"The Boys" is a song by Girls' Generation, taken from their third Korean studio album, The Boys (album). In the United States it was released as the group's first single in December 20, 2011. The song was written by Youngjin, Teddy Riley, Taesung Kim, DOM and Richard Garcia. Two versions of the song were released simultaneously: a Korean version and an English version. Later, a Japanese version was recorded as the title track of the group's repackage of their debut Japanese album, Girls' Generation, released on December 28, 2011.