Mr. Taxi
| Mr. Taxi | |
|---|---|
| Girls' generation | |
| publication | April 27, 2011 |
| length | 3:36 |
| Genre (s) | Dance-Pop , Electropop |
| Author (s) | Allison Veltz, Paolo Prudencio, Charles M. Royc, Scott Pearson Mann, STY |
| album | Girls' generation |
" Mr. Taxi " is a song by the South Korean girls ' group Girls' Generation from 2011. It was released on April 27, 2011 as the single MR. TAXI / Run Devil Run released. This is the group's third Japanese single after “ Genie ” and “ Gee ”.
publication
The single MR.TAXI / Run Devil Run was originally due to be released on April 13, 2011. However, due to the Tōhoku earthquake and its aftermath, the publication was postponed by two weeks. In addition, SM Entertainment decided to donate part of the sales generated by the single to the Japanese Red Cross .
The single was released by Nayutawave Records in three different editions: Normal Edition , Limited Pressing and Deluxe First Press Limited Edition . Both of the latter come with a DVD and a photo book. In addition, the Deluxe First Press Limited Edition has a different cover and comes with a trading card. "Mr. Taxi ”is the first song of the Girls' Generation that was not first published in Korean, as was previously the case with“ Genie ”,“ Gee ”and“ Run Devil Run ”, but in Japanese.
To promote the single, the Japanese music video for " Run Devil Run " was broadcast for the first time on April 9, 2011 . A Japanese version of the song was released back in January.
Music style and content
With "Mr. Taxi ”is a dance , synth and J-pop song. The song is sung in Japanese, with some English and Korean expressions.
Track list of the single MR.TAXI / Run Devil Run
| No. | title | Songwriter | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Taxi | Allison Veltz, Paolo Prudencio, Charles M. Royc, Scott Pearson Mann, STY | 3:36 |
| 2 | Run Devil Run (Japanese version) | Alex James, Busbee, Kalle Engström, Kanata Nakamura | 3:22 |
Music video and choreography
The music video was recorded on April 12th and 13th, 2011. Directed by Hideaki Sunaga ( 須 永 秀 明 ). On April 22nd at 4:50 a.m. Japanese time, the television station Mezamashi TV showed for the first time excerpts from the music video for “Mr. Taxi". Finally, a dance version of the music video was released on April 26 by Universal Music Japan via YouTube . On April 28, the “normal” music video was broadcast on television, which differs only slightly from the dance version.
In the video, the nine band members wear yellow and black costumes that are supposed to be reminiscent of taxi drivers.
The music video and especially the choreography received a lot of praise. The choreography for the song comes from Rino Nakasone.
Live performances
Her first live performance of “Mr. Taxi “had Girls' Generation on May 13, 2011 on TV Asahi's Music Station, a Japanese music show . The group performs the song in Korean on their 2nd Asia Tour ( 2011 Girls' Generation Tour ), which began in Seoul on July 23, 2011.
successes
Immediately after its release, the song reached number 1 on the Recochoku ringtone charts in Japan. In addition, "Mr. Taxi “Number 1 on the real-time download charts of the South Korean music portal Bugs! . The song reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 . The song reached number 10 in the South Korean Mnet charts.
Chart placements
| Charts | Highest position | Sales | Entry date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
2 (35 weeks) |
153,327 | May 9, 2011 |
 South Korea
|
18 (... wk.) |
April 24 to April 30, 2011 |
Web links
- Official Japanese website of Girls' Generation
- Profile of the single on Universal Music
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ 少女 時代 日本 オ リ ジ ナ ル 楽 曲 「MR.TAXI」 13 日 よ り 配 信 ス タ ー ト. In: Biglobe Music. Retrieved April 8, 2011, April 23, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ a b Kim Ju-a: 소녀 시대 `미스터 택시`, `핸들 춤 + 노란 운전사 복` 日 - 韓 모두 `HOT`. (No longer available online.) In: Hankyung. Review Star, April 22, 2011, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved April 23, 2011 (Korean). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 소녀 시대, 日 서 화이트 버전 '런 데블 런' 공개. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 소시 미스터 택시 공개, 네티즌 "PV 영상 만 봐도 놀랍다". In: fnnews. April 26, 2011, Retrieved April 26, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Baek Ji-eun: 소녀 시대, '옐로 소시' 도 통했다! '미스터 택시' 日 벨소리 차트 1 위. In: SportsChosun. April 27, 2011, Retrieved April 27, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/
- ^ Mnet Weekly Chart. In: Mnet. Retrieved May 7, 2011 (Korean, May 2 , 2011 to May 8 , 2011 ).
- ↑ ＭＲ．ＴＡＸＩ／Ｒｕｎ Ｄｅｖｉｌ Ｒｕｎ （初 回 限定 盤）. In: Oricon Style. Retrieved April 26, 2011 (Japanese, chart placement).
- ↑ <Mr.TAXI>. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 7, 2011 (Korean, chart placement).
