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"I Got a Boy" is a song by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on January 1, 2013 by S.M. Entertainment and KT Music as the second single from their fourth Korean album, ''I Got a Boy'' (2013). The song was produced by the group's long-time collaborator, Yoo Young-jin, and Will Simms. The track is described as a mix of various genres, from bubblegum pop, dance, electropop to hard rock, minimal drum and bass, and dubstep. Upon release, the single received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised its eclectic sound. "I Got a Boy" also became a commercial success, peaking atop the South Korean Gaon Singles Chart and the ''Billboard''s Korea K-Pop Hot 100. The single became the fourth best-selling K-pop single of 2013 in the United States. A music video for the song was filmed in October 2012. The visual features hip hop-inspired choreography handled by renowned American choreographers, Nappytabs. The video became an instant success on YouTube, gaining over 10 million views within 55 hours. At the first YouTube Music Awards in 2013, "I Got a Boy" won the award for Video of the Year. ==Background and composition== “I Got a Boy” was written by European composers Will Simms, Sarah Lundbäck Bell, Anne Judith Wik with additional writing by Korean composer Yoo Young-jin. The song was produced by Will Simms and Yoo Young-jin. "I Got a Boy" is a K-pop song that is described as an eclectic mix of various genres. U.S. magazine ''Billboard'' wrote that the track features elements of electropop and minimal drum and bass. On reviewing ''I Got a Boy'' album for the same publication, Jeff Benjamin noted dubstep elements on the song. Meanwhile, ''Rolling Stone''s Nick Catucci opined that "I Got a Boy" features a range of genres from minimal R&B to "high-BPM" dance. Writing for ''Time'', Douglas Wolk described the track as a "monomaniacally charming" hybrid of bubblegum pop, dubstep and hard rock. Meanwhile, AllMusic's David Jefferies characterized "I Got a Boy" as a mix of dubstep, EDM and pop-rap. According to Catucci, the song sees the group rapping and "belting like divas."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Got a Boy (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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