Clap Your Hands (2NE1 song)

"Clap Your Hands"
Single by 2NE1
from the album To Anyone
Released	September 8, 2010
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2010
Genre	K-pop, dancehall, Europop, hip hop, R&B, urban
Length	3:41
Label	YG Entertainment
Writer(s)	Kim Byunghoon
Producer(s)	Yang Hyun Suk, Teddy Park, Kim Byunghoon
2NE1 Korean singles chronology
"Try to Follow Me" (2010) "Clap Your Hands" (2010) "Go Away" (2010)
Music video "Clap Your Hands" on YouTube

"Clap Your Hands" (Korean: 박수 쳐; Baksu Chyeo) is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1 from their first full album To Anyone, and became a hit on various on- and offline charts. The song was released as the fourth single from the album.

History

The song was announced as one of three lead title singles from their album. A 30 second teaser was released just days before its official release. The music video for the song was released September 8, 2010 on 2NE1"s YouTube and the next day on YGs.

Personnel

• Teddy: Arranger, composer, lyricist
• CL: Vocalist / Rapper
• Bom: Vocalist
• Dara: Vocalist / Rapper
• Minzy: Vocalist / Rapper

Music video

The music video begins with the 2NE1 members sitting on a bench with a car next to them in an enclosed street, with "CLAP YOUR HANDS" graffitied on the brick wall behind them. The girls begin dancing while wearing black camouflage tracksuits. The band's second verse takes place in Dojo, with the same bench as the first verse. The rap performed by CL and Minzy takes place in a jungle with tribal sign written on their arms and face. The final verse takes place in cyperspace, with the girls wearing chrome hearts hoodies.

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