Keep Your Head Down

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Keep Your Head Down
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Digital and Limited version cover.
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 5, 2011
Recorded200910
StudioSM Studios
(Seoul, South Korea)
Genre
Length35:11
Language Korean
Label S.M.
Producer
TVXQ chronology
Complete Set Limited Box
(2010)
Keep Your Head Down
(2011)
Tone
(2011)
Singles from Keep Your Head Down
  1. "Keep Your Head Down"
    Released: January 3, 2011
Keep Your Head Down track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Keep Your Head Down" (;Wae;lit. Why) Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Han-jin3:59
2."How Can I" (믿기 싫은 이야기;Mitgi Silheun Iyaki;lit. The Story I Don't Want to Believe)Park Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyun3:22
3."Maximum"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo Young-jin3:40
4."Crazy" (featuring Jay from Trax)Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • NODAY
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • NODAY
3:18
5."Honey Funny Bunny" (U-Know Yunho solo) E-Tribe
  • E-Tribe
  • Jang Jun-ho (Duble Kick Entertainment)
  • E-Tribe
  • Jang Yun-ho (Duble Kick Entertainment)
  • Gong Hyun-sik (Duble Kick Entertainment)
3:19
6."Rumor"Hong Ji-yoo
  • Ryan Kim
  • Casper (Iconic Sounds)
  • Anthony Lee
  • Ryan Kim
  • Casper (Iconic Sounds)
  • Anthony Lee
3:17
7."Confession" (고백;Gobaek) (Max Changmin solo)Max Changmin
  • Kevin Oppa (mr.cho)
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • Kevin Oppa (mr.cho)
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
3:56
8."Our Game" JQ (makeumine works)
  • Will Simms
  • Zebra1
  • Stuart Priddle
3:30
9."She" Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:15
10."Athena" (아테나;Atena)Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)MonoTree3:35
11."Journey" (featuring Seohyun of Girls' Generation)Kim Dal-woo PeterKim Dal-woo PeterKim Dal-woo Peter4:26
Total length:39:37
Before U Go repackage track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Before U Go - Monologue" (이것만은 알고가 - 독백;Igeonman-eun Algoga - Dokbaek) Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Han-jin2:22
2."Before U Go" (이것만은 알고 가;Igeonman-eun Algoga)Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Han-jin
Yoo Han-jin4:31
3."Keep Your Head Down" (;Wae;lit. Why)Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Han-jin
Yoo Han-jin3:59
4."Maximum"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo Young-jin3:40
5."How Can I" (믿기 싫은 이야기;Mitgi Silheun Iyaki;lit. The Story I Don't Want to Believe)Park Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyun3:22
6."Crazy" (featuring Jay from Trax)Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • NODAY
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • NODAY
3:18
7."Honey Funny Bunny" (U-Know Yunho solo) E-Tribe
  • E-Tribe
  • Jang Jun-ho (Duble Kick Entertainment)
  • E-Tribe
  • Jang Yun-ho (Duble Kick Entertainment)
  • Gong Hyun-sik (Duble Kick Entertainment)
3:19
8."Rumor"Hong Ji-yoo
  • Ryan Kim
  • Casper (Iconic Sounds)
  • Anthony Lee
  • Ryan Kim
  • Casper (Iconic Sounds)
  • Anthony Lee
3:17
9."Confession" (고백;Gobaek) (Max Changmin solo)Max Changmin
  • Kevin Oppa (mr.cho)
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • Kevin Oppa (mr.cho)
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
3:56
10."Our Game" JQ (makeumine works)
  • Will Simms
  • Zebra1
  • Stuart Priddle
3:30
11."She" Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:15
12."Athena" (아테나;Atena)Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)MonoTree3:35
13."Journey" (featuring Seohyun of Girls' Generation)Kim Dal-woo PeterKim Dal-woo PeterKim Dal-woo Peter4:26
14."Before U Go - Monologue" (Instrumental) 
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Han-jin
Yoo Han-jin2:23
Total length:48:48

Charts

Release history

Release formats for Keep Your Head Down
RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
Worldwide / South KoreaJanuary 5, 2011Special edition S.M. Entertainment
January 12, 2011Normal edition
Taiwan [30] [31] February 11, 2011CDNormal edition Avex Taiwan
February 24, 2012CD+DVD Taiwan special edition
Hong KongFebruary 22, 2011CDNormal edition Avex Asia
Philippines [32] April 29, 2011CDNormal edition Universal Records
Release formats for Before U Go
RegionsDatesFormat(s)Label(s)
WorldwideMarch 16, 2011 S.M. Entertainment
South Korea
TaiwanMarch 25, 2011CD Avex Taiwan
Japan [33] May 4, 2011
  • CD
  • DVD
  • digital download
Avex Trax

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