Coup d'Etat (G-Dragon song)

"Coup D'Etat"
Single by G-Dragon featuring Diplo and Baauer
from the album Coup d'Etat
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
GenreTrap
Length2:58
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • G-Dragon
Producer(s)
G-Dragon singles chronology
"Niliria"
(2013) 		"Coup D'Etat"
(2013) 		"Crooked"
(2013)

"Coup d'Etat" is a song recorded by South Korean rapper G-Dragon featuring American DJs Diplo and Baauer, who also served as co-producer. Released through YG Entertainment on September 2, 2013, it served as the second single to his album of the same name.

Background

In June 2013, YG Entertainment announced that Missy Elliott and Diplo would be collaborating on the album,[1] with Missy Elliot appearing on "Niliria" while Diplo appeared in "Coup d'Etat." Jessica Oak from Billboard magazine describes the album's title track, co-produced by American DJs Diplo and Baauer, as a slow tempo trap influenced song,[2] which samples Gil Scott-Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."[3] YG Entertainment released the music video for "Coup d'Etat" on YouTube on September 1, 2013, which garnered over 750,000 views after a day.[2] Seoul Beats praised the direction of the music video, describing it as "a vivid three minute, twenty-two second journey to the shadowy side of G-Dragon's visual imagination."[4][unreliable source?]

Chart performance and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[5] 5
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[6] 15
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 4

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital) 452,833[8]

Awards and nominations

Awards for "Coup d'Etat"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Music Video Won [9]
Music program wins
Program Date
Inkigayo (SBS) September 15, 2013

References

  1. ^ "News About 'G-Dragon'". yg-life.com. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b Oak, Jessica (2 September 2013). "G-Dragon Reveals Video for Diplo/Baauer-Produced "COUP D'ETAT" & Star-Studded Album Features". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. ^ Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (2013-09-04). "G-Dragon, 'COUP D'ETAT': First Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  4. ^ "G-Dragon Stages A "Coup D'Etat"". Seoul Beats. 2013-09-04. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ^ "Coup d'Etat + Who You". September 7, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "G-Dragon Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Chart History". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  7. ^ "Billboard World Digital Songs: Chart Search". Billboard. September 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Online Download – 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013 Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.