The group's leader, the then 20-year-oldG-Dragon produced and wrote the lyrics for all tracks onHot Issue. "Last Farewell" is a blend of trance hip-hop beats and pop melodies. The song also features rapping by G-Dragon andT.O.P and melodic vocals fromTaeyang,Daesung, andSeungri. "Crazy Dog" features synthesizers and a sampling from theSeo Taiji and Boys song "In My Fantasy."[1]
Hot Issue marked BigBang's first EP afterAlways and further established the group's popularity in South Korea, with the single "Last Farewell" topping online charts for 8 consecutive weeks.[2] Due to the song's digital success, it won the Song of the Month award atCyworld Digital Music Awards.[3] The extended play sold over a 120,000 copies in South Korea.[4]
