Coup d'Etat (G-Dragon album)
Coup d'Etat | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 5, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2011–2013 | |||
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Length | 45:58 | |||
Language | Korean | |||
Label | YG | |||
Producer | ||||
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Singles from Coup d'Etat | ||||
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Coup d'Etat is the second
The album charted at number one on the South Korean
Development
In an interview with
"Now, I've been in the game for some time, and I understand how to have a better balance of things. I've come to realize ways of making music without being excessive. I'm more at ease when I'm rapping. Whether it's music or fashion, the older I get, I realize what's comfortable lasts longer. And a lot of that is reflected in the new album."[5]
G-Dragon mostly worked with YG's in house producers, Choice37, Teddy Park and Kush. When discussing why the album took years to be completed, the rapper said:
"There are various reasons why the second album took so long. Mostly, I just wanted to make things better and better. I have a lot of records that I sketched out, but they're not really organized properly. So instead of putting out incomplete records, I wanted to trim things down and make it super tight. That's why we put out the One of a Kind (2012) mini-album out first. With the remaining time, I redid the records, molded them, and now they're complete. Whenever I consider putting something out, I just feel like more needs to be done. I wouldn't say that I'm not confident, but it's more so a sense of feeling like I could make it better. That's why it took so long."[5]
Composition
Coup d'Etat is an eclectic mix of hip-hop, dubstep, rock, electro, and pop.
Release
The album was first released digitally divided in two parts: Coup d'État: Part I was released on September 2, 2013, with the first five tracks of the tracklist, while the seven additional tracks were released on September 5. The physical edition, including two exclusive tracks, was released on September 14.[12][13]
On September 29, 2013,
Promotion
On March 15, 2013
YG Entertainment announced in June that Missy Elliott and Diplo would be collaborating on the album.[7] A series of teaser photos were then released by YG Entertainment on August 26 and on August 27, 2013.[20][21] YG then released the full album track list on September 1 which revealed other collaborating artists such as Lydia Paek, Jennie, Boys Noize, Baauer, and Sky Ferreira.[4]
G-Dragon and Missy Elliott debuted the song "Niliria" with a live performance on KCON 2013 on August 25, 2013, in Los Angeles.[22][23][24] YG Entertainment released the music video for "Coup d'Etat" on YouTube on September 1, 2013, which garnered over 750,000 views after a day.[8] The music video for "Crooked" was then released on September 4, 2013.[11][25] The first televised performance was held at the talk show You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook on September 6, where G-Dragon performed the single "Crooked" and the solo version of "Niliria".[26] The first performance at a music show, which featured the tracks "Niliria", "Michi Go" and the debut of the song "Black", with the then YG trainee Jennie Kim, took place on SBS's Inkigayo on September 8, 2013.[27][28] On November 13, the fourth music video of the album, "Who You?" was released on YouTube.[29]
G-Dragon held an art exhibition in
Commercial performance
Tracks from Coup d'Etat topped major Korean music sites such as MelOn, Mnet, Bugs, Naver, and Olleh. A total of seven tracks were placed from one to seven on the Mnet charts upon release,
On September 10, it was revealed the physical album had received pre-orders in excess of 300,000 copies in
Coup d'Etat debuted at number eleven in the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan with an estimated total of 11,150 copies sold during its first week of release.[citation needed] The Japanese version of the album named Coup d'Etat + One of a Kind & Heartbreaker debuted at number two on the same chart.[44]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
MTV Iggy | favorable[45] |
The New York Times | favorable[10] |
Pitchfork | 6.1/10[46] |
