Roly-Poly (T-ara song)

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"Roly-Poly"
T-araRolyPolyRegular.png
Japanese regular edition cover
Single by T-ara
from the album John Travolta Wannabe and Jewelry Box
Released29 June 2011
29 February 2012 (JP)
Genre K-pop, disco [1]
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shinsadong Tiger
  • Choi Kyu-sung
T-ara Koreansingles chronology
"Yayaya"
(2010)		"Roly-Poly"
(2011)		"Cry Cry"
(2011)
Audio sample
"Roly-Poly"
Japanese single
Version A
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver.) Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu Sung, Kim Boa, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung3:36
2."Kojinmaru～Uso～" (コジンマル～嘘～; Lies)Cho Young Soo, Kei (Japanese lyrics)Cho Young Soo3:49
3."Roly-Poly" (Instrumental)  3:36
4."Kojinmaru～Uso～" (Instrumental)  3:46
Total length:14:44
Version B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver.)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Kim Boa, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung3:36
2."Apple is A" (Japanese ver.)Cho Young Soo, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Cho Young Soo3:10
3."Roly-Poly" (Instrumental)  3:36
4."Apple is A" (Instrumental)  3:08
Total length:13:28
Regular edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Roly-Poly" (Japanese ver.)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Kim Boa, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung3:36
2."Roly-Poly in Copacabana" (Roly-Poly in コパカバーナ; Roly-Poly in Kopakabāna) (Japanese ver.)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Kim Boa, Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung3:31
3."Roly-Poly" (Instrumental)  3:36
4."Roly-Poly in Copacabana" (Instrumental)  3:33
5."Bo Peep Bo Peep" (Korean version; Live ver. from T-ARA First Show Case in SHIBUYA-AX 2011.7.5) (Bonus track)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-SungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung4:12
Total length:18:24
Version A DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Roly-Poly (Japanese ver.) Music Video" 
2."コジンマル～嘘～ (Japanese ver.) Music Video" 
Version B DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Roly-Poly (Japanese ver.) Music Video Dance Feature ver." 
2."Roly-Poly (Japanese ver.) Music Video Making" 

Charts

Sales

CountrySales
South Korea (digital) [55] 4,077,885
Japan (physical) [56] 62,774

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