Mr. Saxobeat
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"Mr. Saxobeat" is an eurodance —Hi-NRG
song by Romanian
recording artist Alexandra Stan
taken off her debut studio album
Saxobeats
(2011). "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. It was written by Andrei Nemirschi and Marcel Prodan a Romanian producing-duo and produced by the latter one at the Maan Studios in Romania. It was firstly released under Maan Music Label and then internationally under Columbia Records
.
It shortly became a global hit. At first in conquered Romania where it spent eight straight weeks at number-one. It has then expanded to Spain
, France
, Belgium
and shortly after all trough Europe
(becoming a top five all over the countries, excluding France and Ireland and it was even a number-one hit in at least ten charts). It has then entered the top thirty of the Canadian Hot 100
and ultimately on the Billboard Hot 100
. Moreover, it entered the top five in New Zealand
and the top twenty in Australia
.
An accompanying music video was shot in MediaPro Studios
, Buftea
in order to promote the song. It shows Stan being arrested, thrown in jail, and seducing a guard to escape.
It was reported that the song sold over 2,000,000 copies as of November, 2011.
The song was featured on the sixth episode of the first season of the American sitcom Suburgatory
entitled "Charity Case".
". After the release of the song and its music video, Stan met with general negative reviews and feedback from music critics and audience. Stan and her personnel decided to make a new song to become at least a moderate hit. By midsummer 2010, Stan recorded three song during a recording session at the Maan Studios in Bucharest
, Romania
. One of the songs to be recorded was "Mr. Saxobeat". It debuted in late-summer and it has then became a huge hit in Romania by the end of the year. After the inland success, Stan decided to sign a record contract with various international record labels, including Columbia Records
. "Mr. Saxobeat" was strongly promoted in Belgium
, France
and Spain
. After the extraordinary success of the song in mainland Europe, Stan released the song in the United Kingdom
too. It was then released in North America
, Latin America
and finally in Australasia
.
song with strong elements of house and Hi-NRG
. 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. It was recorded during summer 2010 at the Maan Studios, panned by the duo. It lasts for three minutes and sixteen seconds in the album version, while radio edits have various lengths. The song is set to the key of B minor
and Stan's voice spawns three octaves.
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". It is structured in a chorus
repeated four times troughout, a verse and an epilogue
. Stan cited, in an interview in Austria
that the title "Mr. Saxobeat" makes references to "sex" (as in sex-o-beat) as she is stating: "I consider saxophone a very hot and sexy instrument which is also very used in my region". Also she says that this "Mr. Saxobeat" is only her vision on the perfect man, whom she declares to have never met.
) 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, while also reaching number 2 on the regional chart of Scotland
. In the Republic of Ireland
, it peaked at number-six.
, 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. It has then climbed down the chart, until leaving it forever. It spent twenty weeks within the Hot 100 and became one of the biggest-selling single of the year not to enter the top twenty. It was eventually certified Platinum
by Music Canada
.
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. It finally peaked at number twenty-one. It has also entered the Hot 100 Airplay
, being a top twenty there with over 200,000,000 impressions. Inside the Pop Songs Top 40 it peaked at number-nineteen. 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 the same position on the 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.
, Alexandra's song first charted inside the Dance Chart
, where it managed to enter the top ten as peaking at number-six. A week after entering the Dance Chart, 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. After bounding back and forth on the chart, it managed to peak at number-nineteen, thus giving Stan a top-twenty hit in Australia. Then it was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
. 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. It became the first Eastern European act to have a top-fie single in New Zealand ever. It was finally certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
.
In Asia
the song was a number-one on the Israeli Airplay Chart and a top-ten in the Lebanese Singles Chart and on the Indian Digital Chart. Even though, it has failed to enter any of the two most important Asian charts — Gaon Chart
in South Korea
and the Japan Hot 100
in Japan
.
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. It features Stan being arrested, interviewed by the police, put in jail and then escaping from prison.
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
song by Romanian
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
recording artist Alexandra Stan
Alexandra Stan
Alexandra Stan is a Romanian singer-songwriter. She released her debut single in late 2009. The song impacted Romanian mainstream radios in early 2010, peaking at number-eighteen. Her sophomore release, "Mr...
taken off her debut studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
Saxobeats
Saxobeats
Saxobeats is the debut studio album by Romanian dance/pop singer Alexandra Stan. The album was released on August 29, 2011 on Play On/Jeff Records in France, following a worldwide release step-by-step until early 2012. Three singles were spawned from the album: "Get Back ", "Lollipop " and the...
(2011). "Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
song with house elements. The song contains a love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
message, where Stan speaks of a man she is attracted to and the way he makes her move. It was written by Andrei Nemirschi and Marcel Prodan a Romanian producing-duo and produced by the latter one at the Maan Studios in Romania. It was firstly released under Maan Music Label and then internationally under Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
.
