Mr. Saxobeat

Mr. Saxobeat
"Mr. Saxobeat"
Single by Alexandra Stan
from the album Saxobeats
Released January 28, 2011
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Eurodance, house
Length 3:16
Label Maan Music
Writer(s) Andrei Nemirschi, Marcel Prodan
Producer Marcel Prodan
Alexandra Stan singles chronology
"Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)"
(2009)		 "Mr. Saxobeat"
(2011)		 "Get Back (ASAP)"
(2011)
Alternative cover
UK cover

"Mr. Saxobeat" is a single by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released in 2010. The song was a success in Romania, remaining at number one on the Romanian Top 100 for eight consecutive weeks, being the longest-running #1 in Romania in the 2010s. The song is Stan's third single from her debut album. The song has become her most successful single to date and her first to chart outside of Romania. "Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo Eurodance song with house elements. The song contains a love message, where Stan speaks of a man she is attracted to and the way he makes her move. The music video shows Stan being arrested, thrown in jail, and seducing a guard to escape. It was shot in MediaPro Studios, Buftea, next to Bucharest. The song has charted in many countries across Europe including a number-one status for many weeks in the Italian Singles Chart, in Denmark and in Slovakia and within the top ten in other sixteen counties. This includes a peak of number-three in the United Kingdom, the highest charting record by a Romanian artist in the UK. Outside Europe, the song peaked at number twenty-five in the Canadian Hot 100, at number-thirteen inside the US Latin Pop Songs and right on the top of the US Hot Dance Airplay Chart, being the third Romanian act to do so, after Inna and Edward Maya. It is also a current hit in Latin America. It was reported that the song sold over 1,000,000 copies as of September, 2011.[1] The song was featured on an episode of the American TV series "Suburgatory".

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Composition

"Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo eurodance song with strong elements of house. The song features a saxophone throughout and uses some trance beats. It was produced by Romanian record producer Marcel Prodan while composition responsibilities were co-handled by the songwriting team of Prodan and André Nemirschi. The song is set to the key of B minor.

Lyrically, the song is about Stan trying to attract a man whom she is in love with. She speaks of him making her dance and "move like a freak".

Chart performance

The song was a massive success in Stan's home country, Romania. There, "Mr. Saxobeat" reached the top ten of the official Airplay chart (Romanian Top 100) on November 14, 2010. In less than a month, on December 12, it hit the top spot of the chart, where it settled for eight weeks. It has became the longest running number-one in Romania in the 2010s. In Spain it debuted at number forty-seven in the singles chart, and then peaked at number-three on May 22. After eleven weeks within the top 10, the song achieved the PROMUSICAE Gold certification for sales of more than 20,000 units. In France, the song debuted and peaked at number six on the Digital Chart, before dropping off the next week. With the appearance of a new chart, the French Top Singles & Titres Chart, the song debuted at number ten in its first week and defended its position another two weeks, before peaking at number six. In the Sales-Only Chart, "Saxobeat" peaked inside the top five, in the last position; In the French Airplay Top 250 it has peaked at number-one and stuck to the top spot for another two weeks.

The song also peaked on the Czech Airplay Chart at number-two, in the Slovak Airplay Chart at number-one for over five weeks, in the Greek IFPI Chart at number six and in the Finnish Singles Chart at number-twenty in its opening week in the top. Then it has reached the second position as well as in the rest of northic countries: Norway and Sweden. In Belgium, the song ran-up for a week (peaking at#2) in the Ultratop 40 and reached the top five in the Ultratop 50. In the Netherlands, it has entered the Dutch Top 40, spending numerous weeks at number-two. It has peaked at number-one in the Swiss Singles Chart, in Germany, Austria, Italy and Denmark. It has also been released in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. "Mr. Saxobeat" became Alexandra's first British hit single, climbing up the charts during April 2011 and debuting at number 81 before peaking at number 3 in June 2011,[2] while also reaching number 2 on the regional chart of Scotland.[3] In the Republic of Ireland, it peaked at number-six.

Outside Europe, "Mr. Saxobeat" charted on the Canadian Hot 100, debuting at number seventy-two. The next week, the song dropped towards the ninety-fifth position, but then climbed fifty-four positions to forty-one, becoming that week's greatest gainer, before moving to thirty-seven the following week. It defended the position for the next week. Eventually, "Mr. Saxobeat" peaked at number-twenty-five. In the United States, the song was digitally released in early 2011, selling over 200,000 units. However, as of July 21, 2011, the song entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top eighty in the third week on the chart. Its peak position thus far is number twenty-one. It has also entered the Hot 100 Airplay, being a top forty as peaking at number thirty-six. Inside the Pop Songs Top 40 it peaked at number thirty-three. It became the third Romanian song to enter the top ten of the Hot Dance Airplay, as it has peaked at number-one within that chart for seven weeks in two runs, becoming the longest run atop this chart in 2011 and since 2009. It reached the top twenty (#11) of the Latin Pop Airplay and it has peaked at number twenty-five atop Hot Latin Tracks. It debuted at number thirty-nine within the Hot Dance Club Songs and moved a few positions towards the top thirty in the following weeks, before dropping downwards. It has also received strong airplay in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, as well as in Mexico. In Brasil Hot Dance Club Songs, it peaked at number-one, whilst in the Mexican Charts it entered the top ten.

