John Travolta Wannabe | ||||
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Released | June 29, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Length | 25:33 29:09 (Repackage) | |||
Label | Core Contents | |||
Producer | Shinsadong Horaengi | |||
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Singles from Roly-Poly in Copacabana | ||||
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John Travolta Wannabe is the second extended play by South Korean girl group T-ara. The EP's repackage edition is called Roly-Poly in Copacabana and it was released as a limited edition on August 2,2011. [1]
It was announced on June 8,2011 that T-ara would make a comeback in July with John Travolta Wannabe. It was also revealed that the lead single was composed by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Gyu Sung,who had previously worked with T-ara on songs like "Bo Peep Bo Peep". [2] T-ara came up with the concept themselves after watching Saturday Night Fever . [3]
On June 24,Core Contents Media released a 59-second teaser of T-ara's title track "Roly-Poly". The video was released three days earlier than originally scheduled,due to the request of fans. The full 12.5-minute music video was released on June 28. [4] Musically,"Roly-Poly" was considered a remake of the Bee Gees' "Night Fever",and the video's choreography was called reminiscent of Saturday Night Fever,which starred John Travolta. [2]
In August 2011,"Roly-Poly" had become the top-grossing song of the year until that point with over $2 million in sales. [5]
On the Gaon Yearly 2011 Download chart,"Roly-Poly" was the best-selling song in South Korea with over 4,077,885 downloads.
Both albums charted on the Gaon Yearly 2011 Album chart,with John Travolta Wannabe selling 30,116 copies and the repackage Roly Poly in Copacabana sold 24,179 copies.
On August 1,Core Contents Media announced that a repackage of John Travolta Wannabe would be titled Roly-Poly in Copacabana and limited to only 10,000 copies. The repackage contains one new song,a Eurodance remix of "Roly-Poly" titled "Roly-Poly in Copacabana",which was named after the famous 1980s disco club. [6] The song premiered on August 2 while the music video was delayed until the next day. The revealing of "Roly-Poly in Copacabana" was pushed up an hour than originally planned,due to the urging of fans. [7]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Roly-Poly" | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung | 3:34 |
2. | "Jinjja Jinjja Joahae" (진짜 진짜 좋아해, "I Love You So Much") | Nang-ee, Beom-ee | Nang-ee, Beom-ee | Nang-ee, Beom-ee | 3:27 |
3. | "Yayaya" (Remix ver.) | E-Tribe | E-Tribe | E-Tribe, Chang Jun Ho | 3:33 |
4. | "Wae Ireoni" (왜 이러니, "Why Are You Being Like This?") (Remix ver.) | Lee Eun Jin (Yangpa) | Kim Do Hoon, Lee Sang Ho | Lee Sang Ho | 3:49 |
5. | "Ma Boo" (Remix ver.) | Kim Do Hoon, Rhymer | Kim Do Hoon | Kim Do Hoon | 3:29 |
6. | "Mollayo" (몰라요, "I Don't Know") (Remix ver.) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung | 3:47 |
7. | "Gwaenchanhayo" (괜찮아요, "It's Alright") (Remix ver.) | Choi Gyu Sung | Choi Gyu Sung | Choi Gyu Sung | 3:59 |
Total length: | 25:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Roly-Poly in Copacabana" (Roly-Poly in 코파카바나) | 3:29 |
Total length: | 29:09 |
Chart | Peak |
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South Korea Weely (Gaon) [8] | 3 |
South Korea Weely Digital Albums (MelOn) [9] | 4 |
South Korea Monthly (Gaon) | 8 |
South Korea Yearly (Gaon) [10] | 52 |
Chart | Peak |
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South Korea (Gaon) [11] | 3 |
South Korea Monthly (Gaon) | 4 |
South Korea Yearly (Gaon) [10] | 67 |
Country | Sales | Ref. |
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South Korea | 67,000 | [12] [13] [14] [15] |
Japan | 10,771 | [16] |
Song | Sales | Ref. |
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"Roly-Poly" | 4,080,000 | [17] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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Soompi Awards | 2011 | Mini Album of the Year | John Travolta Wannbe | Nominated | [18] |
Year | Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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2013 | Complex | The Best K-Pop Album Covers of All Time | 15 | [19] |
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | June 29, 2011 | Digital download | Core Contents Media LOEN Entertainment |
South Korea | June 29, 2011 | ||
June 30, 2011 | CD | ||
August 22, 2011 | CD (Repackage) |
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