Lalalay
# Lalalay

"Lalalay" (Korean: 날라리; RR: Nallali; lit. "Bully", stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Sunmi, released on August 27, 2019, by Makeus Entertainment as a single. Sunmi wrote and co-produced the song with Frants.

## Background and composition

The song was announced and confirmed by Sunmi on August 17, 2019 through a promotional poster on various social media accounts. "Lalalay" runs for two minutes and fifty-four seconds. It was written by Sunmi and produced by her and Frants. Tamar Herman of Billboard describes the song as a "Latin pop and dancehall elements with traditional Korean sounds, incorporating the traditional Korean horn instrument known as a taepyeongso."

## Music video

The music video was directed by Choi Yongseok (Lumpens). It was uploaded on 1theK's channel and Sunmi's official channel on August 27, 2019. As of April 2021, the video has over 33 million views combined on both channels.

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Sunmi – vocals, songwriting, composition
* Frants – composition, production

## Accolades

Year-end lists :

| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - |
| BuzzFeed | Best K-pop Music Videos of 2019 | 22 | |

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 21st Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Dance Performance | Nominated |
| 2019 | 21st Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Year – August | Won |
| 2020 | 29th Seoul Music Awards | Dance Performance Award | Nominated |

## Charts

| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard) | 9 |
| Singapore (RIAS) | 22 |
| South Korea (Gaon) | 8 |
| South Korea (Kpop Hot 100) | 1 |
| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) | 4 |

## Release history

| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Various | August 27, 2019 | Digital downloadstreaming | Makeus Entertainment | |
