The Boys (Girls' Generation song)
{{Short description|2011 single by Girls' Generation}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = The Boys
| cover = Girls' Generation - The Boys (Single Cover).jpg
| alt = Single cover of "The Boys", with all the members' faces visible
| type = single
| artist = Girls' Generation
| album = The Boys
| released = {{Start date|2011|10|18}}
| recorded = 2011
| studio = SM Booming System (Seoul)
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=46}}
| label = {{flatlist|
- SM
- Interscope
- UMG}}
| lyricist = {{flatlist|
- Yoo Young-jin {{small|(Korean)}}
- Teddy Riley {{small|(English)}}
- Hidenori Tanaka, Nozomi Maezawa {{small|(Japanese)}}
}}
| composer = {{flatlist|
- Teddy Riley
- Taesung Kim
- DOM
- Richard Garcia}}
| prev_title = Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Paparazzi
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|6pA_Tou-DPI|"The Boys"}}}}
}}
"The Boys" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation for their third Korean language studio album with the same name. Composed and arranged by Teddy Riley, Taesung Kim, DOM, and Richard Garcia, the song was described as a dance-pop, electropop and R&B song with elements of hip hop that lyrically discusses female attractiveness. The Korean version was released on October 18, 2011, by SM Entertainment as the lead single from the album. An English version was subsequently released in the United States on December 20, 2011, by Interscope Records and Universal Music Group in order to expand the group's popularity outside their native country.
Following the release of "The Boys", Girls' Generation appeared on several South Korean music programs including Music Bank, Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, and M Countdown. To further promote the song to American audiences, the group performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 23, 2011, and made their debut on US television with appearances on Late Show with David Letterman and Live! with Kelly and Michael in February 2012. A music video for the song was directed by Hong Won-ki and choreographed by Rino Nakasone and was released on October 19, 2011.
"The Boys" was a success domestically. It peaked atop the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and sold over three million digital copies in 2011, becoming the 43rd best-performing single on the chart of the year. Internationally, the single received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the song as one of the highlights of the Korean Wave. In the United States, it managed to sell over 21,000 copies in its first week of release and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales, while in Japan, the single peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
Background and composition
"The Boys" was composed and arranged by Teddy Riley, Taesung Kim, DOM, and Richard Garcia. The original Korean version of the song was written by Yoo Young-jin,{{cite AV media notes| title=The Boys| others=Girls' Generation| language=Korean| type=CD liner notes| publisher=SM Entertainment| year=2011| id=SMK0076}} while the English version was written by Riley. It was released on October 18, 2011, as a digital single worldwide by SM Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Boys/dp/B005VNLTFG|title=The Boys: MP3 Music|website=Amazon |archive-date=April 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418133806/http://www.amazon.com/The-Boys/dp/B005VNLTFG}} A digital extended play which consists of the English version and remixes of "The Boys" was released on December 20, 2011, by SM Entertainment under exclusive license to Universal Music Group. A maxi single of the song released on December 21, 2011. A remix version of the song produced by electronica musicians Clinton Sparks and The Disco Fries featuring Snoop Dogg was included on the US edition.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6114178/k-pop-hip-hop-collaborations-beyond-psy-snoop-dogg-hangover-kanye-girls-generation| title=Beyond PSY & Snoop Dogg: 5 More K-Pop/Hip-Hop Collaborations ft. Kanye West, Missy Elliot & More| date=November 6, 2014| first=Jeff| last=Benjamin| magazine=Billboard| access-date=March 29, 2016| archive-date=April 1, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401035716/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6114178/k-pop-hip-hop-collaborations-beyond-psy-snoop-dogg-hangover-kanye-girls-generation| url-status=live}} A Japanese version was written by Hidenori Tanaka and Nozomi Maezawa and was included on the group's reissue of their debut Japanese album, Girls' Generation, which was entitled The Boys and released on December 28, 2011.{{cite AV media notes| title=Re:package Album: The Boys| others=Girls' Generation| language=Japanese| type=CD liner notes| publisher=Nayutawave Records| year=2011| id=UPCH-29077}}
