I got a boy
| I got a boy | |
|---|---|
| Girls' generation | |
| publication | January 1, 2013 |
| length | 4:31 |
| Genre (s) | K-pop |
| album | I got a boy |
I Got a Boy is a song by the K-pop girl group Girls' Generation .
Publication on YouTube
On January 1, 2013, I Got a Boy was uploaded to YouTube . With over 10 million views within 55 hours, the music video reached number 2 on the YouTube Music Charts; right behind Psys Gangnam Style .
reception
In the US, the song was received mostly positively by critics. According to the Los Angeles Times , Girls' Generation have "cleverly put together" the various musical elements of the song.
“... one of the most-forward thinking lead pop singles heard in any country. With this title track, Girls' Generation just set the bar truly high for pop in 2013. ”
“The K-Pop megagroup Girls' Generation (also known as SNSD is Korea) released a new album in Korea at the beginning of this year. Its catchy, multi-genre, Korean-language title track, "I Got a Boy," has garnered more than 25 million views ... "
Nick Catucci from Rolling Stone gave the song 3.5 out of 5 stars and compared I Got a Boy with "musical-gymnastic routine". MTV's Liza Darwin wrote that it was "impossible" to watch I Got A Boy just once on YouTube.
Charts
| Charts (2013) | Top position |
|---|---|
| South Korea | 1 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts - Music - YouTube date = 2013-01-10 , YouTube
- ^ Roberts Randall: 'I Got a Boy' delivers a scattered anthem of the Girls' Generation . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 5, 2013: "I Got a Boy" travels in so many directions that it feels like a scattering of musical miniatures cleverly puzzled together ... "
- ↑ Benjamin Jeff: Girls' Generation, 'I Got A Boy': Track-By-Track Review . In: Billboard , January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ Can the New Single from K-Pop Stars Girls' Generation Challenge 'Gangnam Style' . Time . January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ Nick Catucci: "I Got a Boy" - Song Review . Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Liza Darwin: Girls' Generation Turns "I Got A Boy" Music Video Into Fashion Show In Lazy Oaf, Stussy And More . In: MTV , January 12, 2013. "" The entire thing is a fashion whirlwind SO jam-packed with rad clothes (many of which are available to score yourselves), it's pretty much impossible to watch it just once. Ahem, not that we're complaining ""