"Gogobebe" (고고베베), stylized in all lowercase, is a song by South Korean girl groupMamamoo. It was released on March 14, 2019 by RBW as the lead single from the group's ninth extended playWhite Wind (2019). The song draws inspiration from Latin and reggae music and was written by Kim Do-hoon, Moonbyul, and Solar, with production performed by the former alongside famed South Korean singer Kim Gun-mo.
"Gogobebe" was released on March 14, 2019 as the lead single from White Wind, Mamamoo's ninth EP and the fourth in their "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series of releases.[1][2] The song is an energetic, reggaeton-influenced pop track that draws inspiration from Kim Gun-mo's song "Zzanga" (2001).[1] During a press conference in which they performed the song, Wheein stated that "'Gogobebe' has the highest level of all the group dances [they] have done so far", referring to the increased difficulty of the song's choreography.[1] The members also revealed that they and their fans wanted the group to perform something more lively after the release of the melancholic Blue;S EP (2018).[3]Billboard stated that the song is "straight-forward electronic pop" and "sees the ladies encouraging listeners to leave the daily stresses of smartphones and stuffy work clothes to shamelessly have fun and drink away their pain".[4]
"Gogobebe" debuted at number 11 on the Gaon Digital Chart, earning 23.7 million digital index points for the week ending March 16, 2019.[5] The song also debuted at number 31 on the component streaming chart and number two on the download chart.[6][7] In its second tracking week, "Gogobebe" ascended to its peak at number five on the main singles chart.[8] On the Billboard KoreaK-pop Hot 100, the song peaked at number two.[9]
In the United States, "Gogobebe" became the group's highest-charting single on the BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales, debuting at number 12 and peaking at number two, with 1,000 digital sales and 1.5 million streams in its first full tracking week.[10] It charted for five weeks on the chart, becoming the group's longest-charting hit alongside "Egotistic" (2018).[11] "Gogobebe" also became the group's first song to chart in New Zealand, peaking at number 34 on the RMNZ Hot Singles chart.[12]
