Tri.be Da Loca

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Tri.be Da Loca
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Single album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)
Genre
Length6:11
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
Producer Shinsadong Tiger
Tri.be chronology
Tri.be Da Loca
(2021)
Conmigo
(2021)
Singles from Tri.be Da Loca
  1. "Doom Doom Ta"
    Released: February 17, 2022

Tri.be Da Loca (stylized as TRI.BE Da Loca) is the debut single album of the South Korean girl group Tri.be. The album was released on 17 February 2021 by TR Entertainment and distributed by Universal Music Group and Republic Records. The single album consists of two tracks which are produced by Shinsadong Tiger and LE.

Contents

Background and composition

On 1 February 2022, TR Entertainment announced Tri.be will be making their debut at the end of February. On the same day, the title was revealed to be "Doom Doom Ta". [1] After several teasers were released, the album was released on February 17. [2] [3]

The two-track album features the lead single "Doom Doom Ta" as well as the hip-hop and synth-pop B-side "Loca" and both tracks are about "living independently without caring about what others think", written by Shinsadong Tiger and LE from the girl group EXID. [4] It is primarily a pop record with afrobeat, baile funk and dancehall elements. [5]

Promotion

A press showcase was held at Blue Square Hall in Hannam-dong, and was streamed live on V Live. [6] On the same day of the debut, they signed a contract with Republic Records, a subsidiary label of Universal Music Group, for future international promotions. [7] [8] On February 18, 2021, the group made the debut performance of "Doom Doom Ta" on M Countdown . [9] On February 19, the group performed on Music Bank. [10] [11] On February 20, they performed on Show! Music Core . [12] [13] On February 21, Tri.be performed on Inkigayo [14] and continued to perform on other South Korean music programs as well. [15]

Commercial performance

Tri.be Da Loca peaked at number 57 on Gaon Album Chart. [16] The title track was able to peak at number 76 on the component download chart. [17] After several hours of tracking, "Doom Doom Ta" charted on South Korea's and China's major domestic music sites such as Bugs! and QQ Music. [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shinsadong Tiger, LE

Tri.be Da Loca track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Loca" (로카)2:56
2."Doom Doom Ta" (둠둠타)03:15
Total length:06:11

Credits and personnel

Credits are adopted from MelOn. [18]

Studios

Personnel

Accolades

Year-end lists
Critic/PublicationListWorkRankRef.
Dazed The Best K-Pop Tracks of 2021"Doom Doom Ta"18 [19]
Rolling Stone The 10 Best New K-Pop Debuts of 20218 [20]

Charts

Chart performance for Tri.be Da Loca
Chart (2021)Peak

position

South Korean Albums (Gaon)57

Release history

Release History for Tri.be Da Loca
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousFebruary 17, 2021
South Korea CD

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