"Clap Your Hands" is one of three lead promotional songs by K-pop

K-pop

K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea...

 group 2NE1

2NE1

Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term. The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009...

 from their first full album To Anyone

To Anyone

To Anyone is the first studio album of South Korean hip hop girl group 2NE1. The album was released on September 9, 2010, by YG Entertainment. 2NE1 worked with YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk, Teddy, and e.knock to produce the album. Musically, the album is classified as hip hop, pop, R&B, and...

, and became a hit on various on- and offline charts.

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
  Teddy Park
  Park Hong-jun , better known as Teddy Park or just Teddy, is a Korean-American rapper and record producer. Born in South Korea, Park moved to the United States as a young child. There, he learned English. After moving back to South Korea, he majored in English at Myongji University.Teddy Park...
  
  : Arranger, composer, lyricist
• CL: Vocalist / Rapper
• Bom: Vocalist
• Dara: Vocalist / Rapper
• Minzy: Vocalist / Rapper

Chart performance

"Clap Your Hands" swept various online charts with the other two lead singles, often switching positions between the three.

Music video

The music video begins with the 2NE1 members sitting on a bench with a car next to them in a 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.