"Between Us" | ||||
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Single by CNBLUE | ||||
from the album 7°CN | ||||
Released | March 20, 2017 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, synth rock | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | FNC Entertainment | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jung Yong-hwa, Hang Seong-ho, Kim I-na, Justin Reinstein | |||
CNBLUE singles chronology | ||||
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"Between Us" (헷갈리게; Hetgallige) is a song by South Korean pop rock idol band CNBLUE. It serves as the lead single to the band's seventh mini-album 7°CN and was released on March 20, 2017.
"Between Us" was written by Jung Yong-hwa, Hang Seong-ho, and Kim I-na, and composed by Jung and Justin Reinstein. It is composed in the key of E major using common time with a tempo of 140 beats per minute.[1] Jung and Reinstein met while attending a song camp; originally titled "Wasted",[2] the pair composed the track together.[3]
Musically, "Between Us" is a pop-rock and synth rock song.[4][5] The lyrics deal with the "ambiguous and confusing feelings" leading up to start of a relationship.[4] The song begins with a "light" and "upbeat rhythm", building into its "catchy" chorus of "syncopated rhythms" and a "strong rock sound".[4][6][7] Jung showcases "tough and masculine vocals" on the track.[4] Billboard magazine columnist Tamar Herman described it as a "propulsive fusion of rock 'n' roll and Top 40 dance music".[5]
"Between Us" was simultaneously released alongside 7°CN on March 20, 2017. CNBLUE began promoting the song three days later on Mnet's music chart show M Countdown,[8] followed by subsequent comeback performances on Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) Music Bank,[9] Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's (MBC) Show! Music Core,[10] Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) Inkigayo,[11] SBS MTV's The Show,[12] and MBC Music's Show Champion.[13]
A music video teaser for "Between Us" was released on March 16.[14] Two days later, a band performance trailer for the single was released.[15] The full music video was released on March 20. It shows CNBLUE performing together throughout, as well as the members individually "walking on a dark path while talking on their phone". The scenes shift between black-and-white and colored sequences,[16] an "outward expression of the internal turmoil a person faces when figuring out what exactly is going on at the start of burgeoning relationship".[5] Filmed on March 6,[17] the video was directed by Jung Jin-su of Visuals From.[2]
"Between Us" debuted at number 33 on South Korea's national Gaon Digital Chart,[18] selling 44,833 downloads and accumulating 747,105 streams in its first week.[19][20] The song earned CNBLUE award nominations for Best Band Performance and Song of the Year at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[21][22]
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Gaon Digital Chart[18] | 33 |
Gaon Mobile Chart[23] | 65 |