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"'''I Am the Best'''" ({{Korean|내가 제일 잘 나가||Naega jeil jal naga}}) is a song by South Korean girl group [[2NE1]]. [[YG Entertainment]] released the song for [[Music download|digital download]] as the third [[Single (music)|single]] from the group's [[2NE1 (2011 EP)|self-titled second extended play (EP)]] on June 24, 2011. Written and produced by [[Teddy Park]], "I Am the Best" is an [[electro house]] and [[electropop]] track that integrates [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[Middle Eastern music|Middle Eastern]] elements through its instrumentation. It has lyrics about self-confidence and narcissism.
 
[[Music journalism|Music journalists]] applaudedpraised the production and 2NE1's performance and considered it ana iconic symbolpioneer of the genre[[Korean wave]] and [[K-pop]]'s "girl crush" image—anconcept, industry-specific conceptwhich encompassingdenotes themes of ferocity and female empowerment. Many publications recognized it as an important work in the spread of the [[Korean wave]] and ranked it among the topbest [[K-pop]] songs of the decade and all time. It [[List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2011|peaked at number one]] on the South Korean [[Gaon Digital Chart]] and was the fourth-best-selling single of 2011 in South Korea, with more than 3.4  million digital downloads sold. It won a [[MAMA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] inat the [[2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2011]].
 
Seo Hyun-seung directed the music video for "I Am the Best", which features the members in [[glam punk]] fashion and won a [[MTV Video Music Awards Japan|MTV Video Music Award Japan]] for [[MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best New Artist|Best New Artist Video]] in 2011. The song received renewed attention after appearing in a 2014 commercial for [[Microsoft]] [[Surface Pro 3]]; [[Capitol Records]] released it in the United States on December 14. The single peaked at number 61 on the French [[SNEP|SNEP singles chart]] and made 2NE1 the first Korean group to have a number-one song on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[World Digital Song Sales|World Digital Songs]] chart.
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