Stand Up (EP)

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Stand Up
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EP by
ReleasedAugust 8, 2008 (2008-08-08)
Recorded2008
Genre
Length20:09
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Big Bang chronology
With U
(2008)
Stand Up
(2008)
Number 1
(2008)
Singles from Stand Up
  1. "Haru Haru"
    Released: August 8, 2008

Stand Up is the third Korean extended play by South Korean boy group Big Bang, it was released on August 8, 2008. [1] The EP sold over 140,000 copies by the end of the following month, [2] supported by the popularity of the number one hit single "Haru Haru". [3] The song became one of the most downloaded singles of all-time in South Korea.

Contents

Background

Teasers for the album was released on August 1, including the announcement that Japanese DJ Daishi Dance had collaborated with the group on a song. [4] Released on August 8, 2008, the EP sold more than 30,000 copies in two days [5] and sold 100,000 copies in two weeks. [6] Stand Up was the number-one album of the month for August 2008, becoming the group's first monthly number-one album in South Korea. [7] It eventually sold over 168,000 copies by 2016.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro (Stand Up)" G-Dragon G-Dragon, Teddy, KushTeddy, Kush1:35
2."Haru Haru" (하루하루)G-DragonG-Dragon, Daishi Dance Daishi Dance4:15
3."Heaven" (천국; Cheonguk)G-DragonG-Dragon, Daishi DanceDaishi Dance4:06
4."A Good Man" (착한 사람; Chaghan Salam) T.O.P T.O.P, KushKush3:23
5."Lady"G-DragonG-Dragon, TeddyTeddy3:19
6."Oh My Friend" (featuring No Brain)G-DragonG-Dragon, No BrainNo Brain3:31
Total length:20:09

Personnel

Credits for Stand Up adapted are from album liner notes. [8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [9] 9

Monthly charts

Chart (August 2008)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (MIAK) [7] 1

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