John Travolta Wannabe

2011 EP by T-ara
John Travolta Wannabe
EP by
T-ara
ReleasedJune 29, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
  • Pop
  • dance-pop
  • electropop
Length25:33
29:09 (Repackage)
LabelCore Contents
ProducerShinsadong Horaengi
T-ara chronology
Temptastic
(2010) 		John Travolta Wannabe
(2011) 		Black Eyes
(2011)
Singles from John Travolta Wannabe
  1. "Roly-Poly"
    Released: June 29, 2011
Alternative cover
Roly-Poly in Copacabana re-release cover
Singles from Roly-Poly in Copacabana
  1. "Roly-Poly in Copacabana"
    Released: August 2, 2011

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]

History

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]

Chart performance

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.

Re-release

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]

Track listing

John Travolta Wannabe track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Roly-Poly"Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu SungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu SungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung3:34
2."Jinjja Jinjja Joahae" (진짜 진짜 좋아해, "I Love You So Much")Nang-ee, Beom-eeNang-ee, Beom-eeNang-ee, Beom-ee3:27
3."Yayaya" (Remix ver.)E-TribeE-TribeE-Tribe, Chang Jun Ho3:33
4."Wae Ireoni" (왜 이러니, "Why Are You Being Like This?") (Remix ver.)Lee Eun Jin (Yangpa)Kim Do Hoon, Lee Sang HoLee Sang Ho3:49
5."Ma Boo" (Remix ver.)Kim Do Hoon, RhymerKim Do HoonKim Do Hoon3:29
6."Mollayo" (몰라요, "I Don't Know") (Remix ver.)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu SungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu SungShinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung3:47
7."Gwaenchanhayo" (괜찮아요, "It's Alright") (Remix ver.)Choi Gyu SungChoi Gyu SungChoi Gyu Sung3:59
Total length:25:33

Roly-Poly in Copacabana

No.TitleLength
1."Roly-Poly in Copacabana" (Roly-Poly in 코파카바나)3:29
Total length:29:09

Charts

John Travolta Wannabe

Chart Peak
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

Roly Poly in Copacabana

Chart Peak
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 3
South Korea Monthly (Gaon) 4
South Korea Yearly (Gaon)[10] 67

Sales

Physical sales
Country Sales Ref.
South Korea 67,000 [12][13][14][15]
Japan 10,771 [16]
Digital Sales in South Korea
Song Sales Ref.
"Roly-Poly" 4,080,000 [17]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
Soompi Awards 2011 Mini Album of the Year John Travolta Wannbe Nominated [18]

Rankings

Year Publication List Rank Ref.
2013 Complex The Best K-Pop Album Covers of All Time 15 [19]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
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)

References

  1. ^ "티아라, 'Roly-Poly In 코파카바나' 공개 임박".
  2. ^ a b "티아라, 일본 진출 전 BoPeep BoPeepII'로 7월1일 컴백".
  3. ^ "티아라, '롤리폴리'는 '보핍보핍2'...이번엔 디스코". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
  4. ^ "티아라 'Roly-Poly' 티저영상 앞당겨 공개!".
  5. ^ 티아라 '롤리폴리' 음원매출 20억 올 1위 등극, 아이유 '좋은날' 제쳐. Nate (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "티아라, '롤리폴리 인 코파카바나' 1만장 한정판매".
  7. ^ "티아라 빨간체육복 소녀들 변신 '깜찍 복고 카리스마' 3단매력[포토엔]".
  8. ^ "2011년 28주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart.
  9. ^ "MelOn chart - search / Index". Melon. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  10. ^ a b "Gaon Yearly Album Chart - 2011". Gaon Chart.
  11. ^ "2011 Week 36 Album Chart". Gaon Chart.
  12. ^ "2011 Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "July 2012 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "2011 Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014.
  15. ^ "June 2012 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  16. ^ "Oricon Ranking Service" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  17. ^ "Gaon Download Chart – 2011" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015.
  18. ^ "Soompi Gayo Awards 2011 Nominees: Vote Now!". Soompi. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  19. ^ "The Best K-Pop Album Covers of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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