''Hoot'' (; subtitled ''009'') is the third

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by the South Korean girl group

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. The extended play contains five songs and was released on 27 October 2010, by

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. ''Hoot'' was the third best-selling album of 2010 on the

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, with 163,066 copies sold.

Composition

Contributions to the album's production came from

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, Jinu (Hitchhiker), Kenzie and the former Roommate and Nadia member Hwang Hyun. The title song, " Hoot", was composed by the Danish songwriter-producers Martin Michael Larsson and Lars Halvor Jensen, of Deekay, together with the British songwriter Alex James, with the intention of creating an "exciting up-tempo record for a female artist or group". It was originally titled "Bulletproof" and written with English lyrics. "Mistake" is the second track and a R&B

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with lyrics by Kwon Yuri which is about a girl who can't move on from a relationship with a guy who asked her to "wait" for him but in the end he found another and she blames herself for not trying harder to keep the love between them. The third track "My Best Friend" is a

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song with lyrics by

that talks about each other's

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of Girls' Generation. The fourth track "Wake Up" is an

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song carrying dark

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beat-sounds with medium tempo shuffle rhythm. "Snowy Wish" is the fifth track and a bright dance-pop song.'' Cyworld'' BGM �
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Recording and promotion

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. They held their final stage show on 4 December 2010 on MBC's ''Show! Music Core''.

Reception

Music critic Joiseul of '' IZM'' gave the EP an unfavorable review and rated it 1 stars out of 5. Commercially, it was reported that ''Hoot'' received over 150,000 sales in pre-orders a day before its official release. The album achieved gold status in Japan for selling 100,000 copies. The album is listed by

as the third best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 163,066 copies sold. The title track "Hoot" debuted at number one on the

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on the chart issue dated 30 October 2010.Gaon Chart
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''. Retrieved 5 November 2010. The song won "triple crown" on ''

'' on 28 November 2010 and won five times on '' Music Bank''.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoot 2010 EPs Girls' Generation albums SM Entertainment EPs Korean-language EPs