Put 'Em Up

Amuro collaborated on new music with the Japanese project Suite Chic from 2002 to 2003. Amuro's collaboration with them inspired her to invite additional collaborators to showcase different aspects of herself through her music. In an interview with Viewsic (now Music On! TV), she revealed that she first heard an English demo of "Put 'Em Up" 2 or 3 years prior. It was recorded at Baybridge Studio in Tokyo, Japan, mixed by Kevin "KD" Davis, and mastered by Yasuji Yasuman Maeda. Musically, it's an uptempo hip-hop-R&B hybrid that showcases a more aggressive and adventurous side to Amuro's music. ==Release and promotion==

with additional backup dancers. Avex Trax released "Put 'Em" Up" in Japan on July 16, 2003, in digital and physical formats. It serves as the third single from Amuro's sixth studio album Style (2003). The CD single and digital format include the single and B-side track "Exist for You," which was written by Michiko Ai and produced by Debra Killings, as well as each instrumental version. Additionally, the video won two categories at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best R&B Video, and the Japan category for the Best Buzz Asia award. Since its release, "Put 'Em Up" has appeared on four of Amuro's concert tours and subsequent live releases: So Crazy Best Singles, Space of Hip-Pop, Live Style 2006, and Best Fiction. ==Reception==

Music critics gave "Put 'Em Up" positive reviews. AllMusic recognised it as one of Amuro's best songs. Japanese magazine CDJournal reviewed the single, as well as its appearances on Style and Amuro's greatest hits album Best Fiction (2008). CDJournal praised the "physical" and "sexy" rhythm and string arrangements, describing it as "unquestionably cool." It remained on the charts for six weeks in total, selling 41,149 units by September 2018. According to Oricon, it was Amuro's lowest-selling single at the time, but it was soon surpassed by her 2013 single "Big Boys Cry/Beautiful," which sold 32,000 copies in the country. In South Korea, "Put 'Em Up" peaked at number 77 on the Gaon International Digital Chart (now the Circle Digital Chart) in 2011. ==Formats and track listing==

CD / digital / streaming formats • "Put 'Em Up" – 4:03 • "Exist for You" – 4:19 • "Put 'Em Up" (Instrumental) – 4:03 • "Exist for You" (Instrumental) – 4:19 Cassette tape • "Put 'Em Up" – 4:03 ==Credits and personnel==

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Style. Locations • Recorded at Baybridge Studio, Tokyo, Japan Personnel • Namie Amuro – vocals • Daisuke Imai - vocal director • Dallas Austin - songwriter, arranger, composer, producer • Jasper Cameron - songwriter • Michico - songwriter • Kevin "KD Davis - audio mixer • Danny Zook - product manager, coordinator • Jesse Oba - product manager, coordinator ==Charts==