2010 single by Girls' Generation
"
Hoot
" (
Korean
:
훗
) is the lead single from
Hoot
, the third
EP
of South Korean girl group
Girls' Generation
. It became the ninth hit song for the group, topped the chart in their nation. "Hoot" was released on October 25, 2010. A Japanese-language version was also released on their first Japanese album,
Girls' Generation
on June 1, 2011.
Background
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"Hoot" was originally titled "Bulletproof" and written with English lyrics.
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It was composed by Danish songwriter-producers Martin Michael Larsson and Lars Halvor Jensen, of
Deekay
, together with British songwriter Alex James, with the intention of creating an "exciting up-tempo record for a female artist or group".
[1]
The song demo was written and recorded in the UK, with
Nina Woodford
singing the vocal, and then finished and mixed in Denmark.
Their publisher, Pelle Lidell of
Universal Music Publishing Group
, successfully pitched the song to
SM Entertainment
for Girls' Generation.
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Jensen later told
HitQuarters
: "We knew it was a strong record and a lot of the time you have to be patient until you find the right artist to cut it at the right time. Girls' Generation were that match." The song was then translated into Korean, but incorporated some of the original English words such as "trouble, trouble, trouble".
[1]
Rino Nakasone Razalan
was the choreographer for the song.
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Music video
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The music video contains two settings: a white room and a black room. Throughout the video, there are scenes of the girls dancing in the black room dressed in black short suits with pink belts and high boots and in the white room dressed in golden suits with silver boots, but also in the beginning the girls are seen dancing in an elevator. In the music video are individual close-ups of their own unique personality. The music video featured a parody of
James Bond
films
'
gun barrel sequence
with a runtime of 34 seconds, and
sampled
Monty Norman
&
John Barry
's
score
. The music video was released on October 28, 2010. A member of boy band
Super Junior
,
Choi Siwon
, appeared in the role of a
Bond
-like guy as a
cameo
. The video's runtime is 4:13.
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Live and performances
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They held their comeback stage on October 29, 2010, on
KBS
's
Music Bank
. It was also performed on
Show! Music Core
,
Inkigayo
, and
M! Countdown
. They held their goodbye stage on December 4, 2010, on
MBC
's
Show! Music Core
.
Accolades
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According to a poll by
Gallup Korea
, "Hoot" was voted as the
Song of the Year
in South Korea in 2010.
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It won the Hot Trend award at the
2010 Melon Music Awards
.
Music program awards
Program
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Date
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Music Bank
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November 5, 2010
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November 12, 2010
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November 19, 2010
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November 26, 2010
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December 3, 2010
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Inkigayo
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November 7, 2010
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November 21, 2010
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November 28, 2010
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Credits
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- Girls' Generation ? Vocals
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Charts
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Weekly chart
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Year-end chart
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Sales
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References
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External links
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