In a review for MTV, Alexis Stephens wrote that G-Dragon "created a post-modern pastiche of worldwide pop idol sounds" that at times "feels like empty calories".[45] Jeff Benjamin and Jessica Oak of Billboard felt that the album "establishes that K-pop stars are no different than pop stars of the West and, really, no different than everyday people struggling with insecurities, relationships and proving one's maturity perhaps just a bit prematurely."[1] David Jeffries of AllMusic noted that G-Dragon "set his sights on America" with this album, and declared that, "when this flashy and slick effort goes deep", the listener will be shocked.[47]
Jon Caramanica of The New York Times expressed that "K-pop is gloriously synthetic, and G-Dragon is a miraculous canvas to work with. He morphs easily into almost any style, he moves with panache and confidence, and he has a perpetual sense of theater about him." The critic also noted that Coup d'Etat "is perhaps the K-pop album with America most heavily on its mind and in its credits."[10]
Corban Goble of "In a truly globalized environment, where pop singers trade across borders with ease, a singer like G-Dragon is less of an anomaly and more of a visionary, even if the semaphore buried in the original symbol might not hold up in this new iteration. But what does work is that East/West divide that emptying out the right side of this icon offers – the roundness, the oneness of the circle, is emphasized over the original symbol, giving a new global weight to the international smash-hit album's visuals."[48]
Accolades
Song | Program | Date |
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"Black" | M Countdown | September 12, 2013 |
September 19, 2013 | ||
"Coup d'Etat" | Inkigayo | September 15, 2013 |
"Who You?" | Music Bank
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September 20, 2013 |
"Crooked" | Inkigayo | September 22, 2013 |
September 29, 2013 | ||
M Countdown | September 26, 2013 | |
Music Bank | September 27, 2013 |
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Coup d'etat" (쿠데타; Kudeta; featuring Diplo and Baauer) | G-Dragon |
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| 2:58 |
2. | "Niliria" (늴리리야; Nililiya; featuring Missy Elliott) |
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| Teddy | 2:52 |
3. | "R.O.D." (featuring Lydia Paek) |
| Teddy | Teddy | 3:56 |
4. | "Black" (featuring Jennie of Blackpink) |
| Teddy | Teddy | 3:23 |
5. | "Who You?" (니가 뭔데; Niga Mwonde) | G-Dragon |
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| 3:21 |
6. | "Shake the World" (세상을 흔들어; Sesangeul Heundeuleo) | G-Dragon |
| Choice37 | 2:55 |
7. | "GO" (미치Go; Michigo; lit. Crazy GO) | G-Dragon |
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| 3:28 |
8. | "Crooked" (삐딱하게; Ppiddak-hage) |
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| Teddy | 3:45 |
9. | "Niliria" (늴리리야; Nililiya; G-Dragon ver.) |
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| Teddy | 2:52 |
10. | "Runaway" | G-Dragon |
| Dee.P | 3:21 |
11. | "I Love It" (너무 좋아; Neomu Joh-a; featuring Zion.T & Boys Noize) | G-Dragon |
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| 3:15 |
12. | "You Do" (outro) | G-Dragon |
| Choice37 | 2:38 |
13. | "Window" |
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| Choice37 | 3:47 |
14. | "Black" (featuring Sky Ferreira) |
| Teddy | Teddy | 3:24 |
Total length: | 45:58 |
Notes
- Tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9 are promotional tracks.
- Part 1 included tracks 1 to 5, whilst Part 2 included tracks 6 to 12.
- Tracks 13 and 14 are exclusive to the physical edition.
- Track 4 credits Jennieunder the name "Jennie Kim of YG New Girl Group".
Sample credits
- "Coup d'Etat" contains a vocal sample of "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" written and performed by Gil Scott-Heron.[49][47][50]
- "Niliria" contains elements of a traditional Korean
Charts
Weekly charts
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Yearly charts
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Sales
Region | Sales amount |
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South Korea | 204,758[56] |
United States | 4,000[41] |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Ref. |
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Various | September 2, 2013 (part 1) | YG Entertainment | [2] | |
September 5, 2013 (part 2) | [3] | |||
South Korea | September 13, 2013 |
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CD | [4] |
Taiwan | October 4, 2013 | Warner Music Taiwan | [57] | |
South Korea | October 18, 2013 | YG Entertainment | Vinyl (limited edition)
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