September 9, 2010

Written by: Teddy Park

Produced by: Yang Hyun Suk, Teddy Park

Format: CD single, Digital format

Genre: Dance-rock, power pop, electropop, techno

Note: So as nobody will be confused, the three singles were released as an album but were promoted as singles during their promotional run. The music video's were released days within each other and the official album release, only "Clap Your Hands" was released prior to the album making it their official comeback single.

2NE1 had hearts racing and feet pounding with the release of their second single "Go Away". The song about heartbreak but getting over it like a trooper and actually scorning the man in the end smashed the walls of various music charts alongside its sister singles "Clap Your Hands" and "Can't Nobody". It debuted at number 8 initially on 11 of September but by the 18 reached the top spot and remained their for two weeks. It also snatched the coveted number 1 spot for song of the month (September).

It won the September song of the month from "Cyworld Digital Music Awards", in addition to winning on countdown shows "The Music Trend" and "Music Bank."

It noted for being one of highlights of the album and praised from its distance from "over-emotional ballads" and posessing a "pulsing beat".

By the end of the year the song placed 4th overall for all songs released in South Korea. It raked in a staggering 2,584,933 downloads and 24,516,687 streams, landing it in the 16th and 14th on the downloads and streaming chart. In 2011, the song reached another 1.5 million for a total of 4.000.000 digital copies sold, making it the one of the best-selling singles of all-time in South Korea.

Charts and certifications

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