"Senorita" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group
(G)I-dle. It was released on February 26, 2019, as the title track from the group's second EP ''
I Made
''I Made'' (stylized in Letter case#Sentence case, sentence case) is the second extended play by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. The album was released digitally and physically on February 26, 2019. The album contains five tracks including the ...
'' (2019). A music video for the song was also released on February 26.
A Japanese version of the song was released on August 26, 2020, for their 2nd Japanese EP ''
Oh My God''.
Background
Soyeon worked with
Carlos Gorito, a Brazilian TV personality, to express the "Spanish" part of the song in a strong way.
Composition
The lyrics were written by member
Soyeon, who also served as producer alongside *
Big Sancho
Kim Tae-ho (Hangul: 김태호), professionally known as Big Sancho (Hangul: 빅싼초), is a South Korean songwriter, composer and music producer. He is part of the producing team Yummy Tone.
Songwriting and composing credits
Songwriting and c ...
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Critical reception
''Billboard'' described "Senorita" as a "Latin pop-themed dance track
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incorporates castanets and jazzy brass horns alongside groovy rhythmic strings and sleek electronic effects". Lyrically, the women confidently relaying their emotions to a "Senor," who seemingly chants out the song's title in the post-chorus.
Commercial performance
"Senorita" debuted at number 7 on the US
World Digital Song Sales
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chart with 1,000 downloads and 782,000 streams in the week ending February 28. This was the group's fourth entry on the chart and the third as a group alone.
The song debuted at number 30 on the
Gaon Digital Chart and peaked at number 19 the following week.
The song also tops Bugs and Naver Music's real-time chart. "Senorita" debuted at number 26 on Billboard Korea's Kpop Hot 100 and peaked at number 10 the following week.
Music video
On February 26, "Senorita" was released along with its music video.
The video shows the group to a brightly-hued hotel full of danger, including razor blade-filled lollipops, dangling cranes, electrocution via hairdryer, and fires. The video’s release also marks the partnership between (G)I-dle and Memebox’s new Kaja cosmetic line. Throughout, the members of the act wear and interact with Kaja makeup products.
Accolades
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly chart
Year-end charts
References
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(G)I-dle songs
2019 singles
2019 songs
Cube Entertainment singles
Korean-language songs
Songs written by Jeon So-yeon