Take.2 We Are Here

Take.2 We Are Here
Studio album by Monsta X
Released	February 18, 2019
Genre	K-pop
Length	31:40
Language	Korean
Label	Starship Kakao M
Monsta X chronology
Take.1 Are You There? (2018) Take.2 We Are Here (2019) Phenomenon (2019)
Singles from Take.2 We Are Here
"Alligator" Released: February 18, 2019

Take.2 We Are Here is the second part of the second Korean-language studio album by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on February 18, 2019. ^{[1] [2]} It consists of ten songs, including title track "Alligator". ^[3]

Background and release

The album was described as the concept of "finding hope between loss and wondering". ^[3] It is also fronted by the fierce dance track "Alligator", which uses the reptilian metaphor to dramatically depict the intentions of someone aiming for the attention of a romantic interest. "Alligator" was also connected to their previous lead single "Shoot Out" from their album Take.1 Are You There? with the seven deadly sins of Christian theology concept. ^[4]

The physical album was released in four versions.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	[5]
NME	[6]

Even before the announcement of the album title, it was already one of "The 10 Most Anticipated K-pop Albums of 2019" by the American music and entertainment magazine Billboard . ^[7]

Reviewing the album for NME , Rhian Daly wrote that Take.2 We Are Here, like its title, sounds assured. For it, the seven-piece group rediscover their niche as "masters of the throbbing dancefloor cut, sounding far more cohesive in the process". ^[6]

Listicles

Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work, and rank

Critic/Publication	List	Work	Rank	Ref.
Album
Billboard	The 10 Most Anticipated K-pop Albums of 2019	Take.2 We Are Here	6	[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on both weekly and monthly Gaon Album Chart and sold 174,371 copies in its first month of release (which only counted the first eleven days of sales after the album's release) in South Korea. ^{[8] [9]} It peaked again at number one on the weekly chart a month after its release. ^[10]

"Alligator" peaked at number one, number twenty-seven, and number seventy-six on the Gaon Social Chart, Gaon Download Chart, and Gaon BGM Chart, respectively, as well as peaking at number 133 on the Gaon Digital Chart. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]} The other songs on the album, while they did not appear on the main chart, entered the component Gaon Download Chart, with "Ghost" debuting at 186, "Play It Cool" at 168, "No Reason" at 165, "Turbulence" at 198, "Rodeo" at 199, and "Party Time" at 196. ^[15] It had four music program wins on The Show , ^[16] Show Champion , ^[17] M Countdown , ^[18] and Music Bank . ^[19]

Track listing

Take.2 We Are Here track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Intro: We Are Here"		Stereo14	Stereo14	1:12
2.	"Alligator"	Seo Ji-eum Joohoney I.M	Kevin Charge Andreas Öberg Drew Ryan Scott Stereo14 Daniel Kim	Kevin Charge Stereo14	3:12
3.	"악몽" (Ghost)	Lee Seu-ran Joohoney I.M	Daniel Kim Cage	Cage	3:28
4.	"Play It Cool" (with Steve Aoki)	Seo Ji-eum I.M	Steve Aoki Corey Sanders Coffee Clarence Jr. Sylvester Willy Silverstein David Morup	Steve Aoki	3:06
5.	"No Reason"	Wonho Brother Su Joohoney I.M	Wonho Brother Su An Seong-hyeon Shin Ki-hyun	Wonho An Seong-hyeon Shin Ki-hyun	3:24
6.	"Give Me Dat"	Jeong-yoon (153/Joombas) Joohoney I.M	JJ Evans (153/Joombas) Jeff Lewis Sebastian Berglund	Sebastian Berglund	3:25
7.	"난기류" (Turbulence)	JQ (Makeumine Works) Shin Sae-rom Sol-hee (Makeumine Works) Joohoney I.M	Daniel Kim Stereo14 Ti	Stereo14 Ti	3:21
8.	"Rodeo"	JQ (Makeumine Works) Mola TOMBOY Kam Eun-yu (Makeumine Works) Joohoney I.M	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Christian Dropfill Berglund Andy Love Daniel Kim	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Christian Dropfill Berglund	3:43
9.	"Stealer"	Seo Ji-eum Lee Seu-ran Joohoney I.M	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Dennis Deko Kordnejad Daniel Kim Stereo14 Brother Su Ryan S. Jhun	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Dennis Deko Kordnejad Daniel Kim Stereo14 Ryan S. Jhun	3:28
10.	"Party Time"	Brother Su Joohoney I.M	Caesar & Loui Brother Su	Caesar & Loui	3:10
Total length:					31:40

Charts

Album

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position French Digital Albums (SNEP) [20] 84 Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [21] 49 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [22] 9 South Korean Albums (Gaon) [8] 1 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] 12 US World Albums (Billboard) [24] 4

Monthly chart Chart (2019) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon) [9] 1

Year-end chart Chart (2019) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon) [25] 22

Song

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Alligator"

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan) [26]	41
South Korea (Gaon) [14]	133
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [27]	21
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [28]	5

Certification and sales

Certification and sales for Take.2 We Are Here

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
South Korea (KMCA) [29]	Platinum	254,794 [30]
Japan	—	10,907 [31]

Accolades

Music program awards for "Alligator"

Program	Date (4 total)	Ref.
M Countdown	February 28, 2019	[18]
Music Bank	March 1, 2019	[19]
Show Champion	February 27, 2019	[17]
The Show	February 26, 2019	[16]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2020	Album of the Year – 1st Quarter	Take.2 We Are Here	Nominated	[32]
Golden Disc Awards	2020	Disc Daesang		Nominated	[33]
		Disc Bonsang		Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards	2019	Song of the Year	"Alligator"	Nominated	[34]
		Best Dance Performance – Male Group		Nominated

Release history

Release history and formats for Take.2 We Are Here

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	February 18, 2019	CD digital download streaming	Starship Entertainment Kakao M
Various		Digital download streaming

See also

• List of certified albums in South Korea
• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2019
• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart

References

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