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To Anyone is the first studio album by South Korean girl group 2NE1, released under YG Entertainment on September 9, 2010. 2NE1 began recording the material for To Anyone in 2009 following the release of their debut EP, and worked alongside Teddy Park, e.knock, Choice37, and Big Tone to produce the album. Musically, it is a pop record that integrates various genres including R&B, dance, and hip hop.

Upon its release, To Anyone received mixed reviews from music critics. While praise mainly centred on its production quality, critics were ambivalent toward the overuse of auto-tune software. It saw commercial success in South Korea, debuting at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and was the number one album on Gaon's monthly chart. In total, the album has sold over 168,000 copies in the country. To Anyone went on to win Album of the Year at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards and Melon Music Awards.

Several singles were spawned and promoted from To Anyone, including the "triple title tracks" "Go Away", "Can't Nobody" and "Clap Your Hands". All three singles were released in conjunction with the album and peaked within the top three positions on the Gaon Digital Chart. The final single "It Hurts", was released on October 31. The members solo singles from the previous year were also included in the album's track list.

In August 2010, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk announced that 2NE1 will promote three title tracks for their first full-length album. Each promotional single would have a music video to accompany it. They were later announced as "Clap Your Hands", "Go Away", and "Can't Nobody". "Clap Your Hands" was written and composed by producer e.knock, whereas "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody" were created by Teddy Park. Two days before the release of the album, the pre-orders for the album had reached 120,000 copies. By the end of September, the album had sold 100,000 copies. On October 28, it was announced that the group would be re-releasing the album in Japan on December 8, 2010, under Japanese record label Avex. The release of To Anyone in Japan would mark the group's debut there. However it was later announced that the album's release was delayed as both YG Entertainment and Avex wanted to develop the album further. The album was also announced to be sold in Thailand on October 28. YG Entertainment also announced a partnership with Universal Records to release the album in the Philippines.

To Anyone is classified largely as a pop record, but contains strong elements of dance and R&B. Lyrically, the album is about female independence. The main single "Go Away" is about telling a man to "go away" during a break-up.

Music videos for "Clap Your Hands" and "Go Away" were released on September 9 and 10, respectively. "It Hurts (Slow)" was promoted after the initial three songs, with its music video releasing on November 1.

The first stage performances for the album were on SBS's September 12 episode of Inkigayo. They performed their three title tracks, "Clap Your Hands," "Go Away," and "Can't Nobody". The performances were recorded early in the day so they could perform at the Hallyu Dream Concert in Gyeongju later in the evening.[citation needed] They won first place on Mnet M! Countdown for "Clap Your Hands" on the day of their performances, followed by first-place win the next day on KBS' Music Bank for "Can't Nobody", and a first-place win the following week on SBS' The Music Trend for "Can't Nobody". Overall, 2NE1 had gained first place eleven times on the various music shows.

After the group finished performing the three main singles of the album, YG Entertainment announced that 2NE1 would be resuming promotions with the album performing "It Hurts (Slow)" on music programs. The group began their first promotions with the song on SBS's Inkigayo during Halloween, October 31, 2010. The music video for the song was released on November 1, 2010, to accompany with the group's follow-up promotions.

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