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ROSÉ’s Debut Solo Album ‘Rosie’: All 12 Songs Ranked
From chart hits "APT." and "Number One Girl," the BLACKPINK star's debut LP shares intimate experiences amid pitch-perfect vocal performances.
2 on Rosie being “3am” and the third track being “Two Years,” this acoustic-leaning, toxic-love singalong feels like an appropriate song to follow up the LP’s opening ballad “Number One Girl.” Thirty seconds into the music, 808s and a subtle trap beat join the production to officially send the album into a higher tempo — and deeper topics: “So can we keep the story rollin’?/ Forget that sh-t my mother always told me/ ‘Cause nothing’s really perfect like that/ I need you, really that bad.” Infusing some refreshing rhythmic production into the mix, “Gameboy” stands out as one of the catchiest cuts on the album (the repetitious “break” hook that closes out each chorus) and some clever lyrics to hint ROSÉ may be a bit of a gamer (“If loving you was a jump, yeah, I probably died a hundred-ten times”). The second verse paints a more human picture of who “the ex” is (“His favorite game is chess, who would ever guess?”) alongside personal lyrics that feel uniquely ROSÉ (“I can forgive you for all of the things/ For not givin’ me back my Tiffany rings,” she snaps as a global ambassador of the jewelry brand).
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