Girls ' Generation , ' I Got A Boy ': Track - By - Track Review by Jeff Benjamin , N . Y . | January 04 , 2013 4 : 00 EST Comments 75 Girls _ Generation _ 617 . jpg 0 Artists in this Article Related Articles / news / girls - generation - drop - dancing - queen - set - 1008059782 . storyGirls ' Generation Drop ' Dancing Queen , ' Set Date for Album ReleaseGirls ' Generation ' s new album , " I GOT A BOY , " will be released on January 1 . The official promotion for their fourth album will begin in January , but to satiate fans in the meantime , the girls dropped a new single and music video " Dancing Queen . "/ news / k - pop - hot - 100 - lee - seung - gi - ties - all - time - 1008063952 . storyK - Pop Hot 100 : Lee Seung Gi Ties All - Time Record , Girls ' Generation ReturnsIn the last few months of 2012 , the K - pop landscape has changed : ballads , also known as " healing " music , have been ruling the charts . Lee Seung Gi , the charming prince of such songs , contently spends five weeks atop the K - Pop Hot 100 with " Return " off his mini - album , " Forest . " Girls ' Generation are rightfully one of the acts at the forefront of K - pop ' s international advancement with their immense popularity in Korea allowing them to spend 2012 focused on other environs , namely Japan and the U . S . Such a long time away from the scene could prove disastrous for any act in the constantly mutating K - pop world , with acts ' popularity dependent on a constant stream of top - notch singles . Yet Korea has proven the love for Girls ' Generation ( known as SNSD ) is strong even without the ninesome promoting domestically together . Their massively dedicated fanbase ( named Sones ) has kept them one of the top - tier groups in Korea -- as exhibited when sub - unit Girls ' Generation TTS not only made history on the Billboard 200 , but also found success on the competitive Korean music programs . " I Got A Boy , " their fourth full - length album , is a confident return home with polished K - pop confections that combine elements of foward - thinking EDM , classic and modern R & B , 80 s new wave , and more . It should more than satisfy not only K - pop fans but also listeners of all types of popular music . See what the ninesome has to offer this time with their first domestic release in fourteen months . 1 . I Got A BoyThe girls ' first Korean single since 2011 needed to be one that caught everyone ' s attention . And boy does it . " I Got A Boy " is not one sound polished and packaged for popular consumption ( like past singles ) , but five completely different sounds stuffed for widespread music consumption . The track is created from : minimal drum and bass , funky and clunky electronic production , hyper hipster dubstep , dramatic vocal showcase sections , and what sounds like a xylophone . Sounds messy ? Somehow it isn ' t with the sounds constantly playing off and evolving with each other , complimenting the girls ' knack harmonies , to create 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 . 소 녀 들 은 2011 이후 의 첫 한국 싱글 로 모든 이 의 관심 을 집중 시켜 버려야 했 다 . 그리고 boy 이것 으로 그렇게 되 었 다 . I Got A Boy 는 대중 소비 용 으로 ( 과거 의 싱글 들 처럼 ) 한 가지 사운드 를 닦 아서 포장 한 것 이 아니 라 , 완전히 틀린 다섯 가지 의 사운드 를 묶 어 넓 은 음악 소비 용 으로 한 것 이 다 . 이 트랙 은 다음 으로 구성 되 있 다 : 최소한 의 드럼 과 베이스 , 펑키 하 고 덜커덩 한 일렉트로닉 프로덕션 , 초 첨단 덥스 텝 , 드라마틱 한 보 칼 의 쇼 케이스 섹션 들 , 그리고 실로폰 으로 들리 는 어떤 것 . 어수선 하 게 보이 는가 ? 그렇 지 않 다 어떤 식 인지 사운드 들 이 계속 해서 상호 간 놀 아 대 며 진화 하 면서 소녀 들 의 하모니 감각 과 서로 보완 되 어 , 어느 나라 에서 라도 가장 앞 을 내다보 는 의식 의 팝 싱글 중 하나 라 할 수 있 는 것 을 만들 어 냈 다 . 이 타이틀 트랙 으로 Girls ’ Generation 은 2013 년 팝 의 지향 점 을 진정 으로 높여 버렸 다 . 2 . Dancing Queen " Dancing Queen " was considered for a Girls ' Generation single years ago , nearly replacing their now iconic K - pop smash " Gee " ( which at one point was the most - watched K - pop music video on YouTube pre -" Gangnam Style "). This remake of Duffy ' s " Mercy " acted as a pre - release to the new album with the track debuting at No . 4 ( now at No . 2 ) on the K - Pop Hot 100 -- not many groups could take a five - year old leftover and land a hit . But releasing this nostalgic , cutesy K - pop track worked nicely as a precursor to throw off the confident sounds of " I Got A Boy . " Well played , SNSD . 