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"How You Like That" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group
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. It was released on June 26, 2020, through
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, as the first pre-release
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from the group's debut studio album, ''
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'' (2020). It is sung in
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and English. A
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version of the single was released through Interscope Records and
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on July 27, 2021. An EDM,
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, trap,
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song, it was composed and produced by
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, and 24, while Teddy co-wrote the
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with Danny Chung. "How You Like That" was a commercial success in South Korea and peaked at number one on the
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for three weeks, marking Blackpink's third number-one single in the country. It peaked at number 33 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Blackpink's second top-40 hit and tying as the highest-charting song by a female K-pop act in the country. The song also topped the national charts in
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as well as ''
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''s
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charts, and figured within the record charts in 26 other countries. The song was certified diamond in
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, double platinum in Canada, platinum in South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and silver in the United Kingdom, while the physical version was also certified platinum in South Korea for surpassing 250,000 units sold. The music video for the song, directed by Seo Hyun-seung, set various records on
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upon its release. It garnered the highest number of views during a premiere, the most views for a music video within 24 hours—with 86.3 million views—and became the fastest video to reach 100 million and 200 million views on the platform. It also became one of the most-liked videos on YouTube with over 25 million likes. Both the song's music video and dance performance video achieved one billion views on YouTube, and it became the first song by a K-pop girl group to reach one billion streams on
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. "How You Like That" won numerous accolades, including
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and Best Dance Award for a female group at both the 2020
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.


Background and release

On May 4, 2020, it was reported that the group had finished recording their new album and were working on a schedule to shoot a music video later that month. On May 18,
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shared an update on the project, projected for a June 2020 release, and revealed that more than ten songs were expected for their first full-length album. On June 10, YG Entertainment released the teaser poster to the single on social media and confirmed the comeback date to be June 26. Three days later, YG Entertainment released a prologue of the group's newest reality show, ''24/365 with Blackpink'', ahead of its launch on July 4, via
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. The show documents their comeback alongside sharing their lives through vlogs. According to member
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in the prologue of ''24/365 with Blackpink'', the song represented a move from previous "powerful" music, describing it as more "swag". On June 15,
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released individual posters of the members. The teaser video was released on June 21, while the official group teaser poster was revealed the following day. The music video teaser was released on June 24, and the song officially premiered on June 26, 2020, after an hour-long live countdown. A physical version of the single was released on July 17, 2020, featuring the song and its instrumental.


Composition

"How You Like That" was composed and produced by
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,
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, and 24, while its lyrics were penned by Teddy and Danny Chung. Musically, "How You Like That" is an EDM,
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, trap,
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and
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song about "not being daunted by dark situations and to not lose the confidence and strength to stand up again". A "thrillingly bombastic lead single", ''
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'' wrote, the track "fuses pop, trap and hip-hop with regal horn blasts and a braggadocious hook."


Critical reception

"How You Like That" received generally positive reviews from
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'' ranked the song as the 27th best track of the year, noting that the members deliver a positive message of resilience over a "slamming, hip-hop-oriented track with plenty of explosive drops." The ''
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'' featured the song in their list of the top 50 songs of 2020, asserting that the "squelchy, gum-smacking and titanically fun comeback" should establish them as pop icons in the U.S. in the foreseeable future. ''Billboard'' magazine placed the song at number 23 on their list of the 100 Best Songs of 2020, praising its musical arrangement and the group's dynamic energy, and felt that the "fireworks show of a coda" was "the most thrilling 30 seconds of pop all year." Crystal Bell of ''
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'' magazine initially criticized the song for its formulaic structure, but countered that by emphasizing its addictive quality and described the song as "gloriously big", feeling that it had significantly more cultural impact than the group's other singles released that year.


Accolades

"How You Like That" received 13 first place awards on
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, while its music video achieved five
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. It additionally received three consecutive weekly
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Popularity Awards in July 2020.


