| Growing Up | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | IU |
| Cover: | Growing Up IU album cover.jpg |
| Released: | April 23, 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2008–2009 |
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| Genre: | K-pop |
| Length: | 56:21 |
| Label: | LOEN |
| Producer: | Choi Gap-won |
| Prev Title: | Lost and Found |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | IU...IM |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Growing Up is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It was released on April 23, 2009, as a follow-up to her 2008 debut mini-album Lost and Found. Two of the album's 16 tracks, "Boo" and "You Know (있잖아) (Rock Ver.)", were released as singles.[1]
Growing Up consists of 16 tracks. The album's title track "Boo" is composed by Han Sang-won, who is best known for his melodies in songs "On days when I miss you" by Park Ji-hun of V.O.S., and "Don't go, don't go, don't go" by Wanted. "Boo" is about a "charming friend of the opposite gender"; the lyrics tell the story of a haughty girl who does not care for the men around her. She falls in love with a boy to whom she had never given much thought. The follow-up song from the album, "You Know (Rock Ver.)", is the rock version of IU's song "You Know", which was more popular than the original version. The song portrays a young girl as she candidly expresses her feelings to the person with whom she is infatuated.[2]
On May 16, 2011, the music videos for "Boo" and "You Know (있잖아) (Rock ver.)" were released through Loen Entertainment's official YouTube channel.[3]
On April 23, 2009, IU began her first week of promotions through KBS's Music Bank. IU chose "Hey (있잖아) (Rock version)" as her follow-up single and performed it on various music programs after promotions for "Boo" had finished.