Mr.Mr. (song)

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"Mr.Mr."
Single by Girls' Generation
from the EP Mr.Mr.
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)
Recorded2013
StudioSM Yellow Tail Studio (Seoul)
Genre
Length3:56
Label
  • SM
  • KT Music
Composer(s)
  • Harvey Mason, Jr.
  • Damon Thomas
  • Andrew Hey
  • Mike Daley
  • Britt Burton
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
Lyricist(s)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Kim Hee-jeong
Girls' Generation singles chronology
"Galaxy Supernova"
(2013) 		"Mr.Mr."
(2014) 		"Catch Me If You Can"
(2015)
Music video
"Mr.Mr." on
YouTube

"Mr.Mr." is a Korean song recorded by South Korean girl group

The Underdogs, who had previously worked with Western artists including Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and Justin Timberlake
. A music video for the song was initially planned to be released on February 19 but was postponed to February 28 due to the accidental deletion of some of the original files.

"Mr.Mr." was described as an

bubblegum pop sound. The single ranked number 18 on Billboard magazine's list of 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2014 and was included on Time
's list of 25 Best Songs of 2014 (So Far) in June 2014.

To promote the song and the EP, Girls' Generation appeared on several

Korea K-Pop Hot 100
and number four on the Billboard World Digital Songs.

Background and composition

"Mr.Mr."
"Mr.Mr." is a hybrid of electropop and R&B that mixes a hip hop beat and EDM-inspired buildups.[1][2]
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"Mr.Mr." was composed by American production team

Cho Yoon-kyung and Kim Hee-jeong (Jam Factory), who have written lyrics for Girls' Generation for eight years.[3][4] The Underdogs had previously worked with Western artists including Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and Justin Timberlake.[5] The song was released to South Korean KBS Radio Station on February 25, 2014, as a single from the EP of the same name (2014).[6] A Japanese version of "Mr.Mr." was included on the group's 2014 Japanese greatest hits album The Best.[7]

Musically, "Mr.Mr." was described by

Yonhap characterized it as an "electropop dance" song featuring elements of R&B,[5] and Heather Phares, writing for AllMusic, noted that it "mixed a hip hop beat and EDM-inspired buildups" in its composition.[2] Lyrically, "Mr.Mr." has a more proactive theme with lyrics prompting a reluctant man to be more courageous towards girls, a departure from the group's familiar themes.[4]

Music video and promotion

Girls' Generation performing "Mr.Mr." on M Countdown on March 6, 2014, where they achieved the top spot of the show[9]

The music video for "Mr.Mr." was initially planned to be released on February 19, 2014, in conjunction with the release of the EP. However, the release date was postponed to February 28 due to the accidental deletion of some of the original shots, which necessitated re-filming the affected scenes.[10][11][12][13] As a result, the group's comeback performances on South Korean music programs were also delayed for two weeks.[10]

The music video was choreographed by Jillian Meyer (who had previously collaborated with artists including

Sooyoung argued that "Our new music video has the concept of encouraging and boosting the confidence of those men who have lost courage".[16] The visual received positive reviews from media outlets; Fuse labelled it "cinematic" and praised its "sophisticated" class,[17] and Popdust's Jacques Peterson hailed the video as "the hottest episode of Grey's Anatomy ever".[18] It was the second most watched K-pop music video of the first half of 2014, trailing only Psy's music video for "Hangover".[19]

To promote "Mr.Mr." and the EP, Girls' Generation made several appearances on South Korean music programs around February and March 2014. They performed the song for the first time on

Music Bank, where they also performed "Back Hug", Show! Music Core, where they also performed "Wait a Minute", and Inkigayo.[21]

Critical reception

"Mr.Mr." received generally positive reviews from music critics. Jeff Benjamin from Billboard magazine hailed the single as "super-strong, super-sweet" and labelled it a welcome change compared to the group's previous "stupid-catchy" releases.[1] AllMusic's reviewer Heather Phares said the track helped "[expand] their [Girls' Generation's] musical reach".[2] John Walker from MTV News commented that the single's musical styles were more similar to "The Boys" (2011) rather than their usual styles as on "Gee" (2009), and labelled it a hybrid of "70's-throwback" and "Get Me Bodied".[22]

bubblegum pop sound.[23] Billboard named "Mr.Mr." the 18th best K-pop song on their list of 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2014.[8] It appeared at number 84 on the same magazine's list of the 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s in 2019.[24]

Commercial performance

"Mr.Mr." peaked atop the South Korean

Korea K-Pop Hot 100,[28] and number four on the Billboard World Digital Songs.[29]

Accolades

"Mr.Mr." was nominated for Song of the Month – March at the 2015 Gaon Chart Music Awards and Favorite K-Pop Video at the 2015 Myx Music Awards, losing to 2NE1's "Come Back Home" in both categories.[30] It received a nomination for Digital Song Bonsang at the 29th Golden Disc Awards.

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Category Result
2015
Gaon Chart Music Awards
 Song of the Month (March) Nominated
Golden Disc Awards Digital Bonsang Nominated
Myx Music Awards Favorite K-Pop Video Nominated
Music program wins
Program Date Ref.
M Countdown March 6, 2014 [31]
March 13, 2014 [32]
Inkigayo March 9, 2014 [33]
March 23, 2014 [34]
Show Champion March 12, 2014 [35]
March 19, 2014 [36]
Music Bank
 March 14, 2014 [37]
Show! Music Core March 15, 2014 [38]
March 22, 2014 [39]

Credits

Credits adapted from Mr.Mr. liner notes[3]

Studio

  • SM Yellow Tail Studio –
    digital editing
    , additional bass arrangement
  • SM Big Shot Studio – additional vocal editing
  • Sterling Sound –
    mastering

Personnel

  • SM Entertainment – executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man – producer
  • Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
  • Girls' Generation – vocals
    • Taeyeon
      – background vocals
    • Jessica – background vocals
    • Sunny – background vocals
    • Tiffany – background vocals
    • Sooyoung – background vocals
    • Seohyun – background vocals
  • Cho Yoon-kyung
    – lyrics
  • Kim Hee-jeong – lyrics
  • Harvey Mason Jr. – composition, arrangement
  • Damon Thomas
    – composition, arrangement
  • Andrew Hey – composition, arrangement
  • Mike Daley – composition, arrangement
  • Britt Burton – composition, arrangement
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell – composition, arrangement
  • Kenzie – vocal directing
  • Ylva Dimberg –
    background vocals
  • Yoo Geun-young – background vocals
  • Gu Jong-pil – recording, mixing, digital editing, additional bass arrangement
  • Lee Min-gyu – additional vocal editing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Release history

Country Release date Format
South Korea[6] February 25, 2014 Contemporary hit radio

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