It has just entered the Gaon Chart from South Korea. In Australia, Alexandra's song first charted inside the Dance Chart, where it managed to enter the top ten. The next week, it charted in the Singles Chart as well, debuting at thirty-two. It then fell off the chart to re-enter the following week straight at a new peak of number thirty-two. The song debuted at number thirty-six in New Zealand on August 1, 2011 and continued rising upon the charts until peaking within the top ten, at number-four.

Music video

A music video for "Mr. Saxobeat" was filmed in the MediaPro Studios during October, 2010. The official making-of of the video premiered in early November on 1Music Channel. The music video for the song was released on November 15, 2010.[4] It features Stan being arrested, interviewed by the police, put in jail and then escaping from prison.

Synopsis

Stan (middle) and her two friends, dressed in police uniforms and dancing inside a hallway.

The video begins with scenes of police officers bringing a handcuffed Stan into a room of a police station to interrogate her along with two of her friends. When the police realize that Stan and her friends won't talk, they place them in a jail cell. Stan coaxes and successfully seduces the guard ("hey sexy boy play with me ...") while her friends steal his police equipment (gun, handcuffs, baton etc.), before locking him inside the cell while she and her friends escape. The group enters a dressing room where they find police outfits and disguise themselves as officers. Then they locate the chief's office and hold the police chief and other workers at gun point while duct taping their mouths and hands to the chief's desk. Stan and her friends exit the office and walk inconspicuously through the front lobby and out of the building.

Track listings

  • Digital download[5] / French CD single[6]
  1. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:15
  2. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Mix) – 4:15
  1. "Mr. Saxobeat" (UK Radio Edit) – 2:31
  2. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Mix) – 4:15
  3. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Hi Def Radio Edit) – 3:00
  4. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Hi Def Mix) – 6:53
  5. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Kenny Hayes Mix) – 5:30
  • Italian CD single[8]
  1. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Paolo Noise Radio Edit) – 3:33
  2. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Paolo Noise Extended) – 6:04
  3. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Gabry Ponte Radio Edit) – 3:02
  4. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Gabry Ponte Extended) – 6:03
  5. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Ali6 Remix) – 3:22
  6. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Wender Remix) – 5:55
  • German digital download[9]
  1. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:15
  2. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Acoustic Version) – 3:01
  3. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Version) – 4:16
  4. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix) – 5:51
  5. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix Edit) – 3:23
  • German CD single[10]
  1. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:17
  2. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Acoustic Version) – 3:03
  • German CD maxi single[11]
  1. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:17
  2. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix Edit) – 3:22
  3. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Version) – 4:16
  4. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix) – 5:50
  5. "Mr. Saxobeat" (Acoustic Version) – 3:03

Charts and certifications

Chart (2010-11) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 19
Australia (ARIA Dance Chart)[13] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[14] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[15] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 5
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100 Airplay)[17] 8
Brazil (Billboard Hot Pop & Popular)[18] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 25
Czech Republic (IFPI)[20] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 2
France (SNEP)[23] 6
Greece (IFPI Greece)[24] 4
Germany (Media Control AG)[25] 1
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[26] 4
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[27] 1
Hungary (Single Top 10)[28] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 6
Italy (FIMI)[30] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 2
Mexican Airplay Chart[32] 7
New Zealand (RIANZ)[33] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[34] 2
Poland (Dance Top 50)[35] 2
Romania (UPFR)[36] 1
Russia (Russian TopHit 100)[37] 2
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[38] 2
Slovakia (IFPI)[39] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 1
UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)[43] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[44] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[45][46] 21
US Hot Dance Airplay (Billboard)[47] 1
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[48] 37
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[49] 11
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[50] 13
US Latin Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[51] 14
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[52] 18

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
Australia ARIA Platinum[53]
Canada Music Canada Platinum[54]
Denmark IFPI Platinum[55]
Germany BVMI Platinum[56]
Italy FIMI 2× Platinum[57]
New Zealand RIANZ Gold[58]
Spain PROMUSICAE Gold[59]
Sweden SRIA Platinum[60]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Sweden January 28, 2011 Digital download ARS Records
Italy[61] EGO Italy
France February 14, 2011 CD single ARS Records
United States[62] February 15, 2011 Digital download Ultra Records
Denmark[63] February 18, 2011 Digital download Sony Music
United Kingdom[7] April 21, 2011 Digital downland 3 Beat, AATW
Germany May 6, 2011[9][10] CD single, digital downland Sony Music
July 8, 2011[11] CD maxi single
Italy[8] June 28, 2011 CD single Ego Music
Australia[64] July 1, 2011 Digital downland Central Station Records

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Studio albums
Saxobeats (2011)
Singles
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