I Got a Boy

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The next album is really going to be something new. Because we were thinking of testing the limits with the genre and music color. When we first heard the song and saw the choreography, we had doubts as to whether or not we could do it. It's a dance we’ve never danced before, so it could be something the person doing it would fear. It could also be a new attempt for the company, but my heart also beats that much more.

— Sooyoung talks about what to expect on the album on Harper's Bazaar. [6]

Singles

"Dancing Queen" was released as a pre-release single on December 21, 2012. [7] "Dancing Queen", a remake of Welsh singer Duffy's song "Mercy" was recorded in 2008 as a comeback song after a nine-month hiatus, however plans were scrapped due to copyright issues and the group went with "Gee". [8] [9]

"I Got a Boy" was released digitally on January 1, 2013. The "I Got A Boy" music video and album were released simultaneously at 5 p.m. KST. [10] The video, as well as the teaser in the "Dancing Queen" video, became the center of public scrutiny after several screenshots from the video circulated on the internet with Sunny's hat having the words "WELCOME MOTHERF★CKERS" printed on it. [11]

Reception

I Got a Boy
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Digital cover
Studio album by
Girls' Generation
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2013
RecordedAugust–December 2012
Genre
Length35:34
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Girls' Generation chronology
Girls & Peace
(2012)		I Got a Boy
(2013)		 Love & Peace
(2013)
Singles from I Got A Boy
  1. "Dancing Queen"
    Released: December 21, 2012
  2. "I Got a Boy"
    Released: January 1, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Billboard 70/100 [5]
IZM Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Weiv 4.5/10 [15]

I Got a Boy received mixed reviews from music critics. David Jeffries from AllMusic called the album an "explosion," writing: "Fans will embrace it with open arms, while mega-fans should also clear some shelf space since the physical edition of the album was made available with ten different covers, one for each member of the group and then one with the whole crew." [12] Jeff Benjamin writing for Billboard wrote that the album's musical styles "satisfy not only K-pop fans but also listeners of all types of popular music" with elements of "forward-thinking" genres such as EDM, R&B, and new wave. [5]

Hwang Seon-eop from South Korean online magazine IZM , however, was less enthusiastic towards the album's "experimental" styles and singled out "Baby Maybe" and "Romantic St." as the two better songs on the album. [13] Music critics from webzine Weiv were generally unfavorable of the album; critic Choi Min-woo wrote that "in the end, the only thing that stands out is 'I Got a Boy'". Idology 's Mimryo likewise complimented the musicality of the title track, although he expressed boredom with the remainder of the record. [15]

A week after the release of "Dancing Queen," the song was number one on the Gaon Single chart. [16] I Got a Boy debuted at the number two spot of Billboard's World Album Chart. They also placed 2nd on the Heatseekers Albums Chart and 23rd on the Independent Albums Chart. [17] The album ranked 7th on Oricon Weekly Chart and ranked 22nd on Oricon Monthly Chart. "I Got a Boy" also rank first on Five Music Korean-Japanese Chart in Taiwan for two weeks in a row. [18]

Promotion

The first of the group's comeback performances began on January 3, 2013, on Mnet's M! Countdown . [19] Seven members appeared on Mnet's Wide Open Studio program prior to their comeback performance, Yuri and Hyoyeon were not present as they were preparing to emcee M! Countdown. [20] The group continued their first week of performances for the album on KBS' Music Bank , MBC's Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo on January 4, 5 and 6, respectively. [21] Girls' Generation held an hour-long "Virtual Concert" broadcast live via Naver Music on January 5, 2013, where they perform "I Got a Boy", "Talk Talk" and "Dancing Queen". [22] The group also performed five songs from the album on their MBC comeback special; Girls' Generation's Romantic Fantasy on January 1, 2013. [23] The group also performed on KBS Hope Concert. [24] The group performed "I Got a Boy" and "Dancing Queen" in Dream K-Pop Fantasy concert held in Manila, Philippines on January 19, 2013, making it their first overseas performance of both songs. [25] On KBS Yoo Hee-Yeol's Sketchbook, the group performed "I Got a Boy", "Dancing Queen", and "Lost in Love". [26] They performed their single "I Got a Boy" as part of the setlist on their Second Japan Arena Tour.

The album was officially tour promoted on Girls' Generation World Tour Girls & Peace, began on June 8, 2013, in Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea, finished on February 15, 2014, in Cotai Arena, Macau. The tour also promotes their third studio album, The Boys (2011), officially, and promoted their second Japanese studio album, Girls & Peace (2012), outside Japan.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

I Got a Boy – Standard edition [27]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Got a Boy"
4:31
2."Dancing Queen"
3:35
3."Baby Maybe"
3:43
4."Talk Talk" (말해봐;Malhaebwa)
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
2:46
5."Promise"Mo-ulJoseph BelmaatiJoseph Belmaati3:15
6."Express 999"
3:27
7."Lost in Love" (유리아이;Yuria-i;lit. Glass Child) (Taeyeon and Tiffany duet)
  • Park Chang-hyun
  • Park Chang-hyun
 4:00
8."Look at Me"
  • Jeon Gan-di
  • Johan Gustafson (Trinity Music)
  • Fredrik Häggstam (Trinity Music)
  • Sebastian Lundberg (Trinity Music)
  • Louis Schoorl
3:01
9."XYZ"
  • Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • Kim Yong-sin (Iconic Sounds)
3:15
10."Romantic St." (낭만길;Namman-gil)
  • Lee Dae-hee (ZigZag Note)
  • Kim Ki-wook (ZigZag Note)
  • Lee Chan-mi
  • Mafly (Joombas)
  • Matthew Heath
  • Hailey Collier
  • DK (Joombas)
  • Jordan Kyle
  • Yoo Ji-yoon (Joombas)
4:00
Total length:35:40
I Got a Boy – Taiwan Edition (DVD bonus tracks) [28]
No.TitleLength
1."I Got a Boy" (Music Video) 
2."Dancing Queen" (Music Video) 
3."I Got a Boy" (Music Video Making Film) 
Notes

Personnel

Credits for I Got a Boy adapted are from album liner notes. [29]

Charts

Sales

Region Sales amount
Japan54,000 [38]
South Korea318,886 [39]
United States3,000 [40]

Release history

RegionRelease dateFormatDistributor
Worldwide [41] January 1, 2013Digital download SM Entertainment
South Korea [42] January 2, 2013CD SM Entertainment, KMP Holdings
Singapore [43] January 7, 2013 Universal Music
Thailand [44] January 8, 2013SM Entertainment
Hong Kong [45] January 14, 2013 Universal Music
Japan [46] February 13, 2013 Nayutawave Records
Indonesia [47] June 4, 2013Universal Music Indonesia
Taiwan [48] July 17, 2013CD + DVDUniversal Music Taiwan

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