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"Mr. Saxobeat"
Song

"Mr. Saxobeat" is a single by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released in 2011. 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 upcoming debut album. The song has became 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 countires 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, including a peak of number-five in the UK Singles Chart. 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 ft. Vika Jigulina. It is also a current hit in Latin America.

Composition

"Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo eurodance song with elements of house. The song features a saxophone throughout and uses some trance beats. It was produced by Romanian record producer Marcel Prodan while being written by Prodan and André Nemirschi.

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."

The song's spin-off is called "Get Back (ASAP)", and it serves as Stan's forthcoming single!

Critical reception

Illvibes said they liked what they were hearing and called the song "infectious".[2]

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.[3] It features Stan being arrested, interviewed by the police, put in jail and then escaping from prison.

Synopsis

File:Alexandra Stan Mr Saxobeat Video.jpg
Stan (middle) and her two friends, dressed in police uniforms and dancing inside of a hallway.

The video begins with scenes of police officers bringing a handcuffed Stan into a police station and bringing her up to a room to interrogate her and two of her friends. Stan and her friends are then placed in a jail cell where Stan seduces the guard and takes his gun, before locking him inside the cell while her and her friends escape. The group enters a dressing room where they find police outfits and disguise themselves as officers. They then go out and hold the police chief and other workers at gun point. Stan and her friends then walk unnoticed through the front lobby and out of the building.

Live performance

Stan performed the song at the New Year's Eve L!ve Revolution, along with her previous hit "Lollipop." Her performance received a positive review by MTV, calling Stan the most courageous performer at the show.[4] The song was also performed during her promo tour in Canada, France and Spain.

Country (2010/11) Date
Romania 2010/12/31
France 2011/2/14
Canada 2011/4/10

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 three weeks later peaked at number twenty-three. It peaked at number-five and spent, so far, a total of five consecutive weeks in the top ten. 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 Cezh Airplay Chart at nine, in the Slovak Airplay Chart at number-four, in the Greek IFPI Chart at number six and in the Finnish Singles Chart at number-twenty in its opening week in the top. 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. It has peaked at number-fifteen in the Swiss Singles Chart and within the top ten of the Romandie Chart. In Italy, the song became very popular, as it has peaked at number-three in the official Singles Chart and at number-one in the Airplay Chart. It has also been released in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland. 'Mr. Saxobeat' became Alexandra's first UK hit single. Tt climbed up the charts during April 2011 debuting at number 81 and peaking at number 5.[5]

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 its current peak of 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, but, despite selling over 20,000 units as of April, it didn't manage to enter the Billboard Hot 100, nor the Hot Digital Songs. 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. It reached the top twenty (#17) of the Latin Pop Airplay. It has also received strong airplay in South American countries such as Argentina, Chile or Colombia, as well as in Mexico.

Charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 25
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[10] 6
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 5
France (SNEP)[13] 6
Greece (IFPI Greece)[14] 5
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 20
German Airplay Chart[15] 40
Hungary (Dance Chart)[16] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 25
Italy (FIMI)[18] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[20] 2
Romania (UPFR)[21] 1
Russia (Russian TopHit 100)[22] 2
Scotland (OCC)[23] 5
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[24] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 5
UK Dance (OCC)[28] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[29] 5
US Hot Dance Airplay (Billboard)[30] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[31] 13

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Sweden January 28, 2011 Digital download ARS Records
France February 14, 2011 CD single ARS Records
United States[32] February 15, 2011 Digital download Ultra Records
United Kingdom April 21, 2011 Digital downland AATW(3beatProductions)

References

  1. ^ Lansare: Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
  2. ^ Dobes (December 9, 2010). "MV: Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxo Beat". Illvibes. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  3. ^ "MR.SAXOBEAT - THE MUSIC VIDEO". Maan. November 15, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "Antonia, Stan Alexander, Delia and Adam Anda EV super hot in L! REVOLUTION!!". MTV Romania. January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50202
  6. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  7. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  9. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 15. týden 2011 in the date selector. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  11. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat". Tracklisten. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  12. ^ "Alexandra Stan: Mr. Saxobeat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  13. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  14. ^ 20-27/3: "Top 100 Airplay Chart". IFPI Greece. 2011-03-28. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Text "accessdate-2011-04-02" ignored (help)
  15. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  16. ^ "Mahasz - Archívum" (in Hungarian). {{cite web}}: Text "accessdate-2011-05-26" ignored (help); Text "date-2011-05-16" ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Chart Track: Week 21, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat". Top Digital Download. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  19. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Alexandra Stan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  20. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat". VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  21. ^ "Romanian Top 100". proagency. January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  22. ^ http://www.tophit.ru/cgi-bin/trackinfo.cgi?id=27138}}
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201115 into search. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  25. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  26. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  27. ^ "Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  28. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  29. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  30. ^ Hot Dance Airplay, Issue Date May 7, 2011. Billboard.
  31. ^ "Alexandra Stan Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  32. ^ "Mr. Saxobeat - Single". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
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