To further promote their popularity to Western countries, SM Entertainment had the group signed with Interscope Records, which is affiliated with Universal Music Group, to debut in the United States.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/10/08/factory-girls-2| title=Factory Girls| magazine=The New Yorker| publisher=Condé Nast| date=October 18, 2012| first=John| last=Seabrook| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=July 24, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724200424/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/10/08/factory-girls-2| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2945555| title=Girls' Generation to release 'The Boys' in the U.S. and Europe| date=December 14, 2011| work=JoongAng Ilbo| publisher=JoongAng Media Network| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=April 7, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407025411/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2945555| url-status=live}} In an interview with MTV K, member Tiffany shared that the recording session of the song, both the English and Korean version, took one week to finish. She also expressed her excitement of the song's release in the United States, "We haven’t started on a full-length album, but we’re kicking off with this maxi single and hopefully it will lead to a full-length album."{{cite AV media| title=MTV K Presents 'Girls' Generation in New York'| others=Girls' Generation| publisher=MTV K. Viacom| date=December 2011}}
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Musically, "The Boys" is a dance-pop,{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-apr-29-la-ca-kpop-20120429-story.html|title=K-pop enters American pop consciousness|first=August|last=Brown|date=April 29, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 5, 2015|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012181501/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/29/entertainment/la-ca-kpop-20120429|url-status=live}} electropop and R&B song, with elements of hip hop, a genre that Girls' Generation had never ventured into.{{cite web| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131134125/http://www.mtvk.com/lists/mtv-k-picks-best-of-girls-generation/| url=http://www.mtvk.com/lists/mtv-k-picks-best-of-girls-generation/| title=Best of Girls' Generation| publisher=MTV K. Viacom| archive-date=January 31, 2013}} It features "military style drum breakdowns and killer vocal harmonies" in its composition, according to Angelica Wallingford from the San Diego City Times.{{cite news| url=http://www.sdcitytimes.com/arts/2014/03/12/fierce-songs-to-unleash-your-inner-girl-power/| title=Fierce songs to unleash your inner girl power| date=March 12, 2014| work=San Diego City Times| first=Angelica| last=Wallingford| publisher=San Diego City College| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=March 28, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328121831/http://www.sdcitytimes.com/arts/2014/03/12/fierce-songs-to-unleash-your-inner-girl-power/| url-status=live}} The song's lyrics as explained by Eun-Young Jung on the book The Korean Wave: Korean Media Go Global (2013) as portraying "sexually daring girls" who are confident in their attractiveness and enjoy attention from men:{{cite book| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B1QVAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA114| title=The Korean Wave: Korea Media Go Global| publisher=Routledge| first1=Youna| last1=Kim| first2=Eun-Young| last2=Jung| date=October 12, 2013| pages=114–15| chapter=K-pop female idols in the West| isbn=9781317938583| access-date=March 28, 2016}}{{efn|The quoted lyrics are from the English version of the song.{{cite web| url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-boys-english-lyrics-snsd.html| title=SNSD – The Boys English Lyrics| publisher=MetroLyrics. CBS Interactive| access-date=March 29, 2016| archive-date=March 14, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314142456/http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-boys-english-lyrics-snsd.html| url-status=unfit}}}}
I can tell you're looking at me, I know what you see
Any closer and you'll feel the heat
You don't have to pretend that you didn't notice me
Every look will make it hard to breathe
B-Bring the boys out
Promotion
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From October through December 2011, Girls' Generation appeared on several South Korean music programs including Music Bank,{{cite web| url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011120219390459691| title=소녀시대, '더 보이즈'로 '뮤뱅' 6주 연속 1위| date=December 2, 2011| publisher=Star News| language=ko| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=March 3, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195513/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011120219390459691| url-status=live}} Show! Music Core, Inkigayo,{{cite web| url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=6654337&ctg=1502&tm=i_ntr| title=소녀시대, '인기가요'도 3주 연속 1위…트리플크라운 달성| work=JoongAng Ilbo| publisher=JoongAng Media Network| language=ko| date=November 13, 2011| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=March 3, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165751/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=6654337&ctg=1502&tm=i_ntr| url-status=live}} and M Countdown{{cite web| url=http://news.joins.com/article/6639144| work=The Chosun Ilbo| language=ko| title=엠카 1위 소녀시대,'손호영 오빠! 고마워요| date=November 10, 2011| access-date=March 28, 2015| publisher=The Chosun Ilbo Co.