Pretty Savage (Blackpink)

## Pretty Savage

"**Pretty Savage**" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Blackpink from their debut Korean studio album *The Album*. It was released on October 2, 2020, through YG and Interscope. The track was written by Teddy, Danny Chung, Løren and Vince, with production being handled by Teddy alongside 24, R. Tee and Bekuh Boom. Lyrically, the song deals with the group not caring about the opinion of others. The song was performed with "Lovesick Girls" on several music programs in South Korea including *Show! Music Core* and *Inkigayo* and also at *The Late Late Show With James Corden* as a preview performance for their headlining livestream concert, The Show.

"Pretty Savage" debuted in the top 100 of several countries, including Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. Although it did not enter the US *Billboard* Hot 100, it debuted at number twenty-one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

## Contents

* 1 Background and promotion
* 2 Composition
* 3 Critical reception
* 4 Credits and personnel
* 5 Usage in media
* 6 Charts
	+ 6.1 Weekly charts
	+ 6.2 Monthly charts
	+ 6.3 Mid-year charts
* 7 See also
* 8 References

## Background and promotion

"Pretty Savage" was confirmed with the album's tracklist on September 28, 2020. "Pretty Savage" was performed with "Lovesick Girls" on music and variety shows with in October following the release of the album. On October 10, the group made the debut performance of the song at MBC's *Show! Music Core*. The next day Blackpink performed the song on *Inkigayo*.

Blackpink also did an interview with James Corden on The Late Late Show With James Corden as part of the group's US promotion for their virtual concert "The Show" and then performed the track as a preview for the said concert. The Japanese version of the track was released as part of *The Album -JP Ver.-* which was made available on August 3, 2021.

## Composition

"Pretty Savage" was written by Teddy, Danny Chung, Løren and Vince, with production being handled by Teddy alongside 24, R. Tee and Bekuh Boom. The song runs for a duration of three minutes and nineteen seconds. "Pretty Savage" is a trap song with "haunted vocals and a skittish, staccato-style beat", those lyrics are a "collective middle finger to the haters". The song is about how the group’s success comes by being different from everyone else.

## Critical reception

The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Writing for *Billboard*, Jason Lipshutz ranked "Pretty Savage" as the best song on the album, calling it "hypnotic during its ferocious high points" and one of the best Blackpink songs. Callie Ahlgrim from *Insider* called "Pretty Savage" a "straight shot of adrenaline" and noted that the lyrics "Yeah, we some bitches you can't manage" are an "ace-in-the-hole". Writing for *Rolling Stone*, Tim Chan labelled it as the "sassiest kiss-off track since" since Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next". In a more negative review, Mikael Wood for the *Los Angeles Times* described the song, alongside "How You Like That", as "two vaguely phrased declarations of fierce self-determination".

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and the group's official website.

* Blackpink – vocals
* Teddy – producer, lyricist, composer, arranger
* 24 – producer, composer, arranger
* R. Tee – producer, composer, arranger
* Bekuh Boom – composer
* Danny Chung – lyricist
* Løren – lyricist
* Vince – lyricist
* Jason Roberts – mixer

## Usage in media

"Pretty Savage" was featured in the 2021 Netflix film *To All the Boys: Always and Forever*.

South Korean boy band iKon performed a remake of the song entitled "Classy Savage" with a guest appearance by Lisa in the 2021 Mnet competition show *Kingdom: Legendary War*.

## Charts

### Mid-year charts

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 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
 Global 200 (*Billboard*)
 Malaysia (RIM)
 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
 Singapore (RIAS)
 South Korea (Gaon)
 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)
 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (*Billboard*)
 US World Digital Song Sales (*Billboard*)

 South Korea (Gaon)
 Chart (2021)
 South Korea (Gaon)

## Lyrics

Uh-huh, uh-huh

Uh-huh, uh-huh (prrr)

BLACKPINK in your area

Uh-huh, uh-huh

BLACKPINK in your area

Uh-huh, uh-huh

비슷한 것 같지 우린 뼛속까지 다름

아이 창피하다가도 멍석 깔면 바름

Born skinny, bitch 암만 살쪄도 난 마름

계산은 느려도 눈치는 빠름

인기를 논하자면 안 해 입만 아픔

F boys, not my boys 싹둑싹둑 자름

우리 이름 틀린다면 뚜두뚜두 맞음

Drip, drip, ice it out, bust it down, top to the bottom

검은색 분홍빛이

All up in it, make it lit, like

(Oh, oh-oh-oh)

Yeah, we some bitches you can't manage

또 이 어려운 걸 해내지

우린 예쁘장한 savage

We some 예쁘장한 savage

Bah-dah-bah-bah

You better run, run, run

(Ooh) Bah-dah-bah-bah

You better run, run, run

All my diamonds they yellow or bright white (bing)

Got 'em blind, can't find me, I'm outta sight (sight)