It shortly became a global hit. At first in conquered Romania where it spent eight straight weeks at number-one. It has then expanded to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and shortly after all trough Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
(becoming a top five all over the countries, excluding France and Ireland and it was even a number-one hit in at least ten charts). It has then entered the top thirty of the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
and ultimately on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. Moreover, it entered the top five in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the top twenty in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
An accompanying music video was shot in MediaPro Studios
MediaPro Studios
MediaPro Studios in Romania is Eastern Europe's largest and longest established film studios with a tradition in cinema spanning over 60 years. It provides full production services for the international film and TV industry. The complex is located in the town of Buftea, some 20 kilometers...
, Buftea
Buftea
Buftea is a town in Ilfov county, Romania, located 20 km north-west of Bucharest. Its population is growing due to its proximity to Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town....
in order to promote the song. It shows Stan being arrested, thrown in jail, and seducing a guard to escape.
It was reported that the song sold over 2,000,000 copies as of November, 2011.
The song was featured on the sixth episode of the first season of the American sitcom Suburgatory
Suburgatory
Suburgatory is an American television series created by Emily Kapnek. The series premiered on September 28, 2011, airing on Wednesday nights at 8:30/7:30 Central following The Middle...
entitled "Charity Case".
Background
Alexandra Stan released her debut single "Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)
"Lollipop " is a Eurodance song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released as her debut single in 2009. In early 2010, the song charted in Romania as it has finally peaked within the top twenty of the Romanian Top 100. After the worldwide success of "Mr. Saxobeat", the song re-released...
". After the release of the song and its music video, Stan met with general negative reviews and feedback from music critics and audience. Stan and her personnel decided to make a new song to become at least a moderate hit. By midsummer 2010, Stan recorded three song during a recording session at the Maan Studios in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. One of the songs to be recorded was "Mr. Saxobeat". It debuted in late-summer and it has then became a huge hit in Romania by the end of the year. After the inland success, Stan decided to sign a record contract with various international record labels, including Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. "Mr. Saxobeat" was strongly promoted in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. After the extraordinary success of the song in mainland Europe, Stan released the song in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
too. It was then released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and finally in Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
.
Composition
"Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo eurodanceEurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
song with strong elements of house and Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
. The song features a saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
throughout and uses some trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
beats. It was produced by Romanian record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Marcel Prodan while composition responsibilities were co-handled by the songwriting team of Prodan and André Nemirschi. It was recorded during summer 2010 at the Maan Studios, panned by the duo. It lasts for three minutes and sixteen seconds in the album version, while radio edits have various lengths. The song is set to the key of B minor
B minor
B minor is a minor scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. The harmonic minor raises the A to A. Its key signature has two sharps .Its relative major is D major, and its parallel major is B major....
and Stan's voice spawns three octaves.
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". It is structured in a chorus
Chorus
-Musical:* Choir, a vocal ensemble* Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound; signal processors design to simulate the effect* Refrain or chorus of a song, pre-chorus may refer to bridge...
repeated four times troughout, a verse and an epilogue
Epilogue
An epilogue, epilog or afterword is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work...
. Stan cited, in an interview in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
that the title "Mr. Saxobeat" makes references to "sex" (as in sex-o-beat) as she is stating: "I consider saxophone a very hot and sexy instrument which is also very used in my region". Also she says that this "Mr. Saxobeat" is only her vision on the perfect man, whom she declares to have never met.
Europe
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 100Romanian Top 100
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....
) 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
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
, 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
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
at number-one for over five weeks, in the Greek IFPI Chart
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. In Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, the song ran-up for a week (peaking at#2) in the Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...
and reached the top five in the Ultratop 50
Ultratop 50
Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...
. In the Netherlands, it has entered the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
, spending numerous weeks at number-two. It has peaked at number-one in the Swiss Singles Chart, in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It has also been released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. "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, while also reaching number 2 on the regional chart of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. In the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, it peaked at number-six.
North America
Outside Europe, "Mr. Saxobeat" charted on the Canadian Hot 100Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
, 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. It has then climbed down the chart, until leaving it forever. It spent twenty weeks within the Hot 100 and became one of the biggest-selling single of the year not to enter the top twenty. It was eventually certified Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
by Music Canada
Music Canada
Music Canada was a Canadian music television miniseries which aired approximately monthly on CBC Television from 1966 to 1967.-Premise:This series featured various special productions of music and dance, from classical to modern styles.-Scheduling:...
.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, reaching the top eighty in the third week on the chart. It finally peaked at number twenty-one. It has also entered the Hot 100 Airplay
Hot 100 Airplay
The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...
, being a top twenty there with over 200,000,000 impressions. Inside the Pop Songs Top 40 it peaked at number-nineteen. It became the third Romanian song to enter the top ten of the Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
, 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
Latin Pop Airplay
Latin Pop Airplay is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information from pop music usually in Spanish. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with Mañana by Cristian Castro being the first song to reach number-one...
and the same position on the 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
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, as well as in Mexico. In Brasil Hot Dance Club Songs
Billboard Brasil
Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap...
, it peaked at number-one, whilst in the Mexican Charts it entered the top ten.
