Hot Baby

"Love Options"
Hot Baby
	From clockwise left 1 o’ clock: Uji, Haeryung, Hyoyeon and Dahye.
EP by Bestie
Released	July 28, 2014
Genre	K-pop
Length	24:36
Language	Korean
Label	YNB Entertainment, Loen Entertainment
Producer	Tiger Bang
Bestie chronology
Singles from Hot Baby
	"Love Options"; Released: October 16, 2013; "Thank U Very Much"; Released: February 28, 2014; "Like a Star"; Released: July 11, 2014; "Hot Baby"; Released: July 28, 2014; "I Need You"; Released: August 29, 2014;
Alternative cover
	Digital repackage album cover as "I Need You"

Hot Baby is a mini-album by South Korean girl group BESTie. It was released on July 28, 2014 by YNB Entertainment and distributed by Loen Entertainment as the group's first mini-album.[1] On August 29, it was re-released as I Need You (Korean: 니가 필요해; RR: Niga Piryohae).

Background

"Pitapat"

"Pitapat" (Korean: 두근 두근; RR: Dugeun Dugeun) was released on July 12, 2013 as Bestie's debut single. It was composed by Super Changddai with production by Will Simms and Tom Havelock.[2] The song's music video, which features comedian Yoo Se-yoon and 2AM's Jo Kwon, has been noted for its "fanservice shots" and "flirty" choreography.[2] Corynn Smith of MTV K gave the track a positive review, calling it "ear-worm-y" and highlighted its production team.[2]

In South Korea, "Pitapat" debuted at number 126 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week of July 7 to July 13, 2013,[3] with 18,220 copies sold.[3] The next week, the single jumped to its peak position of number 84.[4] "Pitapat" charted for a total of four weeks, selling 42,588 digital downloads in the month of July.[5]

A remix of "Pitapat" was included on Bestie's debut mini-album, Hot Baby.

"Thank U Very Much" and other digital singles

"연애의 조건" ("Love Options") was released as a second digital single on October 16, 2013, followed by "Thank U Very Much" on February 28, 2014. The song was written and produced by Duble Sidekick, with additional arrangement by Radio Galaxi.[6] The single debuted at number 118 on the Gaon Digital Chart,[7] selling 19,116 copies in its first week.[7] On the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100, it debuted at position 74 on the issue dated March 5, 2014.[8]

"별처럼" ("Like a Star"; Byeolcheoreom) was released as a digital single on July 11, 2014.

Hot Baby and repackage

The Hot Baby mini-album was released on July 28, 2014, along with its title track. In addition to the title track and two other new songs, the EP included the previously-released digital singles "Love Options", "Thank U Very Much" and "Like a Star", along with a remix of "Pitapat."

A digital-only repackaged version of the mini-album entitled I Need You was released on August 29, 2014 with a new track produced by Duble Sidekick and Homeboy.[9] The title track served as the promotional single for the new version.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Hot Baby"	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah	Duble Sidekick	3:25
2.	"Like a Star" (별처럼; Byeolcheoreom)	Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min	Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min	Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min	4:14
3.	"Roller Girl" (롤러걸; Lolleogeol)	Duble Sidekick, David Kim	Duble Sidekick, Park Cham, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri	Duble Sidekick	3:38
4.	"I'm So Into You"	Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	3:51
5.	"Thank U Very Much"	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri, Park Cham	Radio Galaxy	3:12
6.	"Love Options" (연애의 조건; Yeonaeui Jogeon)	Brave Brothers	Brave Brothers, Kim Hyo-su, Chakun	Brave Brothers, Galactika	3:12
7.	"Pitapat" (두근 두근; Doogeun Doogeun) (Remix)	Kim Eun-su, Minigun	Super Changddai, Will Simms, Tom Havelock, UJi	Super Changddai	3:04
Total length:					24:36

Digital Repackage

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"I Need You" (니가 필요해; Niga Piryohae)	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick, Homeboy	Glory Face, Homeboy	3:01
2.	"Hot Baby"	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah	Duble Sidekick	3:25
3.	"Like a Star" (별처럼; Byeolcheoreom)	Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min	Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min	Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min	4:14
4.	"Roller Girl" (롤러걸; Lolleogeol)	Duble Sidekick, David Kim	Duble Sidekick, Park Cham, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri	Duble Sidekick	3:38
5.	"I'm So Into You"	Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	3:51
6.	"Thank U Very Much"	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri, Park Cham	Radio Galaxy	3:12
7.	"Love Options" (연애의 조건; Yeonaeui Jogeon)	Brave Brothers	Brave Brothers, Kim Hyo-su, Chakun	Brave Brothers, Galactika	3:12
8.	"Pitapat" (두근 두근; Doogeun Doogeun) (Remix)	Kim Eun-su, Minigun	Super Changddai, Will Simms, Tom Havelock, UJi]	Super Changddai	3:04
9.	"I Need You" (니가 필요해; Niga Piryohae) (Instrumental)	Duble Sidekick	Duble Sidekick, Homeboy	Glory Face, Homeboy	3:01
Total length:					30:38

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"Gaon Download Chart (July)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
"THANK U VERY MUCH (Inst.) | 베스티(BESTie) – 엠넷닷컴". mnet. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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[MTVK-2] "Hurry Up and Ask BESTie Out! | MTV K". MTV K. MTV WORLD & MTV NETWORKS. A DIVISION OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

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