2NE1 worked alongside YG CEO Yang Hyun Suk, Teddy, and e.knock to produce the album.

Sonically, the album was described as a pop record, integrating other genres including R&B, dance, and hip hop.

While praise mainly centred on its production quality, critics were ambivalent toward the overuse of auto-tune software.

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.

In August 2010, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk announced that 2NE1 will promote three title tracks for their first full-length album.

[5] 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.

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".

"Please Don't Go", a duet between leader CL and youngest member Minzy, was the last single of 2009 released for the album.

"Clap Your Hands" peaked at number three in South Korea and was the first track to have a music video, which was released the same day.

"Can't Nobody (Eng Ver)" was released as a ringtone in Japan to start their initial debut there but was delayed until November, due to the March earthquake.

[24] In a mixed review, Han Dong-yun from webzine IZM said that the album triggers feelings of excitement, fun, and adrenaline; however he noted the rather excessive autotune and felt that it created a distraction.

Han additionally commented that while the album is "full of energy", it is "difficult to find elements that stimulate the emotions".

[25] In February 2011, To Anyone was selected as the Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 8th Korean Music Awards; selection committee member Kim Yun-ha said that 2NE1 stands out with their "unique charms", despite the "music created by several young composers under Teddy's direction not being perfect", and called the album proof of the group's "overflowing vitality".

[26] Since its initial release, the album has been regarded as the work that introduced the group to a larger audience outside the K-pop realm.