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"Put 'Em Up" is Namie Amuro's 23rd solo single under the Avex Trax label. Produced by Dallas Austin, "Put 'Em Up" was meant for release in 2000 but was shelved until 2003. The song did not fare well upon release and is currently Amuro's lowest selling solo single.
In early 2002, Amuro announced the release of her second greatest hits compilation, Love Enhanced Single Collection. It was to include a previously unreleased track, "Put 'Em Up," but upon release was left off the album. It was not the first time, however, that the song would be shelved. Penned by Dallas Austin, the song was first announced for release in 2000. It was also first recorded as a duet between her and Chilli of the R&B girl group, TLC. When it was first cancelled no explanation was given.
The song was finally released on July 16, 2003. Amuro explained in an interview with Viewsic (now M-ON) that she didn't release the song at first because the lyrics were harsh and may have clashed with the image her fans had of her. Her decision to release the song in 2003 was due to her experiences with the R&B project, Suite Chic. The song was also held back because she was not completely satisfied with the lyrics. Before releasing it, she had songwriter Michico rewrite Japanese lyrics for the song. She felt that the way Michico wrote the Japanese lyrics allowed her to express a side of herself that her old image prevented. She noted in the interview that had Michico not worked on the song with her that it probably would have been delayed indefinitely.
Meet me on top of the world,
It's you who turned yourself into the
Most lonely girl, were gonna shake it up tonight...
So Put your hands up,
If your feeling like you should have had another chance,
And if your wishing that you could have gone back and changed your past.
Well lets see those hands.
And if you take into consideration all the things,
That brought us meaning to this love, this meaning everything.
Do I want that back?
You look so good,
And it felt so right.
Meet me on top of the world.
It's you who turned yourself
Into the Most lonely girl.
Were gonna shake it up tonight,
With your eyes open wide and your mouth on mine.
Lets not make this boring, when the sun comes up,
We'll regret in the morning.
So put em' up, put em' up, put em' up on high,
So put em' up, so you can barley touch the sky.
Ships sunk, and you've already clocked out.
You're trying to find away to get back in doubt.
You found a way to stay late, now your kind of half way,
Now your going insane, can you feel me?
You dipped feet, that's all your really about,
Your waist deep, and all your wanting is out.
You found a way to stay late, now your kind of half way,
Now your going insane, can you feel me?
Make and break and shake this off your shoulders,
It's all we've got, it's all that we've got.
Move your lips, you've gotta shake your hips and,
Like this you you've gotta clap your hands and,