''Give It to Me'' is the second and final studio album by

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n girl group

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. The album was released on June 11, 2013, by

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and distributed by

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, 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. On June 3, 2013, teaser photos featuring members Dasom and Bora were released. On June 4, Sistar release photo teasers of all the members for "Give It to Me" and revealed that they will have a

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theme. A video teaser for "Give It to Me" was released on June 6. On June 11, 2013, Sistar released the full album as well as the music video for "Give It to Me".

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

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's ''

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''. The girls also promoted on KBS's ''

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'', MBC's ''

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'' 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

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. "Give It to Me" also received numerous first place award in various music show broadcasts, Triple Crown in

's ''

'' (June 20, 27 and July 4) and in KBS ''

'' (June 21, 28 and July 5), Double crown in MBC ''

'' (June 22 and 29) and in SBS '' Inkigayo'' (June 23 and 30) and a single win in

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'' Show Champion'' (June 26).

Music program wins

Track listing

Chart performance

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Give It to Me 2013 albums Sistar albums Kakao M albums Korean-language albums Starship Entertainment albums