On the Ground
2021 single by Rosé / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"On the Ground" is the debut solo single by Korean-New Zealand singer and Blackpink member Rosé. It was released on 12 March 2021 by YG Entertainment as the lead single from her debut single album, R. It was written by Rosé alongside Amy Allen, Teddy, Raúl Cubina, Jon Bellion and Jorgen Odegard, and was produced by the latter three alongside Ojivolta and 24. The song is an electropop, pop rock and pop track with synth-pop elements. Its lyrics reflect Rosé's rise to fame, from singing and playing piano in her childhood home to flying to South Korea and forming one of K-pop's biggest acts.
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Single by Rosé | ||||
from the album R | ||||
Language | English | |||
B-side | "Gone" | |||
Released | 12 March 2021 (2021-03-12) | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Studio | The Black Label (Seoul) | |||
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Length | 2:48 | |||
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"On the Ground" on YouTube | ||||
Commercially, "On the Ground" debuted at number one on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts, the first song by a solo K-pop artist to do so and making Rosé the first artist to top the chart as a soloist and as part of a group. The song peaked at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart and number three on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 in South Korea, and topped the charts in Malaysia and Singapore. It also became the highest-charting song at the time by a female K-pop soloist on the US Billboard Hot 100, the Canadian Hot 100, and the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, the song peaked at number 31 on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Rosé's first entry as a solo artist. "On the Ground" received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who complimented its lyrics and Rosé's vocals.
An accompanying music video, directed by Han Sa-min, premiered the same day as the song's release. Upon release, the music video broke several YouTube records for a solo K-pop artist, including for the most-watched premiere and the most views within 24 hours for a music video, accumulating 41.6 million views in that time. To promote "On the Ground", the singer appeared and performed on several South Korean music programs including M Countdown, Inkigayo, and Show! Music Core. On 24 March, Rosé received her first ever music show win for the song on Show Champion. Since then she has achieved five more music show wins for the track on M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo.