Mr. Taxi
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"Mr. Taxi" is a song by South Korean girl group
Girls' Generation
. The song is the first single from their first full-length Japanese album, Girls' Generation
. It is their comeback single alongside Run Devil Run
.
" on April 27, 2011 and was later added on their first full Japanese album Girls' Generation
on June 1, 2011.
The teaser video for MR. TAXI was released on April 22, 2011 while the dance version was released on April 25, 2011 and the music video was released on April 28, 2011. MR. TAXI (official version) was filmed in HD
.
The song was translated into Korean and was added in the third full Korean album The Boys
.
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It was also performed on June 3, on Music Station again alongside "The Great Escape", on June 5 on Music Japan and on June 6 on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ.
Girls' Generation also performed "Mr. Taxi" at 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
on June 25, 2011.
The official version of "MR. TAXI", begins with them freezing in silhouette, in front of the grey metal background. It has the dance scenes but with effects of blue patterns and flashing words. The solo scenes shown the girls in front of a grey glitterry background, but not shown much.
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...
. The song is the first single from their first full-length Japanese album, Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation (2011 album)
Girls' Generation is the debut Japanese album of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation , released on June 1, 2011 in Japan under Nayutawave Records...
. It is their comeback single alongside Run Devil Run
Run Devil Run (song)
"Run Devil Run" is an electropop song by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was the lead single of the repackage of Oh!, titled Run Devil Run.- Song information :"Run Devil Run" was released as a digital single on January 9, 2010....
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Release
The song was released for the first time on the single "Mr. Taxi/Run Devil RunMr. Taxi/Run Devil Run
- Japan charts :- Taiwan charts :-Sales and certifications :- Release history :- External links :* - Official Japanese website* - Official Japanese website...
" on April 27, 2011 and was later added on their first full Japanese album Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation (2011 album)
Girls' Generation is the debut Japanese album of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation , released on June 1, 2011 in Japan under Nayutawave Records...
on June 1, 2011.
The teaser video for MR. TAXI was released on April 22, 2011 while the dance version was released on April 25, 2011 and the music video was released on April 28, 2011. MR. TAXI (official version) was filmed in HD
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
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The song was translated into Korean and was added in the third full Korean album The Boys
The Boys (Girls' Generation album)
The Boys is the third studio album by the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on October 19, 2011 in South Korea...
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Performances
Girls' Generation had their first performance of "Mr Taxi" in May 13, 2011 on Music StationMusic Station
is a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
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It was also performed on June 3, on Music Station again alongside "The Great Escape", on June 5 on Music Japan and on June 6 on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ.
Girls' Generation also performed "Mr. Taxi" at 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
The 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan were held in Chiba on June 25, 2011 at the Makuhari Messe. The VMAJ were the culmination of MTV Japan's Music of Hope campaign, the channel's multiplatform response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami...
on June 25, 2011.
Music video
The dance version of the video begins with the girls dressed in yellow taxi driver outfits in silhouette in front of a screen that flashes words and patterns in blue lighting. At the beginning of Tiffany's third line, it changes to the girls being dressed in black outfits (with multicolored piping for each girl), and dancing in front of a multicolored map of the world with alternating shots of the girls in their yellow outfits. There is a dance break performed by Hyoyeon. The bridge is performed by Yuri, Sunny, Sooyoung, Jessica, Tiffany and Taeyeon, after which there are more alternating shots between the two scenes (yellow and black outfits), ending with the girls freezing in silhouette in their yellow uniforms as the light fades out.The official version of "MR. TAXI", begins with them freezing in silhouette, in front of the grey metal background. It has the dance scenes but with effects of blue patterns and flashing words. The solo scenes shown the girls in front of a grey glitterry background, but not shown much.
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
1 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... |
5 |
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Korea K-Pop Hot 100 The Korea K-Pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in the United States and South Korea. It is launched in conjunction with Billboard and Billboard Korea on August 25, 2011 and is based on digital sales via leading websites as well as downloads from mobile service sites using an industry-standard... |
15 |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads | Platinum (250,000+) |
External links
- "Mr. Taxi" Music Video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "Mr Taxi" Dance Version on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....