''Holler'' is the second

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by the South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation-TTS. It was released digitally on September 16, 2014, and physically on September 18, 2014, by SM Entertainment.TTS releases new album on September 16th- Taeyeon's teaser images are revealed (in Korean)
Osen.mt.co.kr (September 11, 2014). Retrieved on September 11, 2014.

Background and release

''Holler'' debuted at number 1 on both Gaon's weekly chart and ''Billboard'' World Albums chart. As a result, TTS became the third Korean artist and the first female one to have at least two albums at number 1 on the latter chart. The group previously achieved the number 1 spot two years back, with their debut release, '' Twinkle''.Girls' Generation-TTS Earns 2nd Consecutive No. 1 on World Albums Chart

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(September 26, 2014). Retrieved on September 26, 2014. They made their first comeback performance in a showcase at the Olympic Park’s Woori Financial Art Hall in Seoul, performing various songs, including tracks from their previous album. During an interview with ''

'', the three singers expressed, "This album was really personal for us and it was fun...to put out a much more raw side of our music...the music we put together has so much more layers, so much more depth to it in terms of sound, choruses or harmonizing together....Our main goal was to not be visually entertaining, but be vocally entertaining." They further described the album as an edgier, more mature version of its predecessor, '' Twinkle'', and stated, "We want to make feel good songs that are relatable, we want to make albums that are more natural...and speak from the bottom of our hearts." The trio revealed that Taeyeon took responsibility for the song selection, Seohyun penned the lyrics to the song, "Only U",Girls' Generation-TTS on Why New 'Holler' EP Represents Their 'Mind, Body and Soul'

(September 16, 2014). Retrieved on September 17, 2014. while Tiffany served as the visual director to the overall album image and the concept of "Holler" music video. The release of the album coincided with the broadcast of TTS's reality television show, '' The TaeTiSeo''; thus, some footage of the album preparation was shown. The group performed various songs for their promotional activities, including "Holler", "Whisper", "Only U", and "Adrenaline". They achieved two "Number 1" wins on Mnet's ''M Countdown'', one win on MBC's '' Music Core'', one win on SBS's ''

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'', and one win on KBS's ''Music Bank''. The group made some radio and television appearances such as on MBC's " Sunny's FM Date", or KBS2's '' You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook'', where they sang a rendition of

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's " Cater 2 U".

Singles

The single track " Whisper" was released on September 13,Girls' Generation-TTS's comeback on September 18th - Tiffany's teaser images released (in Korean)
Osen.mt.co.kr (September 12, 2014). Retrieved on September 12, 2014. peaking at number 4 on Gaon's weekly chart.South Korea's Gaon chart's weekly singles sales from September 14-20, 2014 (in Korean)
Originally from Gaon Music Chart (September 2014). Archived on September 26, 2014. Retrieved on September 26, 2014. The title track, " Holler" peaked at number 3 on Gaon's weekly chart and number 6 on Billboard's World digital song chart. Tiffany described it as "a rhythmical song that has a big brass sound that stands out with a funky groove, soul, and is overflowing with energy". Its music video became number 1 on YouTube’s weekly "Top 20 K-Pop Music Video Chart", and later the most viewed K-Pop video in America & around the world for September 2014. The song was initially given to Japanese singer

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under the title "Hello Me!", which was a B-side of her 2007 single, "Best Friend".

Track listing

Credits adapted from ''Holler'' liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Awards and nominations

Music programs awards

Release history

References

External links

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