and runs for three minutes and 14 seconds. Lyrically, the song deals with the pain after a heartbreak and not being able to find the perfect person to be with. Jisoo further commented on the track's concept, saying it is a song "that sends a hopeful message revolving around girls who are constantly hurt in relationships but again set out for a new love." Critical reception The song was met with positive reviews from critics. Ranking it the second best track of the album, Billboard's Jason Lipshutz opined that the song "demonstrates Blackpink’s ambition, as they tackle well-worn subject matter with a fresh aesthetic." Callie Ahlgrim from Insider called "Lovesick Girls" a "EDM-flavored sequel" to Ariana Grande's smash hit "7 Rings" and noted that the lyrics "We are the lovesick girls" or "I'm nothing without this pain" are making this song a "heartbreak anthem". Writing for Rolling Stone, Tim Chan wrote that the song "turns a familiar lament about being alone into an anthemic dance track that’s just begging for a lightstick and clubs to reopen". Hannah Zwick of Consequence of Sound described "Lovesick Girls" as "an album highlight, especially for the vocalists". Raul Stanciu from Sputnikmusic, positively compared the song to Blackpink's "As If It's Your Last", stating that the song "is probably the closest Blackpink have steered towards the lovely disco grooves". Erica Gonzales of Harper's Bazaar called it "a girl anthem" that showcases the band's range. Seventeens Tamara Fuentes named the song as "an upbeat track" that "will get you up and dancing as soon as the intro starts." Commercial performance "Lovesick Girls" debuted at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and at number one on the Global Excl. U.S. with 114 million streams and 17,000 downloads sold outside the U.S. and became Blackpink's first chart-topper on the latter. The song remained in the top ten for its second week on the Global Excl. U.S., dropping down to number five. In total, the song spent 14 weeks on the Global 200 and 25 weeks on the Global Excl. U.S. In the United States, following the release of its parent album The Album, "Lovesick Girls" debuted at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as number nine on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart and number 46 on the Billboard Streaming Songs chart, all dated October 17, 2020. On the same week, the song debuted