"Typa Girl" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

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. It is the third track on group's second studio album, ''

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'' (2022), which was released on September 16, 2022, through YG and

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song with a trap beat and

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. It was written by

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and composed by Boom and Dominsuk. Lyrically, the track sees the group speak confidently about being the type of person that everyone wants. "Typa Girl" peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 and was a top-ten hit in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam. It also entered the national charts in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song debuted at number 14 on the

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chart.

Background

On July 31, 2022, YG Entertainment officially released the album trailer video on the group's official social media accounts, announcing that the group's new world tour would start in October, following a pre-release single in August and the album itself in September. "Tally" was announced as the third track of ''Born Pink'' on September 7, 2022, through the group's official social media accounts. The song was released alongside the album on September 16, 2022 by YG and

Lyrics and production

"Typa Girl" was written and composed by

with additional composition and arrangement credits from Dominsuk. In an interview with ''

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'', Boom said that she had written the demo for the song in 2021 at

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's studio and she had originally "thought

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might use it for her next solo single". She further described it as a "song to empower women". "Typa Girl" is a slow

, and

song that features heavy trap beats and

. It's incorporates

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sounds, and piano chords in its production. Where it began with a soft

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tune at the intro "that rings like a bell before the

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and snares hit on the beat drop", before it changed into new remastered

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sound. In terms of musical notation, the song is written in the key of

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with a

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of 132 beats per minutes. ''

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'' described it as a "

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", where the lyrics talks about "How can a powerful and wealthy woman captive a man and put him under her spell".

Reception

Writing for ''

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'', Devon Abelman praised "Typa Girl" as an empowering anthem that showed off "Blackpink's signature sassy-yet-genius wordplay" and named it one of the 79 best K-pop songs of 2022. "Typa Girl" debuted at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 and at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Global Excl. US. In South Korea, the song debuted at number 140 and peaked at number 93 on the

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, and also peaked at number 20 on ''Billboard''s

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chart. "Typa Girl" debuted at number 93 on the UK Singles Chart, the group's eleventh entry on the chart. In the United States, the song did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but did peak at number 14 on the ''Billboard''

chart. It also entered in the top ten in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Accolades

Live performances and other usage

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(2022–23). In April 2023, they performed the song during their headlining set at the

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, featuring new choreography reminiscent of a

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performance. For the song, the Blackpink members appeared inside big feather fans carried onstage by the dance crew one by one. The large feather wings were said to be references to

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" performance in '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953), as well as the traditional Korean fan dance

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. Blackpink continued to perform "Typa Girl" and its new choreography for the encore leg of the Born Pink World Tour as well during their headlining set in July at

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. American singer-songwriter

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covered "Typa Girl" in an acoustic version posted in her

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account.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the

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of ''Born Pink''. Recording * Recorded at

Studio (

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) * Mixed at Gudwin Music Group Inc * Mastered at Sterling Sound (

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) Personnel *

– vocals *

– lyricist, composer * Dominsuk – composer, arranger * Youngju Bang –

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* Josh Gudwin –

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–

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Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Certifications

References

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