Volume Up (EP)

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Volume Up
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Physical edition cover
EP by
4Minute
ReleasedApril 9, 2012
Genre
Length22:32
Label
4Minute chronology
4Minutes Left
(2011)		Volume Up
(2012)		 Best of 4Minute
(2012)
Singles from Volume Up
  1. "Volume Up"
    Released: April 9, 2012

Volume Up is the third extended play by South Korean girl group 4Minute. It was released by Cube Entertainment and distributed by Universal Music on April 9, 2012.

Contents

Release

4Minute originally scheduled their EP release for February 2012, [1] but this date was subsequently delayed several times. Volume Up was finally released on April 9, 2012. [2] The premiere of the music video for the title song took place on the same day. [3]

Promotion

The group promoted the title track "Volume Up" (as well as the track "Dream Racer") on several music shows. Between April 12 and 15, 2012, they appeared onstage at music shows, including Mnet's M! Countdown , [4] KBS's Music Bank , [5] MBC's Show! Music Core [6] and SBS's Inkigayo . [7]

Music video

The video features a gothic set reminiscent of a Dark-Age castle. It consists of several tightly-edited shots of the group, sometimes with dancers and sometimes with animals in the background, combined with shots of the ominous-looking interior architecture. [8] This music video was released on April 9, 2012. [9]

Commercial performance

Volume Up debuted at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart for the week ending April 14, 2012. [10] In its third week, the EP peaked at number 1. [11] It was the fourth best-selling album in April 2012 with 42,060 copies sold. [12] The album sold 56,174 copies in 2012. [13]

Accolades

Music program awards for
"Volume Up"
ProgramDate
Show Champion April 17, 2012
April 24, 2012
M Countdown May 3, 2012

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Get on the Floor"Kim Dong-yeol, Im Sang-hyukKim Dong-yeol, Im Sang-hyuk1:45
2."Volume Up"Shinsadong Tiger, Rado (Black Eyed Pilseung) Shinsadong Tiger, Rado3:50
3."I'm OK"RadoRado3:26
4."Say My Name"Seo Yong-bae, Seo Jae-wooSeo Yong-bae, Seo Jae-woo3:16
5."Femme Fatale"M (Lee Min-woo), David Kim (Day Day)Kim Do-hyun3:29
6."Dream Racer" THE KOXX THE KOXX 3:31
7."Black Cat"Chang Jun-ho, Min Yeon-jae, Gong Hyun-sikChang Jun-ho, Gong Hyun-sik3:15

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak

position

South Korean Albums (Gaon) [11] 1

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South KoreaApril 9, 2012 CD, Digital download Cube Entertainment

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