Mr. Taxi

"Mr. Taxi"
Single by Girls' Generation
from the album Girls' Generation
Released	April 27, 2011
Format	CD single , digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Dance-pop, electropop
Length	03:37
Label	Nayutawave Records
Girls' Generation singles chronology
"Hoot" (2010) "Mr. Taxi" / "Run Devil Run" (2011)

"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.

Release

The song was released for the first time on the single "Mr. Taxi/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.^[1]

The song was translated into Korean and was added in the third full Korean album The Boys.

Performances

Girls' Generation had their first performance of "Mr Taxi" in May 13, 2011 on Music Station.^[2] 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.

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
Oricon Daily singles	1
Oricon Weekly singles	2
Billboard Japan Hot 100	1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart	5
Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100	15

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[3] "Mr. Taxi"	Platinum (250,000+)

Reference

1. ^ "少女時代、新曲"MR.TAXI"PVのダンス・ヴァージョンを公開" (in Japanese). Tower Records. http://tower.jp/article/news/77602. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
2. ^ SNSD drive “Mr. Taxi” to the Music Station stage in Japan + talk
3. ^ "レコード協会調べ　5月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：5月度認定＞ [Record Association report: May digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: May Certifications)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. June 20, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110520.html. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 

External links

• "Mr. Taxi" Music Video on YouTube
• "Mr Taxi" Dance Version on YouTube