"Pick Me" is a song by
contestants of ''
Produce 101
''Produce 101'' is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group. The format is noted for having no panel of judges, empl ...
''. It was released online as a digital single on December 17, 2015 by
CJ E&M
CJ E&M (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠, an initialism for CJ Entertainment & Media) is a South Korean entertainment and mass media company created by CJ Group in 2011. As of July 2018, CJ E&M is a division of CJ ENM.
History
CJ E&M was established a ...
, along with a music video. It was unveiled for the first time on Episode 453 of ''
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.
Bro ...
'' that same day. The group was presented by Jang Keun-suk, and 98 out of 101 members showcased their talents through the song.
The song was used in the South Korean legislative elections for the National Assembly.
Composition
"Pick Me" is an electronic dance music song, composed and written by veteran composer
Kim Chang-hwan under the pen name Midas-T.
Commercial performance
"Pick Me" debuted at number 45 on the
Gaon Digital Chart
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based o ...
, on the chart issue dated February 2–13, 2016, as a hot track. In its second week, the song climbed to number 24. In its third week, the song peaked at number 9.
The song entered at number 30 for the month of February 2016 and peaked at number 13 for the month of March.
The song placed at number 53 for the 2016 year-end chart, with 893,723 downloads sold and 38,956,800 streams.
Charts
References
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Produce 101
2015 singles
2015 songs
Korean-language songs
Electronic dance music songs
K-pop songs
Television game show theme songs
I.O.I songs