Dancing Queen (Girls' Generation song)

"Dancing Queen"
Single by Girls' Generation
from the album I Got a Boy
Released December 21, 2012[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre K-pop, dance-pop, soul
Length 3:35
Label S.M. Entertainment
Writer(s) Yoon Hyo Sang, Steve Booker, Aimee Ann Duffy, Tiffany Hwang, Jessica Jung, Kenzie
Producer(s) Steve Booker, Kenzie
Girls' Generation Korean singles chronology
"Mr. Taxi"
(2011)		 "Dancing Queen"
(2012)		 "I Got a Boy"
(2013)
Music video
"Dancing Queen" on YouTube

"Dancing Queen" is a Korean-language song by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, released on December 21, 2012, as a pre-release single from their fourth Korean album, I Got a Boy. The song was recorded in 2008, initially slated as the title track for the group's first Korean EP,[2] however due to unknown reasons the song was held back. "Gee" was eventually chosen to replace the song, both as a lead single and title track.[3]

"Dancing Queen", a remake of British singer Duffy's song, "Mercy", is the first Korean material released by the group after a 14-month hiatus from Korea in which time the group released a series of Japanese singles and their second full-length Japanese studio album, Girls & Peace (2012). The single was released digitally on December 21, 2012 on the same day as the music video.

Live performances

Girls' Generation performed "Dancing Queen" and "I Got a Boy" live on M! Countdown on January 3, 2013."[4] The group also performed it on their MBC comeback special, Girls' Generation's Romantic Fantasy.

Commercial reception

"Dancing Queen" sold 139,344 copies after its first day of sales and went on to reach number eleven on the Gaon Singles Chart in its first week.[5] It also debuted at number two on K-Pop Hot 100.[6]

Music video

Background

The music video was released on December 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. KST via Korean music site Naver.[7] Most of the video was originally filmed in 2008 and features scenes from the music video for "I Got A Boy".[8] The outfits and the concept featured in the music video was instead reworked into what would become "Gee". The music video and single were released on December 21, 2012, four years after work on the song was completed.[9]

A screenshot of the music video was leaked in 2011 along with the audio of the Korean version of "Boomerang," which was later officially released in Japanese on their second Japanese album Girls & Peace (2012).[10]

Synopsis

The music video, with a running time of 4 minutes, 23 seconds, has a time machine plot. The video begins with the members in a pink doll-like room. Yoona opens up a present to find a small device. The group quickly gathers around and finds out it is a time machine which brings them back to the year 2008 from 2013. The room transforms into a retro-style diner. Tiffany turns on a jukebox with Jessica while they sing the intro. The first verse mainly focuses on the diner. While in the diner, the video transitions from each member's line in a pan-order around the diner. The second verse is focused on the white set. The white-top and jeans costumes are reused from the "Gee" music video considering the fact they were both filmed on short notice. During the bridge, the members throw a party while dancing in groups of three while Tiffany approaches a DJ telling him to play a song. The video cuts back to the center of the diner where the group is dancing with customers and diner staff. Confetti is thrown during the final chorus while the party continues with a final pose in the t-shirt and jean costumes. At the end of the song, the time machine moves forward to 2013 as the words "Ayo GG" spoken by Sooyoung are heard, leading into the teaser for "I Got a Boy". The first part of the teaser is met with audio using mid rock-synths and breaks down into dubstep as Tiffany says, "Ayo stop, let me put it down another way". At the end of the video, the "I Got a Boy" symbol was used with "2013.01.01 comeback" seen below it.

Credits

Credits adapted from "I Got A Boy" liner notes.[11]

  • Girls' Generation – vocals
  • Kim Jungbae – guitar
  • Yoong – strings
  • Shim Sangwon – string arrangement, conduction
  • Choi Wonhyuk – bass guitar
  • Kenzie – organ, producer

Charts

Chart (2012-13) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[5] 1
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100[6] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position Sales
South Korea (Gaon) 109[12] 580,428[13]
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 76[14] —

References

  1. ↑ "Dancing Queen – Single by Girls' Generation". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on May 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Girls' Generation confesses that cancellation of "Dancing Queen" was heartbreaking". Allkpop.com, 6Theory Media. January 2, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ bnt news (December 20, 2012). "Girls Generation is back with their 4th album, I Got a Boy". omg!, Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ "소녀시대, '아이 갓 어 보이' 댄스 버전 티저 영상 공개" (in Korean). Daum Communications. December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Gaon Chart: 2013년 02주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Singles Chart. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 12, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  7. ↑ "소시, 컴백 신곡은 英가수 더피 'Mercy' 리메이크" (in Korean). Star.mt.co.kr. December 21, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Updated Girls’ Generation to pre-release a song off their upcoming 4th album in January + another English album in store?". Allkpop.com. December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ Rubenstein, Jenna Hally (December 21, 2012). "New Video: Girls' Generation, 'Dancing Queen'". MTV Buzzworthy, Viacom. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ "SNSD’s unreleased track "Boomerang" surfaces online". Allkpop.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  11. ↑ I Got A Boy (Liner Notes [CD, Album]). Girls' Generation. SM Entertainment. 2013. p. 40.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Singles Chart. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Singles Chart. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100: Year-End (2013)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015.