If you mad, stay mad, we not alike (uh-uh)

S-A-V-A-G-E, keep it pretty, pretty savage

비슷한 걸 걸쳤지만 자태부터 다름

짠 하고 나타나면 카펫부터 깔음

BLACK 했다 PINK 했다 내 맘대로 바꿈

네 질투가 문제야 maybe I'm the problem

검은색 분홍빛이

All up in it, make it rain, like

(Oh, oh-oh-oh)

Yeah, we some bitches you can't manage

또 이 어려운 걸 해내지

우린 예쁘장한 savage

We some 예쁘장한 savage

Bah-dah-bah-bah

You better run, run, run

(Ooh) Bah-dah-bah-bah

You better run, run, run

All my diamonds they yellow or bright white (bing)

Got 'em blind, can't find me, I'm outta sight (sight)

If you mad, stay mad, we not alike (uh-uh)

S-A-V-A-G-E, keep it pretty, pretty savage

Pretty girl (pretty girl)

웃어주지만 마냥 약하진 않아

And I wish you would (wish you would)

비바람이 불수록 더 높이 날아

I got nothin' left to say to you

원하면 보여줄게 attitude

굳이 말 안 해도 다 알잖아

You know

Savage (봐도 봐도 예쁘장한)

Savage (so pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty)

Savage (봐도 봐도 예쁘장한)

Savage (so pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty)

## Lyrics (Romanized)

[Intro: Jisoo, *Jennie*]

Uh-huh, uh-huh

Uh-huh, uh-huh *(Rrrr)*

BLACKPINK in your area

Uh-huh, uh-huh

BLACKPINK in your area

Uh-huh, uh-huh

[Verse 1: Lisa, *Jennie*]

Biseushan geot gatji urin ppyeossokkaji dareum

Ai changpihadagado meongseok kkalmyeon bareum

Born skinny, bitch, amman saljjyeodo nan mareum

Gyesaneun neuryeodo nunchineun ppareum

*Ingireul nonhajamyeon an hae ipman apeum*

*F boys, not my boys, ssakdukssakduk jareum*

*Uri ireum teullindamyeon ddu-du ddu-du majeum*

Drip, drip, ice it out, bust it down, top to the bottom

[Pre-Chorus: Rosé, *Rosé & Jisoo*]

*(Oh-oh-oh-oh)*

Geomeunsaek bunhongbichi

All up in it, make it lit, like

*(Oh-oh-oh-oh)*

Yeah, we some bitches you can't manage

Tto i eoryeoun geol haenaeji

Urin yeppeujanghan savage

We some yeppeujanghan savage

[Chorus: Jisoo, *Jennie*]

(Ooh) *Bah-dah-bah-bah*

You better run, run, run

(Ooh) *Bah-dah-bah-bah*

You better run, run, run

[Post-Chorus: Lisa]

All my diamonds, they yellow or bright white (Bing)

Got 'em blind can't find me, I'm outta sight (Sight)

If you mad stay mad, we not alike (Uh-uh)

S-A-V-A-G-E, keep it pretty, pretty savage

[Verse 2: Jisoo]

Biseushan geol geolchyeossjiman jataebuteo dareum

Jjan hago natanamyeon kapesbuteo kkareum

BLACK haetda PINK haetda nae mamdaero bakkum

Ne jiltuga munjeya, maybe I'm the problem

[Pre-Chorus: Jennie, *Rosé & Jisoo*]

*(Oh-oh-oh-oh)*

Geomeunsaek bunhongbichi

All up in it, make it rain, like

*(Oh-oh-oh-oh)*

Yeah, we some bitches you can't manage

Tto i eoryeoun geol haenaeji

Urin yeppeujanghan savage

We some yeppeujanghan savage

[Chorus: Jisoo, *Jennie*]

(Ooh) *Bah-dah-bah-bah*

You better run, run, run

(Ooh) *Bah-dah-bah-bah*

You better run, run, run

[Post-Chorus: Lisa]

All my diamonds, they yellow or bright white (Bing)

Got 'em blind can't find me, I'm outta sight (Sight)

If you mad stay mad, we not alike (Uh-uh)

S-A-V-A-G-E, keep it pretty, pretty savage

[Bridge: Rosé]

Pretty girl (Pretty girl)

Useojujiman manyang yakhajin anha

And I wish you would (Wish you would)

Bibarami bulsurok deo nopi nara

I got nothin' left to say to you

Wonhamyeon boyeojulge attitude

Gudi mal an haedo da aljanha

You know

[Outro: Jennie, *Jisoo*, **Lisa**]

Savage *bwado bwado yeppeujanghan*

Savage **(So pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty)**

Savage *bwado bwado yeppeujanghan*

Savage **(So pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty)**

## Videos

Lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx-PQXhdpks

Official (Inkigayo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU2HqP4NxUs