Hands Up (album)

Hands Up
Studio album by 2PM
Released	June 20, 2011
Recorded	2010–11
Genre	Electronic R&B hip-hop
Length	48:25
Label	JYP LOEN KMP (South Korea) Ariola Sony (Japan) EMI (Philippines) Warner Music (Indonesia)
Producer	Park Jin-young
2PM chronology
All About 2PM (2011) Hands Up (2011) Republic of 2PM (2011)
Singles from HANDS UP
"Don't Stop Can't Stop/Without U" Released: April 19, 2010 "Thank You" Released: August 17, 2010 "I’ll Be Back" Released: October 11, 2010 "Hands Up" Released: June 20, 2011 "Give It To Me" Released: July 19, 2011 "Hot" Released: July 25, 2011

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 in physical format on June 21, 2011. A special limited edition was released on June 23, 2011. The Japanese edition of the album include a 24-page photo book. ^[2]

Release

The song "Don't Stop Can't Stop" was released as digital and physical single format by April 19, 2010. ^[3] "Without U" was coupled this single, which reached number one on several music charts. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Though not as an official single announced, a music video for "My Life 4 U" (목숨을 건다) was made and released on June 10, 2010. ^[7]

Music videos

A teaser for the music video of "Hands Up", the lead single of their album, was released on June 14, 2011 on 2PM's official YouTube account. ^[8] The full music video was released on June 20, 2011 along with the album. ^[9]

A music video for "Hands Up" (East4A mix) was released on July 14, 2011. Two music videos for "Hot" and "Give It To Me" were later released to promote the movie Blind. "Give It To Me" was written by Junho and released on July 19. "Hot" was written by Jun. K and was released on July 25.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangements	Length
1.	"Hands Up"	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	3:18
2.	"Electricity"	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	Tommy Park	3:52
3.	"Give It To Me"	Junho	Junho Hong Ji-sang	Ji-sang	3:38
4.	"Like a Movie" (영화처럼)	Chance	Chance	Chance	4:20
5.	"Don't You Know" (모르니)	Ji-sang	Ji-sang	Ji-sang	3:45
6.	"Hot"	Jun. K	Jun. K	Chance	3:30
7.	"Without U"	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	3:20
8.	"I'll Be Back"	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young Fame-J Shim Eun-ji	3:37
9.	"I Can't"	Ra.D	Ra.D	Ra.D	3:25
10.	"Hands Up" (East4A mix)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	East4A	3:30
11.	"Electricity" (220v mix)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	Hong Ji-sang	4:06
12.	"Thank You"	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	Tommy Park	3:58
13.	"Don't Stop Can't Stop"	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young Tommy Park	4:08
Total length:					48:25

Taiwan edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hands Up" ( music video )
2.	"I'll Be Back" (music video)

Charts and certifications

Album Chart Peak position Ref. South Korea Gaon Weekly Albums 1 [4] South Korea Gaon Monthly Albums 2 South Korea Gaon Yearly Albums 12 Japan Oricon Daily Albums 6 [10] Japan Oricon Weekly Albums 17 Japan Oricon Monthly Albums 47

Singles Song Peak chart position KOR KOR Gaon Chart [4] [11] [12] K-Pop Billboard [13] "HANDS UP" 1 47 "Don't Stop Can't Stop" 1 –

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount	Ref.
Gaon physical sales	100,428 (2011) 11,925 (2012)	[14]
Oricon sales	26,039

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	June 20, 2011	Digital download	JYP Entertainment, LOEN 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
South Korea	March 22, 2013	Re-issue (KMP edition)	JYP Entertainment, KMP Holdings

References

1. "Hands Up by 2PM - Download Hands Up on iTunes". iTunes. 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
2. "2PM Official Website / Discography" (in Japanese). Sony Music. June 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
3. "'컴백' 2PM, 온라인 음악사이트 석권..수록곡도 '인기'" (in Korean). Asia Economy. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
4. "Gaon Search - 2PM" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
5. (in Korean) KBS 2TV Music Bank – K-chart list Archived 2014-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
6. (in Korean) KBS 2TV Music Bank – VOD list Archived 2009-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
7. 2PM - I Will Give You My Life Music Video Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2010-12-20.
8. "2PM unleashes teaser for "HANDS UP"!". Allkpop. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-18. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
9. "2PM drops their music video for "Hands Up"!". Allkpop. 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
10. "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
11. "2010년 18주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
12. "2011년 09주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
13. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
14. "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

External links

• "Hands Up by 2PM". iTunes. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
• "HANDS UP" Music Video Teaser on YouTube
• "HANDS UP" Music Video on YouTube
• "HANDS UP (East4A Mix)" Music Video on YouTube
• "Give It To Me" Music Video on YouTube
• "HOT" Music Video on YouTube
• Official Website