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Coup d'Etat (G-Dragon song)

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"Coup D'Etat"
Single by G-Dragon featuring Diplo and Baauer
from the album Coup d'Etat
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
GenreTrap
Length2:58
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • G-Dragon
Producer(s)
G-Dragon singles chronology
"Niliria"
(2013) 		"Coup D'Etat"
(2013) 		"Crooked"
(2013)

"Coup d'Etat" is a song recorded by South Korean rapper G-Dragon featuring American DJs Diplo and Baauer, who also served as co-producer. Released through YG Entertainment on September 2, 2013, it served as the second single to his album of the same name.

Background

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In June 2013, YG Entertainment announced that Missy Elliott and Diplo would be collaborating on the album,[1] with Missy Elliot appearing on "Niliria" while Diplo appeared in "Coup d'Etat." Jessica Oak from Billboard magazine describes the album's title track, co-produced by American DJs Diplo and Baauer, as a slow tempo trap influenced song,[2] which samples Gil Scott-Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."[3] 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.[2] Seoul Beats praised the direction of the music video, describing it as "a vivid three minute, twenty-two second journey to the shadowy side of G-Dragon’s visual imagination."[4]

Chart performance and sales

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[5] 5
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[6] 15
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 4

Sales

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Country Sales
South Korea (digital) 452,833[8]

Awards and nominations

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Awards for "Coup d'Etat"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Music Video Won [9]
Music program wins
Program Date
Inkigayo (SBS) September 15, 2013

References

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  1. ^ "News About 'G-Dragon'". yg-life.com. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b Oak, Jessica (2 September 2013). "G-Dragon Reveals Video for Diplo/Baauer-Produced "COUP D'ETAT" & Star-Studded Album Features". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. ^ Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (2013-09-04). "G-Dragon, 'COUP D'ETAT': First Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  4. ^ "G-Dragon Stages A "Coup D'Etat"". Seoul Beats. 2013-09-04. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ^ "Coup d'Etat + Who You". September 7, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "G-Dragon Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Chart History". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  7. ^ "Billboard World Digital Songs: Chart Search". Billboard. September 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Online Download – 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013 Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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