Format Digital download Length 2:58 | Genre Trap, hip hop Label YG
School Boy | |
Released November 22, 2015 (2015-11-22) Writer(s) Teddy Park
Lee Chae-rin
Danny Chung
Jean-Baptiste | ||
"Hello Bitches" is a song by South Korean singer and songwriter CL. It was released on November 22, 2015, through YG Entertainment and School Boy Records.
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Background
The song, originally a collaboration with M.I.A., was titled "Asian Bitches", but was later renamed with CL stating "[the theme] was too categorized...you can't sing along with 'Asian Bitches', you know?" On the song, CL told Noisy's Jakob Dorof "It's not an official single but more of a street single. I wanted to give a little surprise video to excite the fans who have been waiting while I prepare for my solo album. Since I am Korean, it's a good way of presenting me and it's for everyone around the world to see where I am from and to keep it authentic."
Critical reception
Erica Russell of PopCrush said "it's bossy, it's bold, and it's an unabashedly aggressive anthem." Idolator's Christina Lee claimed "it's as assertive as CL has ever sounded, with its schoolyard taunts at the hook and barbs rapped in Korean and English about how she rules the world." Jeff Benjamin of Fuse labeled it a "powerful and playful hip-hop banger."
Live performances
CL performed the song live at the Mnet Asian Music Awards on December 1, 2015.
Music video
A music video for the song, directed and choreographed by Parris Goebel, was released on November 21, 2015.