The third release, "Get Back (ASAP)", was moderately successful on European charts, and "1.000.000", the last single, featured vocals from German–Zimbabwe rapper Carlprit.

In her teenage years, Alexandra Stan participated in various music-related contests, including the Mamaia Music Festival.

[12][13] In the United States, it was both physically and digitally distributed in late October 2011 by Ultra Records;[14][15] the same label also released Saxobeats in Canada that month.

[1] For European standard releases, it featured Stan wearing a bob in front of a black-white backdrop, with one of her hands being attached to her head.

[17] All deluxe editions featured Stan leaning on a plastic mannequin, sporting a blue blouse along with various accessories on her hand.

[7] Eugen Baltaretu from Devorator Moden found many musical styles in the record, including electronic, house and eurodance.

He further praised "Ting-Ting" for incorporating "hints of Balkan folk music into the mix";[23] the song was described as having a French vibe to it by Yam Magazine.

[23] Although Rodrigo of Yam Magazine was "instantly hooked" when hearing "Mr. Saxobeat", he stated in his review that the record's material followed the same structure.

Along with criticizing the remixes, as well, he concluded, "Stan has room for improvement [...] making your debut with a repetitive album isn't a good thing.

[29] On Finnish and German charts, the record remained in the top 100 for one and two weeks respectively, reaching its highest position at numbers 27 and 29.

[34] In other European territories like Hungary and Switzerland, Saxobeats peaked at numbers 39 and 24, respectively; on the latter chart, it stayed six weeks in the top 100.

[42] Subsequently, it became commercially acclaimed worldwide, topping the record charts in nine other countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey,[2][43][44][45][46] The third single from the album, "Get Back (ASAP)" failed to reach the same success, although it reached the top 40 of many European charts.

[48] "1.000.000", the last release of the album, was distributed in early 2012,[5] and features vocals from German-Zimbabwean rapper Carlprit, following his involvement with Stan in a remix of "Mr.