Australasia
In AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Alexandra's song first charted inside the Dance Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, where it managed to enter the top ten as peaking at number-six. A week after entering the Dance Chart, it charted in the Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
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. After bounding back and forth on the chart, it managed to peak at number-nineteen, thus giving Stan a top-twenty hit in Australia. Then it was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
. The song debuted at number thirty-six in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on August 1, 2011 and continued rising upon the charts until peaking within the top ten, at number-four. It became the first Eastern European act to have a top-fie single in New Zealand ever. It was finally certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
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In Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
the song was a number-one on the Israeli Airplay Chart and a top-ten in the Lebanese Singles Chart and on the Indian Digital Chart. Even though, it has failed to enter any of the two most important Asian charts — Gaon Chart
Gaon Chart
The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...
in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and the Japan Hot 100
Japan Hot 100
The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Music video
A music video for "Mr. Saxobeat" was filmed in the MediaPro StudiosMediaPro Studios
MediaPro Studios in Romania is Eastern Europe's largest and longest established film studios with a tradition in cinema spanning over 60 years. It provides full production services for the international film and TV industry. The complex is located in the town of Buftea, some 20 kilometers...
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. It features Stan being arrested, interviewed by the police, put in jail and then escaping from prison.
Synopsis
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
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- Digital download / French CD single
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:15
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Mix) – 4:15
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- UK digital EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
- UK digital EP
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (UK Radio Edit) – 2:31
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Mix) – 4:15
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Hi Def Radio Edit) – 3:00
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Hi Def Mix) – 6:53
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Kenny Hayes Mix) – 5:30
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- Italian CD single
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Paolo Noise Radio Edit) – 3:33
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Paolo Noise Extended) – 6:04
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Gabry PonteGabry PonteGabriele "Gabry" Ponte is an Italian DJ best known for his membership in the Italian dance group Eiffel 65. Ponte has been involved with the Bliss Team, DJ Gundam, and Sangwara...
Radio Edit) – 3:02 - "Mr. Saxobeat" (Gabry Ponte Extended) – 6:03
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Ali6 Remix) – 3:22
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Wender Remix) – 5:55
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- German digital download
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:15
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Acoustic Version) – 3:01
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Version) – 4:16
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix) – 5:51
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix Edit) – 3:23
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- German CD single
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:17
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Acoustic Version) – 3:03
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- German CD maxi single
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Radio Edit) – 3:17
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix Edit) – 3:22
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Extended Version) – 4:16
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Bodybangers Remix) – 5:50
- "Mr. Saxobeat" (Acoustic Version) – 3:03
Charts and certifications
| Chart (2010-11) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Dance Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... ) |
5 |
| Brazil (Billboard Billboard Brasil Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap... Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay is the official music singles charts in Brazil. It has been compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis and published monthly by Billboard Brasil since the release of the magazine, in October 2009.... ) |
8 |
| Brazil (Billboard Hot Pop & Popular Billboard Brasil Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap... ) |
5 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... ) |
25 |
| Greece (IFPI Greece IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... ) |
4 |
| Mexican Airplay Chart | 7 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Dance Club Singles Chart The Polish Dance Club Singles Chart is a chart compiled by ZPAV from the most popular songs in the clubs. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the DJ Promotion and ZPAV website.... ) |
2 |
| Poland (Video Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... ) |
1 |
| Romania (UPFR Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... ) |
1 |
| Russia (Russian TopHit 100 Russian Music Charts The Russian Music Charts are Russian music industry standard popularity rankings compiled weekly by 2M and Tophit . Albums and tracks rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through retail data captured electronically each week from Russian music retailers... ) |
2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
21 |
| US Hot Dance Airplay Hot Dance Airplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
1 |
| US Pop Songs Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
18 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | ARIA Aria An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment... |
Platinum |
| Canada | Music Canada Music Canada Music Canada was a Canadian music television miniseries which aired approximately monthly on CBC Television from 1966 to 1967.-Premise:This series featured various special productions of music and dance, from classical to modern styles.-Scheduling:... |
Platinum |
| Denmark | IFPI | Platinum |
| Germany | BVMI Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
Platinum |
| Italy | FIMI Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
2× Platinum |
| New Zealand | RIANZ | Gold |
| Spain | PROMUSICAE | Gold |
| Sweden | SRIA Swedish Recording Industry Association Grammofonleverantörernas förening , or the Swedish Recording Industry Association in English, is an organization representing the music recording industry of Sweden... |
Platinum |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | January 28, 2011 | Digital download | ARS Records |
| Italy | EGO Italy | ||
| France | February 14, 2011 | CD single | ARS Records |
| United States | February 15, 2011 | Digital download | Ultra Records Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner... |
| Denmark | February 18, 2011 | Digital download | Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
| United Kingdom | April 21, 2011 | Digital downland | 3 Beat 3 Beat Records 3 Beat Records is a British record shop and independent record label which was founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.-History:3 Beat Records was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywell Williams who were students at... , AATW |
| Germany | May 6, 2011 | CD single, digital downland | Sony Music |
| July 8, 2011 | CD maxi single | ||
| Italy | June 28, 2011 | CD single | Ego Music |
| Australia | July 1, 2011 | Digital downland | Central Station Records |