| archive-date=February 1, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201014823/http://news.joins.com/article/6639144| url-status=live}} to promote "The Boys" and the album. To further promote the song to American audiences, the group appeared at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 23, 2011, and performed the song, as part of an SM Town concert, which also featured other SM Entertainment's singers and performers, including Shinee and f(x).{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465545/k-pop-hits-madison-square-garden-at-smtown-live| title=K-Pop Hits Madison Square Garden| magazine=Billboard| first=Jeff| last=Benjamin| date=October 24, 2011| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=June 14, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614055505/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465545/k-pop-hits-madison-square-garden-at-smtown-live| url-status=live}}
Girls' Generation promoted "The Boys" upon making their debut on American television in February 2012. The group performed the English version of the song on two television shows: Late Show with David Letterman and Live! with Kelly and Michael on February 1.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465158/girls-generation-making-its-american-dream-come-true| title=Girls' Generation Making Its American Dream Come True| date=November 13, 2011| magazine=Billboard| first=Jeff| last=Benjamin| access-date=March 28, 2014| archive-date=April 25, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425012424/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465158/girls-generation-making-its-american-dream-come-true| url-status=live}} Their performances received generally positive reviews from US media outlets. Bradley Stern from MuuMuse labelled the group's appearances on US television a "stunning win" for supporters of Korean music,{{cite web| url=http://www.muumuse.com/2012/02/girls-generation-makes-us-tv-debut-on-late-show-with-david-letterman-and-live-with-kelly.html/| title=Girls' Generation Makes US TV Debut on 'Late Show with David Letterman' and 'Live with Kelly'| date=February 1, 2012| first=Bradley| last=Stern| publisher=MuuMuse| access-date=March 27, 2016| archive-date=September 24, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924152404/http://www.muumuse.com/2012/02/girls-generation-makes-us-tv-debut-on-late-show-with-david-letterman-and-live-with-kelly.html/| url-status=live}} while David Bevan from Spin wrote "It's like a dream."{{cite web| url=http://www.spin.com/2012/02/watch-k-pop-superstars-girls-generations-american-tv-debut/| title=Watch K-Pop Superstars Girls' Generation's American TV Debut| work=Spin| first=David| last=Bevan| date=February 1, 2012| publisher=Spin Media| access-date=March 28, 2014| archive-date=May 11, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511123326/https://www.spin.com/2012/02/watch-k-pop-superstars-girls-generations-american-tv-debut/| url-status=live}} Nevertheless, viewers' response were divided–some accused the members of lip syncing and expressed their disdain for their performance, while others were impressed by the group's dancing skills and musical style.{{cite web| url=http://travel.cnn.com/seoul/play/what-will-us-think-girls-generation-481595/#| title=What does the United States Think of Girls' Generation?| publisher=CNN| date=February 3, 2012| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=April 3, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403073023/http://travel.cnn.com/seoul/play/what-will-us-think-girls-generation-481595| url-status=live}}
A music video for "The Boys" was directed by Hong Won-ki and choreographed by Rino Nakasone.{{cite journal| title=Review of Yasue Kuwahara, The Korean Wave: Korean Popular Culture in a Global Context| format=PDF| url=https://www.academia.edu/12006002| publisher=Palgrave Macmillan| first=Patrick| last=Coleman| year=2014| access-date=March 30, 2016| journal=| archive-date=May 11, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511123326/https://www.academia.edu/12006002/Review_of_Yasue_Kuwahara_The_Korean_Wave_Korean_Popular_Culture_in_a_Global_Context_New_York_Palgrave_Macmillan_2014_by_Patrick_Coleman| url-status=live}} It was released on October 19, 2011, on YouTube and several South Korean music websites.{{cite web| url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011101713513197098&type=3| title=소시, 컴백 초읽기..19일 '더보이즈' 뮤비 공개| date=October 17, 2011| publisher=Star News| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=February 17, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217072353/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011101713513197098&type=3| url-status=live}} The video starts with a close up-of each members before switching to the dancing scenes. It was an instant success on YouTube, achieving 13 million views in one week.{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2581718/girls-generation-looking-to-takeover-usa/| title=Girls Generation Looking to Take Over U.S.A| publisher=MTV News. Viacom| access-date=April 1, 2016| first=Christina| last=Garibaldi| date=October 31, 2011| archive-date=April 10, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410101603/http://www.mtv.com/news/2581718/girls-generation-looking-to-takeover-usa/| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1673324/girls-generation-the-boys-video/| title=Girls' Generation Dish On Hazards of Making 'The Boys' Video| publisher=MTV News. Viacom| date=October 27, 2011| first=Christina| last=Garibaldi| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=April 21, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421093117/http://www.mtv.com/news/1673324/girls-generation-the-boys-video/| url-status=dead}} It has since attracted over 100 million views on YouTube, becoming the group's third music video to do so following "Gee" and "I Got a Boy".