08/17/bts-golden-child-sunmi-oneus-and-hyo-hits-making-moves-on-the-world-songs-chart/|title=BTS, Golden Child, Sunmi, Oneus And Hyo: Hits Making Moves On The World Songs Chart|date=August 17, 2021|website=Forbes|access-date=August 26, 2021}}
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Melon,{{cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10673304|title='Sunmi' 3th Mini Album 1/6|language=ko|date=August 6, 2021|accessdate=August 14, 2021|publisher=Melon}}
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- Sunmi – vocals, songwriter
- Melanie Fontana – songwriter
- Michel Schulz – songwriter
- Ross Golan – songwriter
- Jay-p Gu – audio mixing
- Choi Ja Yeon – record engineering
- Kwon Nam-woo – audio mastering
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Charts
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= Monthly chart =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for "You Can't Sit with Us" ! scope="col" | Chart (2021) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" | South Korea (Circle){{Cite web |title=Digital Chart – August 2021 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=08&hitYear=2021&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko}}
| 89 |
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Release history
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|+Release formats for "You Can't Sit with Us" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| South Korea
| rowspan="2"| August 6, 2021 | rowspan="2"| Digital download, streaming | rowspan="2"| {{flatlist|
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| scope="row"| Various |