Stand Up (EP)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Stand Up

| type = EP

| artist = Big Bang

| cover = Stand Up (Big Bang album).jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2008|08|08}}

| recorded = 2008

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|hip hop, rap rock}}

| length = 20:09

| language = Korean

| label = {{hlist|YG|Mnet Media}}

| producer =

| prev_title = With U

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Number 1

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Stand Up

| type = EP

| single1 = Haru Haru

| single1date = 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.{{cite web|url=http://ygfamily.com/artist/Album.asp?LANGDIV=E&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=3&Page=5&IDX=382|title=3rd Mini Album : Stand Up|publisher=YG Entertainment|access-date=May 24, 2012}} The EP sold over 140,000 copies by the end of the following month,{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200809.htm|script-title=ko:2008.09월 – 가요 음반 판매량|trans-title=2008.09 – Sales volume|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 16, 2021|archivedate=December 3, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203032946/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200809.htm|language=ko}} supported by the popularity of the number one hit single "Haru Haru".{{cite web|title=Big Bang Signs Modeling Contract with FILA Korea |publisher=KBS Global |date=September 8, 2008 |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1546222_11692.html |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924063830/http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1546222_11692.html |archive-date=September 24, 2008 }} The song became one of the most downloaded singles of all-time in South Korea. Star News named Stand Up one of the most successful digital albums since 2004.{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Kwan-myung |date=January 15, 2014 |script-title=ko:[디지털음원 10년, 톱 976곡]④최고히트 앨범은? |trans-title=[10 years of digital music, Top 976 songs] ④ What is the best album? |url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2014011507422099706&type=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062250/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2014011507422099706&type=3 |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |work=Star News |language=ko}}

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.{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2008 |title=Big Bang Makes Comeback |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1434 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053400/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1434 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2017 |website=KBS Global |publisher= |language=en}} Released on August 8, 2008, the EP sold more than 30,000 copies in two days{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2008 |title=Big Bang's 3rd Mini Album Sweeps Online/Off-line Stores |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1561 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827084118/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1561 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2017 |website=KBS Global |publisher= |language=en}} and sold 100,000 copies in two weeks.{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2008 |title=Big Bang's Third Mini Album Sweeps K-POP Charts |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1577 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053403/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1577 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2017 |website=KBS Global |publisher= |language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200808.htm|script-title=ko:2008.08월 – 가요 음반 판매량|trans-title=2008.08 – Sales volume|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 16, 2021|archivedate=October 11, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011113151/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200808.htm|language=ko}} It eventually sold over 168,000 copies by 2016.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 20:09

| title1 = Intro (Stand Up)

| lyrics1 = G-Dragon

| music1 = G-Dragon, Teddy, Kush

| extra1 = Teddy, Kush

| length1 = 1:35

| title2 = Haru Haru

| note2 = 하루하루

| lyrics2 = G-Dragon

| music2 = G-Dragon, Daishi Dance

| extra2 = Daishi Dance

| length2 = 4:15

| title3 = Heaven

| note3 = 천국; Cheonguk

| lyrics3 = G-Dragon

| music3 = G-Dragon, Daishi Dance

| extra3 = Daishi Dance

| length3 = 4:06

| title4 = A Good Man

| note4 = 착한 사람; Chaghan Salam

| lyrics4 = T.O.P

| music4 = T.O.P, Kush

| extra4 = Kush

| length4 = 3:23

| title5 = Lady

| lyrics5 = G-Dragon

| music5 = G-Dragon, Teddy

| extra5 = Teddy

| length5 = 3:19

| title6 = Oh My Friend

| note6 = featuring No Brain

| lyrics6 = G-Dragon

| music6 = G-Dragon, No Brain

| extra6 = No Brain

| length6 = 3:31

}}

Personnel

Credits for Stand Up adapted are from album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Stand Up|others=Big Bang |year=2008 |type=liner notes|page=26|publisher=YG Entertainment| language=ko}}

{{div col}}

  • Choi Seung-hyun "T.O.P" – co-producer and recording producer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Hong Jang-hyun – photographer
  • Ji Eun – make-up and stylist
  • Jang Sung-eun – artwork and design
  • Kim Byunghoon "Kush" – co-producer and recording producer
  • Kim Chang-kyum – recording engineer
  • Kim Tae-hyun – hair stylist
  • Kwon Ji-yong "G-Dragon" – producer and recording producer
  • Lee Byung-young – artist manager
  • Lee Gyeong-jun – recording engineer
  • Lee Kang-hyun – art director
  • Oh Young-taek – recording engineer
  • Park Hong-jun "Teddy" – co-producer and recording producer
  • Jason Robert – mixing engineer
  • Today Art – printing
  • Yang Eun-jin – artwork and design
  • Yang Hyun Suk – executive producer, mixing engineer and producer
  • Yang Min-Suk – executive supervisor

{{div col end}}

Charts

= Weekly charts =

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! Chart (2010)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web |title=Circle Album Chart – Week 16 of 2010 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=16&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=Circle Chart |access-date=8 December 2022 |language=ko |date=April 11–17, 2010}}

| 9

= Monthly charts =

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! Chart (August 2008)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (MIAK)

| 1

References

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