Give It to Me (album)

Give It to Me
Studio album by Sistar
Released June 11, 2013
(see release history)
Recorded 2013
Genre K-pop, R&B, dance, Baroque pop
Length 36:01
Language Korean
Label Starship Entertainment
Producer Duble Sidekick
Sistar chronology

Loving U
(2012)		 Give It to Me
(2013)		 Touch & Move
(2014)
Singles from Give It to Me
  1. "Give It to Me"
    Released: June 11, 2013
  2. "The Way You Make Me Melt"
    Released: July 31, 2013
  3. "Crying"
    Released: September 11, 2013
  4. "Bad Boy"
    Released: October 21, 2013

Promotional Singles

  1. "Summer Time"
    Released: August 21, 2013
  2. "Hey You"
    Released: November 2, 2013

Give It to Me is the second album by Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on June 11, 2013 with the song of the same title used as the promotional song. The album contains 11 songs.

Background and release

Starship Entertainment announced on May 16, 2013 that Sistar will return mid-June, with another confirmation on June 2 stating that they will be making their comeback with a second full album.[1][2]

On June 3, 2013, teaser photos featuring members Dasom and Bora were released.[3] On June 4, Sistar release photo teasers of all the members for "Give It to Me" and revealed that they will have a Moulin Rouge theme.[4][5] A video teaser for "Give It to Me" was released on June 6.[6]

On June 11, 2013 Sistar released the full album as well as the music video for "Give It to Me".[7]

Promotions

Sistar performed at their showcase songs like "Give It to Me", "Hey You", "Miss Sistar" and "Crying".

Promotions for the album started on June 13, in Mnet's M! Countdown. The girls also promoted on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo. The songs "Hey You" and "Miss Sistar" ware chosen to be part of their comeback. The band released "The Way You Make Me Melt" as second single of the album. "Summer Time" was released as promotional single of the album and was promote in various shows and was released in August 2013. "Crying" as the third single of the album and was released on September 2013. The fourth and ultimate single was released in October 2013 and was "Bad Boy". The second promotional single was released on November 2 and as "Hey You".

Reception

The title track, "Give It to Me", peaked at number 1 on Gaon's singles chart and Billboard's K-Pop Hot 100.[8]

"Give It to Me" also received numerous first place award in various music show broadcasts, Triple Crown in Mnet's M! Countdown (June 20, 27 and July 4) [9][10] and in KBS Music Bank (June 21, 28 and July 5), Double crown in MBC Music Core (June 22 and 29) and in SBS Inkigayo (June 23 and 30)[11] and a single win in MBC Music Show Champion (June 26).

Tracklisting

Tracklist
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Miss Sistar" (ft. Duble Sidekick, Joohun)Duble Sidekick (이단옆차기)Duble Sidekick 1:18
2. "Give It to Me"  Duble SidekickDuble Sidekick 3:22
3. "The Way You Make Me Melt" (넌 너무 야해; Neon Neomu Yahae) (ft. Geeks)Duble SidekickDuble Sidekick 3:37
4. "Bad Boy" (바빠; Bappa)Rhymer, 귓방망이귓방망이, MasterKey 3:33
5. "Summer Time"  Rovin, Jo Sung HwakRovin, Jo Sung Hwak 3:34
6. "A Week" (일주일; Iljuil)Duble Sidekick, David KimDuble Sidekick, Glory Face 3:37
7. "Crying"  Hyolyn, Heo Sung JinHyo Sung Jin 3:24
8. "Hey You"  Duble Sidekick, David KimDuble Sidekick, Ichiro Suezawa 3:11
9. "If U Want"  Rhymer, Assbrass, Choi Hwa YoungAssbrass, Choi Hwa Young 3:37
10. "Up and Down" (핑글핑글; Pinggeul Pinggeul)Min Yeon JaeTarmo Keranen, Amy Pearson 3:24
11. "Give It to Me" (Inst.) Duble Sidekick 3:22
Total length:
 36:01

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart 4
Gaon Monthly album chart 8
Gaon Yearly album chart[12] 59

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales 22,365+[13]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea June 11, 2013 CD, Digital download Starship Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
Worldwide Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "SISTAR to make a comeback this June". allkpop.com. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. ↑ "SISTAR to comeback on June 11th with a full album!". allkpop.com. 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  3. ↑ "[Updated] SISTAR releases Bora's teaser images for 'Give It to Me'". allkpop.com. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  4. ↑ "allkpop | Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  5. ↑ "allkpop | Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  6. ↑ "SISTAR releases video teaser for "Give It To Me"". allkpop.com. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  7. ↑ "allkpop | Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  8. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 : Jun 01, 2013". Billboard.
  9. ↑ Choi, Bu-Seok (21 June 2013). "SISTAR 'Happy to be #1!'". Star News. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  10. ↑ Yoon, Sang Guen (21 June 2013). "Sistar ranks at the top on M-Countdown, saying, "We’ll never let you down"". Star News. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  11. ↑ Lee, Hye Ji (24 June 2013). "SISTAR Takes Over Weekend TV Music Shows". 10 Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  12. ↑ 2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트 (in Korean). Gaon. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2014-20-20. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ↑ "Gaon album chart 2013". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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