{{unreliable sources|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox album | name = Hot Baby | type = ep | artist = Bestie | cover = BESTie_Hot_Baby.jpg | alt = | caption = Clockwise from top right: Uji, Haeryung, Hyoyeon and Dahye. | released = July 28, 2014 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = K-pop | length = 24:36 | language = Korean | label = YNB Entertainment, Loen Entertainment | producer = Tiger Bang | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Love Emotion | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Hot Baby | type = EP | single1 = Love Options | single1date = October 16, 2013 | single2 = Thank U Very Much | single2date = February 28, 2014 | single3 = Like a Star | single3date = July 11, 2014 | single4 = Hot Baby | single4date = July 28, 2014 | single5 = I Need You | single5date = August 29, 2014 }} {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = ep | cover = BESTie I Need You.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hanteo.com/search/album_info.asp?mcode=001208586 |title=㈜한터정보시스템 ▒ |publisher=Hanteo.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-10}}</ref> On August 29, it was re-released as '''''I Need You''''' ({{Korean|니가 필요해||Niga Piryohae}}).
==Background== ==="Pitapat"=== "Pitapat" ({{Korean|두근 두근||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.<ref name=MTVK>{{cite web|title=Hurry Up and Ask BESTie Out! {{!}} MTV K|url=http://www.mtvk.com/blog-posts/hurry-up-and-ask-bestie-out/|work=MTV K|publisher=MTV WORLD & MTV NETWORKS. A DIVISION OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.|accessdate=8 March 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name=MTVK/> Corynn Smith of MTV K gave the track a positive review, calling it "ear-worm-y" and highlighted its production team.<ref name=MTVK/>
In South Korea, "Pitapat" debuted at number 126 on the ''Gaon Digital Chart'' for the week of July 7 to July 13, 2013,<ref name=pitapat-gaondebut>{{cite web|title=Gaon Digital Chart (Third week of July) |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=29¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week |work=Gaon Music Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |accessdate=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222093520/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=29¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week |archivedate=22 February 2014 }}</ref> with 18,220 copies sold.<ref name=pitapat-gaondebut /> The next week, the single jumped to its peak position of number 84.<ref name=pitapat-gaonpeak>{{cite web|title=Gaon Digital Chart (Fourth week of July)|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=30¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week|work=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|accessdate=8 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309025552/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=30¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=week|archivedate=9 March 2014}}</ref> "Pitapat" charted for a total of four weeks, selling 42,588 digital downloads in the month of July.<ref name=gaon-july2013>{{cite web|title=Gaon Download Chart (July) |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T¤t_month=07¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=month |work=Gaon Music Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |accessdate=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102616/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T¤t_month=07¤t_year=2013&chart_Time=month |archivedate=2 February 2014 }}</ref>
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.<ref name=mnet>{{cite web|title=THANK U VERY MUCH (Inst.) {{!}} 베스티(BESTie)|url=http://mnet.interest.me/track/3364017#info|work=Mnet|publisher=CJ E&M|accessdate=9 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310020631/http://mnet.interest.me/track/3364017#info|archive-date=10 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The single debuted at number 118 on the Gaon Digital Chart,<ref name=thanku-gaondebut>{{cite web|title=Gaon Digital Chart (Second week of March) |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=10¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week |work=Gaon Music Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |accessdate=9 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306061106/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T¤t_week=10¤t_year=2014&chart_Time=week |archivedate=6 March 2014 }}</ref> selling 19,116 copies in its first week.<ref name=thanku-gaondebut /> On the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100, it debuted at position 74 on the issue dated March 5, 2014.<ref name=thanku-bb-debut>{{cite web|title=2014/03/05 K-POP HOT 100|url=http://www.billboard.co.kr/?c=chart&m=k100&s=70&basedate=20140305|work=Billboard Korea|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref>
"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.<ref name=ineedyou>{{cite web|url=http://hanteo.com/search/album_info.asp?mcode=001208644 |title=㈜한터정보시스템 ▒ |publisher=Hanteo.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref> The title track served as the promotional single for the new version.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 24:36 | title1 = Hot Baby | lyrics1 = Duble Sidekick | music1 = Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah | extra1 = Duble Sidekick | length1 = 3:25 | title2 = Like a Star | note2 = 별처럼; Byeolcheoreom | lyrics2 = Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min | music2 = Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min | extra2 = Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min | length2 = 4:14 | title3 = Roller Girl | note3 = 롤러걸; Lolleogeol | lyrics3 = Duble Sidekick, David Kim | music3 = Duble Sidekick, Park Cham, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri | extra3 = Duble Sidekick | length3 = 3:38 | title4 = I'm So Into You | lyrics4 = Hong Ji-sang | music4 = Hong Ji-sang | extra4 = Hong Ji-sang | length4 = 3:51 | title5 = Thank U Very Much | lyrics5 = Duble Sidekick | music5 = Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri, Park Cham | extra5 = Radio Galaxy | length5 = 3:12 | title6 = Love Options | note6 = 연애의 조건; Yeonaeui Jogeon | lyrics6 = Brave Brothers | music6 = Brave Brothers, Kim Hyo-su, Chakun | extra6 = Brave Brothers, Galactika | length6 = 3:12 | title7 = Pitapat | note7 = 두근 두근; Doogeun Doogeun) (Remix | lyrics7 = Kim Eun-su, Minigun | music7 = Super Changddai, Will Simms, Tom Havelock, UJi | extra7 = Super Changddai | length7 = 3:04 }}
===Digital Repackage=== {{track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 30:38 | title1 = I Need You | note1 = 니가 필요해; Niga Piryohae | lyrics1 = Duble Sidekick | music1 = Duble Sidekick, Homeboy | extra1 = Glory Face, Homeboy | length1 = 3:01 | title2 = Hot Baby | lyrics2 = Duble Sidekick | music2 = Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah | extra2 = Duble Sidekick | length2 = 3:25 | title3 = Like a Star | note3 = 별처럼; Byeolcheoreom | lyrics3 = Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min | music3 = Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min | extra3 = Hong Ji-sang, Lee Woo-min | length3 = 4:14 | title4 = Roller Girl | note4 = 롤러걸; Lolleogeol | lyrics4 = Duble Sidekick, David Kim | music4 = Duble Sidekick, Park Cham, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri | extra4 = Duble Sidekick | length4 = 3:38 | title5 = I'm So Into You | lyrics5 = Hong Ji-sang | music5 = Hong Ji-sang | extra5 = Hong Ji-sang | length5 = 3:51 | title6 = Thank U Very Much | lyrics6 = Duble Sidekick | music6 = Duble Sidekick, Kim Hyun-ah, Kim So-ri, Park Cham | extra6 = Radio Galaxy | length6 = 3:12 | title7 = Love Options | note7 = 연애의 조건; Yeonaeui Jogeon | lyrics7 = Brave Brothers | music7 = Brave Brothers, Kim Hyo-su, Chakun | extra7 = Brave Brothers, Galactika | length7 = 3:12 | title8 = Pitapat | note8 = 두근 두근; Doogeun Doogeun) (Remix | lyrics8 = Kim Eun-su, Minigun | music8 = Super Changddai, Will Simms, Tom Havelock, UJi] | extra8 = Super Changddai | length8 = 3:04 | title9 = I Need You | note9 = 니가 필요해; Niga Piryohae) (Instrumental | lyrics9 = Duble Sidekick | music9 = Duble Sidekick, Homeboy | extra9 = Glory Face, Homeboy | length9 = 3:01 }}
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