Tim Sendra named it the best song on The Boys and wrote that "Girls' Generation have what it takes to conquer the world of pop". Chris True from the same website picked "The Boys" as well as its English version and remix featuring Snoop Dogg as three outstanding songs throughout the group's career. Jaeki Cho from Vibe described the group's music as "Spice Girls meet Pussycat Dolls" and recommended "The Boys" to download. Smith Sonian noted "The Boys" as one of the highlights of Korean music (K-pop) in the Korean Wave along with "Only One" by BoA, "Sorry, Sorry" by Super Junior, "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Fantastic Baby" by Big Bang", and "I Am the Best" by 2NE1. Several reviewers expected that Girls' Generation would achieve success with their electropop music styles following their appearance on US television. Mio Scobie, editor of Us Weekly wrote that "They produce feelgood beats, instantly memorable choruses and, as I'm sure people have already noticed, they're stunning." McClure's Asia Music News writer Steve McClure also anticipated that the group would succeed on the Western music scene, saying that "I have a feeling that Girls' Generation will stick round for a while." Track listing Digital download "The Boys" – 3:46 "The Boys" (Instrumental) – 3:46 Maxi single and EP "The Boys" – 3:48 "The Boys" (Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 4:17 "The Boys" (Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix) (featuring Lil Playy) – 4:17 "The Boys" *Bring Dem Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix) (featuring Suzi) – 3:39 "The Boys" *Bring the Boys Out* (David Anthony Remix) – 4:27 "The Boys" *Bring the Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix) – 3:48 "The Boys" (Instrumental) – 3:48 "The Boys" (A Capella) – 3:46 Charts Korean version English version Accolades Credits and personnel Credits adapted from album's liner notes. Studio SM Booming System – recording, mixing, digital editing Sonic Korea – mastering Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer Kim Young-min – executive supervisor Girls' Generation – vocals, background vocals Yoo Young-jin – Korean lyrics, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing, music and sound supervisor Teddy Riley – English lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing Hidenori Tanaka – Japanese lyrics Nozomi Maezawa – Japanese lyrics Taesung Kim – composition, arrangement DOM – composition, arrangement Richard Garcia – composition, arrangement Jeon Hoon – mastering Release history See also List