Musically, "Mr. Saxobeat" is a Eurodance, dance-pop and popcorn song, with its instrumentation consisting of notably saxophone and horn as well as 'conventional' synth and techno sound.

Uploaded on YouTube on 14 November 2010, it depicts Stan and two friends being arrested, interviewed by the police, put in jail and then escaping from the station.

[1][2] She was discovered by Romanian producers and songwriters Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi that same year at a karaoke bar in Constanța.

[1] It also caught the attention of the management behind the Azerbaijani energy drink Trojka, who approached her with the idea of creating a song to be featured in a commercial for their product.

[3] It was recorded at Maan Studios, with the writing and production handled by Prodan and Nemirschi; the mastering was done by Tom Coyne in New York City.

Stan's vocals span from F#3 to D5;[7] Maura Johnston from Village Voice compared her delivery to that of Rihanna "in its weary hoarsines".

[9][10] "Mr. Saxobeat" was part of a broader movement in which several Romanian popcorn songs would experience success internationally, promopting the genre to become mainstream.

[9][10] Alongside the "ridiculously catchy" saxophone loop which is played and composed by Cosmin Basasteanu,[11][12] the track's instrumentation also includes "twinkly" synths, techno beats and horn.

Tris McCall from The Star-Ledger wrote, "The link between the saxophone and sexual expression is a long-standing one [...] Breath is tactile and sensuous, and the explosive sound of a sax in full blast carries with it some of the mad rush of desire.

"[14] Josh Baines from Vice described the track as a "Balkanized club ballad", further comparing its sound to Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP's "We No Speak Americano" (2010).

Thanks to its insanely catchy saxophone riffs and Stan's voice, Mr. Saxobeat is a very fun, upbeat song that you can smile and dance to no matter where you are.

[23][24] The track also received a nomination for Best International Song at the Los Premios 40 Principales 2011,[25] and for Hit of the Year at the 2012 Echo Music Prize.

[26] "Mr. Saxobeat" first experienced success in Stan's native country, where it reached number one on the Romanian Top 100 and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks.

[31][32] "Mr. Saxobeat" also notably reached number one in Austria,[33] Denmark,[34] Germany,[35] Hungary,[36] Italy,[37] Slovakia[38] and Switzerland,[39] and was awarded various Gold and Platinum certifications.

[50] "Mr. Saxobeat" became the third Romanian song to top the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart[45] after Inna's "Hot" (2008)[51] and Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina's "Stereo Love" (2009).

[52] By December 2016, the track was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA);[53] it sold one million digital downloads in the United States as of January 2012.

Stan coaxes and successfully seduces the guard, while her friends steal his police equipment before locking him inside the cell and escaping.

[4] Covers of the track were done by Russian singer Lena Katina in an acoustic approach,[74] American band Selena Gomez & the Scene on their We Own the Night Tour (2011–12) in Latin America,[75] and Dominican recording artist Omega,[76] whose version peaked at number 25 on Billboard's Latin Digital Songs component chart.

[77] "Mr. Saxobeat" was also recorded by Alexandra Stan Tribute Band, reaching number three on the Billboard Luxembourg Digital Songs chart.

[86][87] "Endless Summer" (2012) by German singer Oceana, which served as the UEFA Euro 2012 theme song, is based on a sample of "Mr.