Give It to Me (album) explained

Give It to Me
Type:album
Artist:Sistar
Cover:A cover after an album.jpg
Released:June 11, 2013
Recorded:2013
Length:36:01
Language:Korean
Producer:Duble Sidekick
Prev Title:Loving U
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Touch N Move
Next Year:2014

Give It to Me is the second and final studio album by South Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on June 11, 2013, by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment, with the song of the same title used as the promotional song. The album contains 11 songs.

Background and release

Starship Entertainment announced on May 16, 2013, that Sistar will return mid-June, with another confirmation on June 2 stating that they will be making their comeback with a second full album.[1] [2] On June 3, 2013, teaser photos featuring members Dasom and Bora were released.[3] On June 4, Sistar release photo teasers of all the members for "Give It to Me" and revealed that they will have a Moulin Rouge theme.[4] [5] A video teaser for "Give It to Me" was released on June 6.[6] On June 11, 2013, Sistar released the full album as well as the music video for "Give It to Me".[7]

Promotions

Sistar performed at their showcase songs like "Give It to Me", "Hey You", "Miss Sistar" and "Crying". Promotions for the album started on June 13, in Mnet's M! Countdown. The girls also promoted on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo. The songs "Hey You" and "Miss Sistar" ware chosen to be part of their comeback. The band released "The Way You Make Me Melt" as second single of the album."Summer Time" was released as promotional single of the album and was promoted in various shows and was released in August 2013."Crying" as the third single of the album and was released in September 2013. The fourth and ultimate single was released in October 2013 and was "Bad Boy". The second promotional single was released on November 2 and as "Hey You".

Reception

The title track, "Give It to Me", peaked at number 1 on Gaon's singles chart and Billboards K-oop Hot 100.[8] "Give It to Me" also received numerous first place award in various music show broadcasts, Triple Crown in Mnet's M! Countdown (June 20, 27 and July 4) [9] [10] and in KBS Music Bank (June 21, 28 and July 5), Double crown in MBC Music Core (June 22 and 29) and in SBS Inkigayo (June 23 and 30)[11] and a single win in MBC Music Show Champion (June 26).

Accolades

Date! class="unsortable"
Ref.
M CountdownJune 20, 2013[12]
June 27, 2013[13]
July 4, 2013[14]
Music BankJune 21, 2013[15]
June 28, 2013[16]
July 5, 2013[17]
Show! Music CoreJune 22, 2013
June 29, 2013
InkigayoJune 23, 2013[18]
June 30, 2013[19]
Show ChampionJune 26, 2013

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart4
Gaon Monthly album chart8
Gaon Yearly album chart[20] 59

Sales

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South KoreaJune 11, 2013CD, digital downloadStarship, Loen
WorldwideDigital download

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: SISTAR to comeback on June 11th with a full album! . . 2013-06-02 . 2013-06-24 . 2020-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111175553/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/06/sistar-to-comeback-on-june-11th-with-a-full-album . live .
  3. Web site: [Updated] SISTAR releases Bora's teaser images for 'Give It to Me' |publisher=[[Allkpop]] |date=2013-06-03 |access-date=2013-06-24 |archive-date=2020-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003114/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/06/sistar-releases-boras-teaser-image-for-give-it-to-me |url-status=live ].
  4. Web site: allkpop | Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip. Allkpop. 2014-06-12. 2011-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113734/http://www.allkpop.com/#article/2013/06/sistar-go-for-a-moulin-rouge-theme-for-give-it-to-me. live.
  5. Web site: allkpop | Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip. Allkpop. 2014-06-12. 2011-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113734/http://www.allkpop.com/#article/2013/06/sistars-additional-stunning-teaser-photos-for-give-it-to-me. live.
  6. Web site: SISTAR releases video teaser for "Give It To Me" . . 2013-06-06 . 2013-06-24 . 2017-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170626184910/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/06/sistar-releases-video-teaser-for-give-it-to-me . live .
  7. Web site: allkpop | Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip. Allkpop. 2014-06-12. 2011-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113734/http://www.allkpop.com/#article/2013/06/sistar-signals-the-start-of-summer-with-their-sexy-give-it-to-me-mv. live.
  8. Korea K-Pop Hot 100 : Jun 01, 2013 . . 2015-02-22 . 2013-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627062834/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-06-29/k-pop-hot-100 . live .
  9. News: Choi. Bu-Seok. SISTAR 'Happy to be #1!'. 2013-06-24. Star News. 21 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111000428/http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2013062019444691559. 11 November 2013.
  10. News: Yoon. Sang Guen. Sistar ranks at the top on M-Countdown, saying, "We'll never let you down". 2013-06-24. Star News. 21 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111000305/http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2013062018163305197. 11 November 2013.
  11. News: Lee . Hye Ji . SISTAR Takes Over Weekend TV Music Shows . 2013-06-24 . 10 Asia . 24 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111201024/http://www.tenasia.com/archives/61256 . 2014-01-11 .
  12. Web site: 씨스타, 현란-섹시 무대로 '엠카' 1위 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229154656/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0000342610 . 2020-12-29 . 2020-12-29 . . ko.
  13. Web site: '엠카' 씨스타, 2주 연속 1위..'씨스타 열풍' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229154651/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002229370 . 2020-12-29 . 2020-12-29 . . ko.
  14. Web site: 씨스타, '엠카' 3주 1위...트리플크라운 달성 '거침 없는 질주' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229154627/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0002568824 . 2020-12-29 . 2020-12-29 . . ko.
  15. Web site: July 1, 2013 . ko:6월 3주 순위 . Music Bank ranking for the third week of June . https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669856&post_no=14&page=38&post_header= . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702052940/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669856&post_no=14&page=38&post_header= . July 2, 2022 . July 2, 2022 . KBS Music Bank . ko.
  16. Web site: July 1, 2013 . ko:6월 4주 순위 . Music Bank ranking for the fourth week of June . https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669857&post_no=15&page=38&post_header= . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702052830/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669857&post_no=15&page=38&post_header= . July 2, 2022 . July 2, 2022 . KBS Music Bank . ko.
  17. Web site: July 7, 2013 . ko:7월 1주 순위 . Music Bank ranking for the first week of July . https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669858&post_no=16&page=38&post_header= . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702052741/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=669858&post_no=16&page=38&post_header= . July 2, 2022 . July 2, 2022 . KBS Music Bank . ko.
  18. Web site: June 24, 2013 . ko:<6월 넷째 주 인기가요 차트> . Inkigayo chart for the 4th week of June . https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&amp;page=27&amp;board_no=416883 . live . https://archive.today/20210410193022/https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=27&board_no=416883 . April 10, 2021 . February 23, 2021 . . ko.
  19. Web site: July 1, 2013 . ko:<6월 마지막 주 인기가요 차트> . Inkigayo chart for the last week of June . https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&amp;page=27&amp;board_no=416884 . live . https://archive.today/20210410193031/https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/board/54771?cmd=view&page=27&board_no=416884 . April 10, 2021 . February 23, 2021 . . ko.
  20. Web site: http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/other.list.gaon. ko:2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트. 2011-02-24. Gaon. 2013-06-05. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008084552/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=year&f_year=2011&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=T. 2014-10-08. dead.
  21. Web site: Gaon album chart 2013 . . 2013-06-11 . ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303180536/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T . 2012-03-03 . dead .