"If You" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band

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. It was released digitally on July 1, 2015 by

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, as the third single from ''

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'', being included in the single album '' D''. It was written by group member G-Dragon who also produced the song with P.K and Dee.P. "If You" became a chart-topper in South Korea's

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, and went on to sell over five million digital units across Asia.

Background

The first poster of ''D'' was released on June 26, 2015, announcing "If You" and its release date as July 1. The release was supported by a live countdown on

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Starcast on June 30. It was announced that the song will have no music video, unlike the other singles that BigBang released that year. An official from their label, YG, revealed to ''Star News'' that "the reason why it does not have a music video is because since Big Bang's debut in 2006, 'If You' is their saddest song ever. 'If You' is a track that will touch you emotionally. A music video wasn't shot so that you can focus on the music and lyrics only." This is the first song in which all of the members of BigBang sing, as typically before T.O.P and G-Dragon would rap.

Critical reception

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'' felt that "If You" was one of the group's "most instantly striking pieces in years." Korean website ''Osen'' called it "the saddest song ever in Big Bang's history."

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received good reviews for his writing, being praised for showing "his formidible songwriting chops, evoking the complexity of " Lies" or "

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Commercial performance

"If You" had 308,120 downloads sold in its first week on the

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, the fourth-highest first week sales in 2015, and peaked at number one on the Digital Chart. The song also debuted at number two on the BGM Chart, four on the Streaming Chart with over 4.8 million streams and at number 22 on the Mobile Chart. "If You" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard''s

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. Additionally, the single ranked at seventh as the most popular Korean singles of 2015 in Taiwan by music streaming service

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Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Accolades

Release history

References

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