The Boys is the third album by Girls' Generation, released on October 19, 2011. The song "The Boys", released also in an English version, was used to promote the album. The album was re-released on December 9, 2011 with the title Mr. Taxi.
Girls' Generation promoting the album
Tracklist[]
- The Boys
- Telepathy (텔레파시)
- Say Yes
- Trick
- How Great Is Your Love (봄날)
- My J
- Oscar
- Top Secret
- Lazy Girl (Dolce Far Niente)
- Sunflower (제자리걸음)
- Vitamin (비타민)
- MR.TAXI (Korean Ver.)
- The Boys (English Ver.)
Re-release[]
- MR.TAXI (Korean Ver.)
- The Boys
- Telepathy (텔레파시)
- Say Yes
- Trick
- How Great Is Your Love (봄날)
- My J
- Oscar
- Top Secret
- Lazy Girl (Dolce Far Niente)
- Sunflower (제자리걸음)
- Vitamin (비타민)
- The Boys (English Ver.)
International Ver.[]
- The Boys
- Telepathy (텔레파시)
- Say Yes
- Trick
- How Great Is Your Love (봄날)
- My J
- Oscar
- Top Secret
- Lazy Girl (Dolce Far Niente)
- Sunflower (제자리걸음)
- Vitamin (비타민)
- MR.TAXI (Korean Ver.)
- The Boys (English Ver.)
- The Boys (Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg)
- The Boys *Bring Dem Boys* (featuring Suzi)
- The Boys *Bring The Boys Out* (David Anthony Remix)
- The Boys *Bring The Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix)
Audio[]
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Credits[]
- The Boys
- Lyrics: Yoo Young-jin, Teddy Riley
- Music: Teddy Riley, DOM, Kim Tae-sung, Richard Garcia
- Telepathy
- Lyrics: Kim Boo-min
- Music: Hitchhiker
- Say Yes
- Lyrics & Music: Young H.Kim
- Trick
- Lyrics: Jo Yoon-kyung
- Music: Martin Hansen, Sarah Lundback, Sam McCarthy
- How Great Is Your Love
- Lyrics: Sooyoung
- Music: Jean Na, Jenzye
- My J
- Lyrics & Music: Hwang Sung-je
- Oscar
- Lyrics: Kim Jung-bae
- Music: Kenzie
- Top Secret
- Lyrics: Hong Ji-yoo
- Music: Sharon Vaughn, Gabriella Jelena Jangfeldt, Mathias Peter, Peter Lars Wennerberg
- Lazy Girl (Dolce Far Niente)
- Lyrics: Kim Tae-yoon
- Music: Lucas Secon, Mikkel Reme Sigvardt, Thomas Troelsen
- Sunflower
- Lyrics: Kim Boo-min
- Music: Hitchhiker
- Vitamin
- Lyrics & Music: Hwanghyun
- MR.TAXI
- Lyrics: Jung Hye-young
- Music: Scott Pearson Mann, Chad Royce, Allison Veltz, Paolo Prudencio, STY
Charting[]
| Chart | Rank | Sales | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaon Yearly Album Chart | 1 | 385,348 | 385,348+ |
| Gaon Monthly Album Chart | 1 | 227,994 | |
| Gaon Weekly Album Chart | 1 | - |
Trivia[]
- The Boys was the best selling Korean album in 2011, ranking 1st on the yearly Gaon Album Chart.
- The Boys was released digitally on December 20, 2011 in America under their American label Interscope Records. "The Boys" was promoted internationally on the Late Show with David Letterman and on Live! with Kelly on January 31 and February 1 respectively.
- The Boys' album concept won a 2014 Red Dot Award for Communication design, and a 2014 iF Design Award for Album Packaging.
- Girls' Generation performed "The Boys" on the French show, Le Grand Journal after it was announced that they were to release "The Boys" on February 13, 2012 through Universal Music Group’s Polydor Records in France