"Gotta Go" (Korean: 가라고; RR: Garago) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Sunmi for the soundtrack of the web series XX. It was released as a digital single on February 6, 2020 by Vlending Co., Ltd. and PlayList Global.
Background
On November 22, 2019, it was reported that Sunmi would participate in the soundtrack of the web series XX.[1] The first teaser of the series, released on January 9, 2020 and in which Sunmi made a cameo appearance, featured the song as background music.[2]
Composition
Sunmi co-composed the track with her frequent collaborator Frants. Compared to most Korean drama soundtracks which "tend to be ballad or acoustic-leaning," Sunmi's "Gotta Go" is "based on the theme of the drama or specific scene for which its [sic] used."[3] "Gotta Go" is a hip hop song encompassing diverse genres such as rock and trap.
Track listing
Digital download
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"Gotta Go" (가라고)
Sunmi
Sunmi
Frants
2:59
2.
"Gotta Go" (Inst.)
Sunmi
Frants
2:59
Total length:
5:58
Music video
A music video for the song was released on February 2, 2020 at noon, six hours before the single's release. It features scenes from XX, showing how the friendship between Yoon Na-na (Ahn Hee-yeon) and Lee Roo-mi (Hwang Seung-eon) broke when they were university students.[4]
Performance video
A dance performance video directed by NOVVKIM[5] was released on February 8, 2020.[6]
Commercial performance
The song debuted at number 130 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart during the week of February 2–8, 2020 before peaking at 123 the following week.[7] It also debuted at number 81 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 65; it spent three weeks on the chart. On the week of February 22, 2020, "Gotta Go" debuted at number 17 on the US BillboardWorld Digital Songs Chart before dropping out of the chart the following week.[8]
