"Dilemma" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

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for their fourth

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''. It was released as the

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on February 14, 2022. "Dilemma" was written and composed by B.E.P with Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado.

Background and release

On December 22, 2021, IST Entertainment announced Apink would be releasing a new album in February 2022. On January 22, it was announced that Apink would be releasing ''Horn'' on February 14. Four days later, the track listing was released with "Dilemma" announced as the lead single. On February 7, the highlight medley teaser video was released. The music video teasers was released on February 11 and 13.

Composition

"Dilemma" was written and composed by B.E.P with Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado. The song was described a

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song with "an addictive hook and gorgeous bass that keeps ringing in your ears". "Dilemma" was composed in the key of

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, with a

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of 130 beats per minute.

Commercial performance

"Dilemma" debuted at position 55 on South Korea's

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in the chart issue dated February 13–19, 2022 on its component charts, the song debuted at position four on the Gaon Download Chart, position 94 on the Gaon Streaming Chart, and position 34 on the Gaon BGM Chart. On the ''

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, the song debuted at position 61 in the chart issue dated February 26, 2022, ascending to position 60 in the following week. In United States, the song debuted at position 14 on the ''Billboard''

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in the chart issue dated February 26, 2022.

Promotion

Following the release of the album, Apink held a live showcase on

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to introduce the album and communicate with their fans. The group subsequently performed "Dilemma" on two music programs on the first week:

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'' on February 17, and SBS's ''

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'' on February 20, On the second week, the group performed on three music programs:

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'' on February 22 where they won first place, Mnet's ''M Countdown'' on February 24, and KBS's ''

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'' on February 25.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from ''

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Studio

* 821 Sound –

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* Koko Sound Studio – mixing, mastering

Personnel

* B.E.P – lyrics, composition ** Rado – arrangement, synthesizer, drums,

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* Jeon Goon – lyrics * Kim Min-hee – recording, digital editing * DRK – mixing, mastering * Kim Jun-sang – assistant mixing * Ji Min-woo – assistant mixing

Background and release

Composition

Commercial performance

Promotion

Credits and personnel

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Accolades

Release history

References