"Hands Up" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group
Cherry Bullet
Cherry Bullet () is a South Korean girl group formed by FNC Entertainment and managed under their sub-label FNC W. They debuted on January 21, 2019, with their first single album titled '' Let's Play Cherry Bullet.'' The group currently consists ...
. The song was digitally released on February 11, 2020 by
FNC Entertainment
FNC Entertainment (; stands for "fish and cake") is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2006 by South Korean singer and record producer Han Seong-ho. The label operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, ev ...
. This marks the first release without members Mirae, Kokoro and Linlin, following their departure from the group on December 13, 2019 and their third release overall.
Background and release
On January 28 it was revealed that Cherry Bullet will make a comeback with their first digital single ''Hands Up'' on February 11, marking their first comeback since Mirae, Kokoro and Linlin's departure in December 2019. Concept images featuring each of the members were released from February 4 to February 5.
The music video teaser was released on February 10 and the full music video on February 11 together with the single release.
Composition
An energetic trap and dance track, "Hands Up" samples the melody of "
Für Elise
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor ( WoO59, Bia515) for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" (, ), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 ye ...
" by
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
, which runs throughout the song. Labelmate
Jimin
Park Ji-min (; born October 13, 1995), known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer and dancer. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment.
Jimin has relea ...
, former leader of
AOA, took part in writing the song.
Promotion
Cherry Bullet held a live showcase at the YES24 Live Hall in
Gwangjin-gu
Gwangjin District (Gwangjin-gu) is one of the 25 wards (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north bank of the Han River, to the eastern end of Seoul. It was created from neighboring Seongdong District in 1995.
Gwangjin District ...
,
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
on February 11, where they performed "Hands Up".
The group started promoting "Hands up" on February 13. They first performed the lead single on
Mnet
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...
's ''
M Countdown'',
체리블렛, 상큼한 인사
/ref> followed by performances on KBS' ''Music Bank
Music Bank may refer to:
* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
The ''Music Bank'' World Tour is a worldwide live concert tour of South Korean music show '' Music Bank'' by the Korean Broa ...
'', MBC's '' Show! Music Core'' and SBS' '' Inkigayo''.
Commercial performance
"Hands Up" debuted at number 11 on '' Billboard's'' World Digital Songs
The World Digital Song Sales chart (formerly World Digital Songs) is a weekly record chart compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published by ''Billboard'' magazine. Established in 2010—with the issue dated January 23—as one of 21 genre-specific so ...
chart, becoming the group's second entry as well as their highest peak. The song also debuted at number 99 on the K-pop Hot 100
The K-pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in South Korea, launched by ''Billboard'' in conjunction with ''Billboard'' Korea () on August 25, 2011. It is the second Asian ''Billboard'' chart after the Japan Hot 100. The chart used the same multime ...
, marking the group's first appearance on the chart.
Track listing
Release history
References
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Korean-language songs
2020 songs
FNC Entertainment singles