{{Cite web | title = GG's 'The Boys' hits 100M on YouTube | author = Lee Sung-eun | work = Korea JoongAng Daily | date = September 28, 2014 | access-date = April 28, 2016 | url = http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2995418 | archive-date = December 13, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141213201007/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2995418 | url-status = live }} With this achievement, Girls' Generation became the first music girl group to have three music videos with over 100 million views as of September 2014, surpassing the Pussycat Dolls, who had two videos with over 100 million views.{{cite web| url=http://popdust.com/2014/09/28/girls-generations-boys-hits-100-million-views-youtube/| title=Girls' Generation's 'The Boys' Hits 100 Million Views on YouTube| publisher=Popdust| date=September 28, 2014| access-date=March 28, 2015| first=Jacques| last=Peterson| archive-date=March 23, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323022909/http://popdust.com/2014/09/28/girls-generations-boys-hits-100-million-views-youtube/| url-status=live}}
Reception
= Commercial =
"The Boys" was a success in South Korea. Following its release, the song immediately achieved number one spots on music programs Music Bank, Inkigayo, and M Countdown.{{cite book| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8lxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA68| title=K-pop Beyond Asia| chapter=Contemporary Korean Pop Music – The Growing Influence of Girl Groups with each Major Record Company| page=68|author=Song Cheol-min| year=2016| publisher=Korean Culture and Information Service| isbn=9788973755981}} On Music Bank, the single occupied the number one position for six weeks. It peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold over 3.032 million digital downloads in 2011, becoming the 10th best-selling single and the 43rd best-performing single (including streaming and instrumental track downloads) on the Gaon Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year|title=2011 Download Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=Korean|access-date=April 18, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160426/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year|url-status=live}} The single also peaked atop the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 instead. In the United States, the track peaked at numbers 5 and 15 the Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Singles Sales, respectively, and managed to sell 21,000 copies in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/508237/girls-generation-makes-big-us-debut-on-letterman-watch| title=Girls' Generation Makes Big U.S. Debut on 'Letterman'| first=Jeff| last=Benjamin| magazine=Billboard| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=August 11, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811080302/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/508237/girls-generation-makes-big-us-debut-on-letterman-watch| url-status=live}} In Japan, "The Boys" charted at number 12 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.
= Critical =
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"The Boys" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Katherine St Asaph from Popdust gave the song three and a half out of five stars, complimenting the song's production but criticizing its lack of a "memorable" chorus.{{cite web |url=http://popdust.com/2011/10/18/girls-generation-snsd-the-boys-new-song/ |title=The Singles Bar: Girls' Generation, 'The Boys' |publisher=Popdust |first=Katherine|last= St Asaph |date=October 18, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020044204/http://popdust.com/2011/10/18/girls-generation-snsd-the-boys-new-song/| archive-date=October 20, 2011}} Jen Erenza from Ryan Seacrest's official blog praised it as a "foot-stomping, head-crackin', and girl-powered track sung by nine girls that everyone needs to hear".{{cite web |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/10/18/k-pop-group-girls-generation-release-english-version-of-the-boys-video/ |title=K-Pop Group 'Girls' Generation' Release English Version of 'The Boys' |publisher=Ryan Seacrest |first=Jen |last=Erenza |date=October 18, 2011| archive-date=October 20, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020105910/http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/10/18/k-pop-group-girls-generation-release-english-version-of-the-boys-video/}} AllMusic's Tim Sendra named it the best song on The Boys and wrote that "Girls' Generation have what it takes to conquer the world of pop".{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-boys-mw0002288857| first=Tim| last=Sendra| title=The Boys: Review| publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913024825/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-boys-mw0002288857| archive-date=September 13, 2012}} Chris True from the same website picked "The Boys" as well as its English version and remix featuring Snoop Dogg as three outstanding songs throughout the group's career.{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/girls-generation-mn0001687279/songs| title=Girls' Generation: Songs| publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network| first=Chris| last=True| access-date=March 26, 2015| archive-date=May 11, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511123404/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/girls-generation-mn0001687279/songs| url-status=live}}{{failed verification|date=October 2024}}
