"Be Mine" ( ''Naekkeohaja'') is a song released by the
South Korea
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n boy band
Infinite. The song is the title track of the group's first studio album ''
Over the Top'', released on July 21, 2011. The song is also the second Japanese single of the group. It was released on April 18, 2012 in 4 different editions.
Composition
The song was written by Song Sooyoon and produced by Han Jaeho and Kim Seungsoo (also known as
Sweetune), which also produced songs for the groups
Kara,
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Hist ...
,
Rainbow,
SS501,
Nine Muses and more. A remix version of the song was released on the studio album ''
Paradise
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'', a repackaged version of the album ''Over the Top''.
Promotions
The group started promoting the track on July 23, 2011 on the
MBC's ''
Show! Music Core
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'' and they also promoted in the music shows ''
M! Countdown'', ''
Music Bank'' and ''
Inkigayo
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''. The songs "1/3" and "Amazing", from the album ''
Over the Top'', were used for the special comeback week performances. The first music show award for the song (and also the first award for the group since their debut in 2010) was on September 1, on the show ''M! Countdown'', and they won another award on the following week. On September 2, the group promoted the title song in a
remix
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version until September 11. The promotions of the song ended on September 18.
Music video
A teaser of the music video was released on July 15 and the full video on July 20, on the Woollim Entertainment's
YouTube
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channel. A dance version of the video was released on July 31. The group label, Woollim Entertainment, revealed a practice video of the group performing the song on August 11.
Track listing
# "내꺼하자"
(''Be Mine'') – 3:25
Chart performance
The song debuted at the number 24 in
Gaon's singles chart on the week of July 23 and climbed to the position 13 on the following week and stayed for two weeks. It climbed one position on the week of September 13, which is the peak of the song.
Charts
Japanese version
A Japanese version of the song served as the group's second single in
Japan
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. It was released on April 18, 2012 in 4 different editions: CD+DVD (with theme 'Solid'), 2 limited CD with different packages and booklets (Type B with theme '
Pop art' and Type C with theme 'Innocent') and a Regular edition (also with theme 'Solid').
Composition
All songs from the single were previously released in Korean on the album ''
Over the Top''.
Music video
The music video of the song premiered on March 19, on
MTV Japan.
Different of the Korean music video, this version doesn't have a storyline and has more solo and choreographed shots.
Track listing
Charts
Oricon chart
Other charts
Release history
References
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2011 songs
2012 singles
Korean-language songs
Japanese-language songs
South Korean songs
Infinite (group) songs