3 . Baby MaybeThis harp - centered mid - tempo should end up being a Sone favorite . One can imagine the girls and fans grooving along with their layered harmonies on the chorus with the fanbase undoubtedly following the hook ' s commandment to " put your hands up if you feel like this . " While the song ' s lyrics actually tell the story of disbelief that one is in love , one can imagine Sones relating the affection towards the nine singers and really showing their love when this is performed in concert . The a cappella / clap section at the end seals the sentiment with a sample of an audience giving a huge applause . 4 . Talk TalkAn aggressive , grinding electronic beat kicks off this track before leading into the sexy and sweet chorus that recalls a funky 90 s pop styling . At first listen , " Talk " is somewhat unremarkable , but ultimately the " Let ' s talk talk about , talk talk about it boy " hook is an undeniable earworm . Another enjoyable slice of electronic - pop from the ladies . Fans of this track can find a Japanese version on their second album in the country with the title " Boomerang . " 5 . Promise " Promise " is a catchy ballad with a nice 90 s R & B groove that will probably bore the heck out of non - Korean speaking listeners . Should they take the time to translate the lyrics , listeners would find lines both serious ( about an indescribable pain through their body ) and cute ( a pinky swear " promise to you "). The girls sound great on the chorus together , but the composition falls short compared to their too similar - sounding Japanese ballad single " All My Love Is For You . " 6 . Express 999 If Girls ' Generation played their comeback single safe with a mainstream morsel of K - pop , " Express 999 " would have been an appropriate choice . The track is composed of a sporadic electronic beat with strong 80 s new wave influences with its highlight in the synthesizer - heavy build - up that sounds like Skrillex stuck on an 80 s kick . A standout on first listen . 7 . Lost In LoveDrake and Kelly Rowland have crafted R & B smashes with their minimalist R & B productions courtesy of the likes of Noah " 40 " Shebib and Jim Jonsin . Girls ' Generation take the same slant but add in a piano and synthy backing to give it a balance of mainstream pop with that modern R & B . The result is the most interesting ballad on the album , though not as catchy as " Baby Maybe " nor " Promise . " Leader Taeyon ' s impressive vocals particularly shine on this track . 8 . Look At Me " Look At Me " is the most - urban leaning of the tracks , kicking off with a tribal beat that sounds like a Bangladesh creation . It takes listeners on a sonic ride , jumping from aggressive rapping to an energetic , catchy chorus . The track recalls the same noncomformity similar to their quirky Japanese single " Flower Power . " 9 . XYZRight away the listener is drawn in to the electro - rock production that could pass as a modern update to Marilyn Manson ' s " The Beautiful People . " The metaphor of saying their love is far away like points " ABC " to " XYZ " is a little far fetched , but it makes for a cute rhyme -- said to be written by members Yuri and Seohyun . With a typical song structure , it ' s another futuristic , pop offering that could have been a successful , but safe , comeback single . 10 . Romantic St . Fans were undoubtedly thrown off when this swing - inspired track was used in one of the music video teasers for " I Got A Boy " ( below ) . It didn ' t sound like any other Girls ' Generation single , but does fit nicely on the girls . Like " Dancing Queen , " the album ' s closer has an old school feel , but this shows a much softer side of the nine . With lighter vocals and production , it sounds like a Korean version of " Singin ' In The Rain . " A nice end to the album that shows listeners that Girls ' Generation can shock and delight with their ability to successfully tackle an array of genres no matter how many they try to fit in a song . by TaboolaFrom The Web 출처 : http : / / www . billboard . com / new - releases / girls - generation - i - got - a - boy - track - by - track - 1008068002 . story ? utm _ source = most _ recent #/ new - releases / girls - generation - i - got - a - boy - track - by - track - 1008068002 . story ? utm _ source = most _ recent