Jaeki Cho from Vibe described the group's music as "Spice Girls meet Pussycat Dolls" and recommended "The Boys" to download.{{cite web| url=http://www.vibe.com/2012/05/pardon-introduction-girls-generation-new-pussycat-dolls/| title=Pardon The Introduction| work=Vibe| first=Jaeki| last=Cho| date=May 15, 2012| publisher=Vibe Media| access-date=March 27, 2016| archive-date=April 13, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413171435/http://www.vibe.com/2012/05/pardon-introduction-girls-generation-new-pussycat-dolls/| url-status=live}} Smith Sonian noted "The Boys" as one of the highlights of Korean music (K-pop) in the Korean Wave along with "Only One" by BoA, "Sorry, Sorry" by Super Junior, "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Fantastic Baby" by Big Bang", and "I Am the Best" by 2NE1.{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA372| title=Music: The Korean Wave| publisher=Penguin Books| first=Smith| last=Sonian| date=October 1, 2013| page=372| isbn=9781465421265}}
Several reviewers expected that Girls' Generation would achieve success with their electropop music styles following their appearance on US television. Mio Scobie, editor of Us Weekly wrote that "They produce feelgood beats, instantly memorable choruses and, as I'm sure people have already noticed, they're stunning." McClure's Asia Music News writer Steve McClure also anticipated that the group would succeed on the Western music scene, saying that "I have a feeling that Girls' Generation will stick round for a while."{{cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/17/girls-generation-psy-gangnam-k-pop| title=After Psy's Gangnam Style, here come Korea pop princesses Girls' Generation| work=The Guardian| publisher=Guardian News and Media| date=November 17, 2012| first=Justin| last=McCurry| access-date=March 28, 2014| archive-date=March 17, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317114036/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/17/girls-generation-psy-gangnam-k-pop| url-status=live}}
Accolades
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| Netizen Popular Song | {{nom}} | {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} |
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| Song of the Month (October) | {{nom}} | {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} |
| rowspan="2"|Golden Disc Awards
| Digital Bonsang | {{won}} | align="center" rowspan="2" |{{cite web |date=January 13, 2012 |title=소녀시대,'우리가 대상의 주인공' |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/01/13/2012011301079.html |access-date=January 1, 2021 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |publisher= |language=ko}} |
| Digital Daesang
| {{won}} |
| Myx Music Awards
| Favorite K-Pop Video | {{nom}} |
Track listing
- "The Boys" – 3:46
- "The Boys" (Instrumental) – 3:46
- "The Boys" – 3:48
- "The Boys" (Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 4:17
- "The Boys" (Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix) (featuring Lil Playy) – 4:17
- "The Boys" *Bring Dem Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix) (featuring Suzi) – 3:39
- "The Boys" *Bring the Boys Out* (David Anthony Remix) – 4:27
- "The Boys" *Bring the Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix) – 3:48
- "The Boys" (Instrumental) – 3:48
- "The Boys" (A Capella) – 3:46
Charts
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Studio
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
- Girls' Generation – vocals, background vocals
- Yoo Young-jin – Korean lyrics, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing
- Teddy Riley – English lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing
- Hidenori Tanaka – Japanese lyrics
- Nozomi Maezawa – Japanese lyrics
- Taesung Kim – composition, arrangement
- Dominique "DOM" Rodriguez – composition, arrangement
- Richard Garcia – composition, arrangement
- Jeon Hoon – mastering
Release history
See also
Footnotes
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|6pA_Tou-DPI|"The Boys" (Korean version)}}
- {{YouTube|YFbyh0wzTS0|"The Boys" (English version)}}
{{Girls' Generation singles}}
{{Golden Disc Award for Song of the Year}}
{{Good article}}
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Category:Girls' Generation songs
Category:Songs with feminist themes
Category:SM Entertainment singles
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Billboard Korea K-Pop number-one singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Teddy Riley
Category:Songs written by Yoo Young-jin