Take.2 We Are Here

Take.2 We Are Here is the third Korean-language studio album by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. The album was released on February 18, 2019 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M.[3][4] It features ten songs, including the lead single, "Alligator".[5]

Take.2 We Are Here
Studio album by Monsta X
Released	February 18, 2019
Genre	K-pop
Length	31:40
Label	Starship Kakao M
Monsta X chronology
Take.1 Are You There? (2018) Take.2 We Are Here (2019) Phenomenon (2019)
Singles from Take.2 We Are Here
"Alligator" Released: February 18, 2019

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	[1]
The 405	6/10[2]

Background

The album was described as the concept of "finding hope between loss and wondering".[5] We Are Here is fronted by the fierce dance track "Alligator", which uses the reptilian metaphor to dramatically depict the intentions of someone aiming for the attentions of a romantic interest. It was also connected to the lead single, "Shoot Out" from Are You There? album with the 7 Deadly Sins of Christian theology concept.[6]

Commercial performance

Even before the announcement of the album title, it was already one of "The 10 Most Anticipated K-pop Albums of 2019" by Billboard.[7] The album debuted at no. 1 on both weekly and monthly Gaon Album Chart and no. 1 and no. 3 on weekly and monthly Gaon Retail Album Chart respectively, and sold 174,371 copies for its first month (in exactly just eleven days after the release date) in South Korea.[8][9][10][11] The lead single, "Alligator" peaked at no. 1, no. 27, and no. 76 on weekly Gaon Social Chart, Gaon Download Chart, and Gaon BGM Chart respectively.[12][13][14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Intro: We Are Here"		Stereo14	Stereo14	1:12
2.	"Alligator"	서지음 Jooheon I.M	Kevin Charge Andreas Öberg Drew Ryan Scott Stereo14 Daniel Kim	Kevin Charge Stereo14	3:12
3.	"악몽" (Ghost)	이스란 Jooheon I.M	Daniel Kim Cage	Cage	3:28
4.	"Play It Cool" (with Steve Aoki)	서지음 I.M	Steve Aoki Corey Sanders Coffee Clarence Jr. Sylvester Willy Silverstein David Morup	Steve Aoki	3:06
5.	"No Reason"	Wonho 브라더수 Jooheon I.M	Wonho 브라더수 안성현 (펀치사운드) 신기현 (펀치사운드)	Wonho 안성현 (펀치사운드) 신기현 (펀치사운드)	3:24
6.	"Give Me Dat"	정윤 (153/Joombas) Jooheon I.M	JJ Evans (153/Joombas) Jeff Lewis Sebastian Berglund	Sebastian Berglund	3:25
7.	"난기류" (Turbulence)	JQ 신새롬 솔희(makeumine works) Jooheon I.M	Daniel Kim Stereo14 Ti	Stereo14 Ti	3:21
8.	"Rodeo"	JQ Mola Tomboy 감은유(makeumine works) Jooheon I.M	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Christian Dropfill Berglund Andy Love Daniel Kim	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Christian Dropfill Berglund	3:43
9.	"Stealer"	서지음 이스란 Jooheon I.M	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Dennis Deko Kordnejad Daniel Kim Stereo14 브라더수 Ryan S. Jhun	Hanif Hitmanic Sabzevari Dennis Deko Kordnejad Daniel Kim Stereo14 Ryan S. Jhun	3:28
10.	"Party Time"	브라더수 Jooheon I.M	Caesar & Loui 브라더수	Caesar & Loui	3:10
Total length:					31:40

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position French Digital Albums (SNEP)[15] 84 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 9 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 49 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[18] 1 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 12 US World Albums (Billboard)[20] 4

Monthly chart Chart (2019) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[21] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[22] 22

Certification and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[23]	Platinum	253,456[24]
Japan	—	10,907[25]
^*sales figures based on certification alone

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Dance Performance – Male Group	"Alligator"	Nominated	[26]
		Song of the Year		Nominated
2020	Gaon Chart Music Awards	Album of the Year – 1st Quarter	Take.2 We Are Here	Nominated
	Golden Disc Awards	Album Bonsang		Won	[27]
		Album Daesang		Nominated

Music programs

Music programs

Song	Program	Date	Ref.
"Alligator"	The Show (SBS MTV)	February 26, 2019	[28]
	Show Champion (MBC Music)	February 27, 2019	[29]
	M Countdown (Mnet)	February 28, 2019	[30]
	Music Bank (KBS)	March 1, 2019	[31]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	February 18, 2019	CD digital download streaming	Starship Entertainment Kakao M
Various		Digital download streaming

See also

• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts
• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2019

References

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