Hands Up (album)

Hands Up
Studio album by 2PM
Released June 20, 2011
Recorded 2010–2011
Genre K-pop, R&B, hip hop, Electropop
Length 48:25
Label JYP (South Korea)
Ariola / Sony (Japan)
EMI (Philippines)
Warner Music (Indonesia)
Producer J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"
2PM chronology
Still 2:00PM
(2010)		 Hands Up
(2011)		 Republic of 2PM
(2011)
Singles from Hands Up
  1. "Hands Up"
    Released: June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)

Hands Up is the second studio album by South Korean boy band, 2PM. The album was released in digital format on June 20, 2011[1] and the physical format on June 21, 2011 also the special limited edition on June 23, 2011. The Japanese edition of the album include a 24-page photobook.[2]

Contents

Music Videos

A teaser for the music video of "Hands Up", the lead single of their album, was released in June 14, 2011 on the 2PM's official YouTube account.[3] The full music video was released in June 20, 2011 along with the album.[4]

They released a music video for "Hands Up (East4A Mix)" on July 14, 2011. They released too 2 music videos for "Hot" and "Give It to Me" to promote the movie Blind. "Give It to Me" was written by Junho and released on July 19. "Hot" was written by Junsu (aka Jun. K) and was released on July 25, both on the 2PM's official YouTube account.

Tracklisting

No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangements Length
1. "Hands Up"   J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" Brian Stanley, J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" 3:17
2. "Electricity"   J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Polow Da Don J.Y. Park, Tommy Park 3:52
3. "Give It To Me"   Lee JunHo Lee JunHo, Hong Ji Sang Lee JunHo 3:38
4. "Like a Movie" (영화처럼) Chance (Oneway) Chance (Oneway) Chance (Oneway) 4:20
5. "Don't You Know" (모르니) Hong Ji Sang Hong Ji Sang Hong Ji Sang 3:45
6. "Hot"   Jun. K Jun. K Chance (Oneway) 3:30
7. "Without U"   J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park, Tommy Park 3:20
8. "I'll Be Back"   J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" Brian Stanley, J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y.P, Jo Joong-su "FAME-J", Shim Eun-ji 3:37
9. "I Can't"   Ra.D Ra.D Ra.D 3:25
10. "Hands Up" (East4A Mix) J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" Tommy Park 3:30
11. "Electricity" (220v Mix) J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" East4A 4:06
12. "Thank You"   J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" Tommy Park 3:58
13. "Don't Stop Can't Stop"   J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Tommy Park 4:08
Total length:
 48:25

Chart performance

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[5] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[5] 2
Japan Oricon Daily album chart[6] 6
Japan Oricon Weekly albums chart 17
Japan Oricon Monthly albums chart 47

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR US
Gaon Chart[5] K-Pop Billboard[7]
"Hands Up" 1 47

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[8] 97,866
Oricon sales 26,039

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea June 20, 2011 Digital download JYP Entertainment
June 21, 2011 CD
Taiwan August 1, 2011 Universal Music Taiwan
Japan August 17, 2011 Ariola Japan
Philippines September 24, 2011 PolyEast Records
Indonesia October 29, 2011 Warner Music Indonesia

References

  1. ^ "Hands Up by 2PM - Download Hands Up on iTunes". iTunes. 2011-06-20. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hands-up/id445176088. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  2. ^ "2PM Official Website / Discography" (in Japanese). Sony Music. 2011-06. http://www.2pmjapan.com/disco/. Retrieved 2011-07-18. 
  3. ^ "2PM unleashes teaser for “HANDS UP”!". Allkpop. 2011-06-15. http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/2pm-unleashes-teaser-for-hands-up. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  4. ^ "2PM drops their music video for “Hands Up”!". AllKpop. 2011-06-20. http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/2pm-drops-their-music-video-for-hands-up. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  5. ^ a b c (Korean) "Gaon Search - 2PM". Gaon. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=2PM&x=0&y=0. Retrieved 2011-08-11. 
  6. ^ (Japanese) "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. 2011-08-16. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2011-08-16/. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  7. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/k-pop-hot-100. Retrieved 2011-08-25. 
  8. ^ (Korean) "Gaon album chart". Gaon. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 

External links

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Mini Albums
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Single Albums
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Concert tours
  • Don't Stop Can't Stop
  • 2PM Hands Up Asia Tour
TV shows
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