Commercial performance

In South Korea, the song debuted at number 12 on the
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issue dated June 21–27 with less than two days of tracking. The following week (June 28 – July 4) it rose to number one, making it Blackpink's third single to do so, after "
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" (2018). It remained atop the chart for three weeks and became the first song by the group since "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" to top the Gaon Monthly chart. The physical version of the single debuted at number two on the
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, and peaked at number one the following week. It sold 302,377 copies in 2020 and was certified Platinum by the
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. The song entered the ''
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chart issue dated June 27 at number 50, and reached number one the following week on the issue dated July 4. In Japan, the single debuted at number 24 on the
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with 8,219 downloads sold and 1,804,749 streams in its first three days. It debuted at number 17 on the ''
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'' Hot 100 with 3,952 estimated units, and peaked at number eight the following week with 6,321 estimated units. The song peaked at number one in
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and
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for eight weeks each, and was the highest-selling song of 2020 in Malaysia. In the United States, "How You Like That" debuted at number 33 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, tying with " Sour Candy" as the highest-charting song by a female Korean act at that time. It debuted at number two on the
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chart with 16,400 copies sold and at number 18 on the
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chart. The song also reached the top twenty in Australia, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Scotland. The track reached 38.9 million streams in the UK as of September 2022, becoming the group's third most streamed song in the country. Globally, "How You Like That" debuted at number five and peaked at number two on the daily
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Global Chart, breaking the record for the biggest girl group debut in Spotify history. Following the chart's launch in September, "How You Like That" charted on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 for 34 weeks, becoming the third longest-charting song by a K-pop act as well as the longest-charting song among all female K-pop acts. In 2021, the song became the first by a female Korean group to surpass 500 million streams on Spotify. In 2024, "How You Like That" reached one billion streams on Spotify, marking the first-ever K-pop girl group to reach the milestone and only the second K-pop female act after member
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's song "
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" did so in 2023.


Music video


Background and synopsis

The
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for "How You Like That" was directed by Seo Hyun-seung, who had previously directed "
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" and " Kill This Love". Released at 10:00 BST on Friday, June 26, 2020, it was the most streamed music video
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at the time with 1.66 million concurrent viewers, and the most viewed music video in its first 24 hours at the time with 86.3 million views. It became the fastest video in the platform's history to hit 100 million views, doing so in 32 hours, and 200 million views, doing so in seven days. On November 12, 2021, the music video accumulated one billion views, becoming Blackpink's fifth music video and the fastest music video by a Korean female act to do so. In the beginning scene of the music video, all four sit like queens atop steps. The members are depicted dancing in several locations, including a jungle, a
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, all while rocking a parade of high-fashion looks. At the end, they are united in a dance break in a grand domed hall where the quartet are surrounded by back-up dancers. The colorful music video shows
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,
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delivering both a message of resilience and a blistering kiss-off to an unseen foe. Controversy sparked on social media after the official music video's release due to the inclusion of a statue of the
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in a solo scene with band member Lisa. The statue was used as a prop and placed on the floor next to a bejewelled ''
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'' lamp, causing an outcry from fans who labelled the placement as "inappropriate" and "disrespectful", and the statue's usage as "
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". The statue was subsequently edited out of the video.


Dance performance video

A dance performance video was additionally released on July 6, 2020; the video features the four members doing the full choreography in matching black athleisure in front of a hot pink background. In the climax, the girls are joined by eight back-up dancers for a high-energy, synchronized finale. In January 2021, it became the first K-pop dance performance video to reach 500 million views on YouTube. On February 7, 2022, it became the first K-pop dance performance video and Blackpink's sixth video to achieve one billion views. It also marked the first time that both the music video and the dance performance video for the same song reached one billion views each. The video was named the 20th best music video of 2020 by ''
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'' and was praised as being "endlessly watchable".


Covers and other usage

In October 2020, the song was performed by
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during the second season of KCON:TACT’s live online concert. In December 2022,
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performed a cover of the song at the 2022 ''
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''. The song made an appearance in the 10th episode of the first season of the
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series '' Big Shot'' titled ''Marvyn's Playbook'', which was broadcast on June 18, 2021. It was also used in the initial trailer of '' Hotel Transylvania: Transformania'' during an interview with directors
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. In 2023, "How You Like That" was featured in a commercial for the
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Track listing

;Digital download and streaming * 1. "How You Like That" – 3:01 ;CD single * 1. "How You Like That" – 3:01 * 2. "How You Like That" (instrumental) – 3:01


Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the
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of the CD single and ''The Album – JP Ver.'' Recording * Recorded at
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) * Mixed at The Lab (
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* List of best-selling girl group singles * List of certified albums in South Korea *
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* List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2020 * List of ''Inkigayo'' Chart winners (2020) *
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* List of ''M Countdown'' Chart winners (2020) * List of ''Music Bank'' Chart winners (2020) * List of number-one songs of 2020 (Malaysia) * List of number-one songs of 2020 (Singapore) * List of ''Show! Music Core'' Chart winners (2020) * List of ''Show Champion'' Chart winners (2020) *
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