Lovey-Dovey (T-ara song)
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 Japanese Regular Edition | ||||||||||
| Single by T-ara | ||||||||||
| from the album Funky Town and Jewelry Box | ||||||||||
| Released |
January 3, 2012 (see release history) | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||||||||
| Genre | Nu-disco, dance-pop, EDM | |||||||||
| Length | 3:35 | |||||||||
| Label |
Core Contents Media, LOEN Entertainment EMI Music Japan(Japanese) | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung Shoko Fujibayashi(Japanese) | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung | |||||||||
| T-ara Korean singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Lovey-Dovey" is a song by South Korean girl group T-ara from their fourth extended play Black Eyes (2011) repackage, Funky Town (2012). It was released as the lead single on January 3, 2012. A thirty-second teaser of "Lovey-Dovey" was unveiled at the end of their "Cry Cry" music video, with a full one-minute teaser released on November 30, 2011.
Written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu-sung,[1] "Lovey-Dovey" is an electropop song with strong beats, and the instrumental features the use of cowbells and scratching. The song is described as being influenced by the "trendy club music popular in Europe and the United States".[1][2]
Background
"Lovey-Dovey" was written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu-song. It was revealed on an episode of MBC's K-pop Star Captivating the World that Yong Jun-hyung of Beast helped suggest song titles and other ideas to Shinsadong Tiger while he was working on the song.[3] In early October 2011, it was reported that T-ara would be promoting "Lovey-Dovey" for their new album in November.[4] It was originally decided that the group was to promote both "Cry Cry" and "Lovey-Dovey" at the same time, however, because the two songs had completely different concepts, they made a last minute final decision to promote "Lovey-Dovey" after promotions for "Cry Cry" were over.[5]
Critical reception
Katherine St. Asaph of Popdust included "Lovey-Dovey" on their 'Weekend Playlist' at number seven, describing the song as "... the exact midpoint between today's dance and latter-day disco, with an infectious curtsy of a chorus and vocal burbles."[6]
Chart performance
In Korea, the song debuted at number one on the Gaon Chart,.[7] "Lovey-Dovey" made its debut on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 at number 20 on the issue dated January 14, 2012.[8]
Music videos
T-ara's management agency Core Contents Media announced that a total of three music video directors will be involved in the production of five music videos for "Lovey-Dovey",[9] including "drama"; "dance"; and "club" versions.[10]
Track listing
| Japanese single: | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Lovey-Dovey" (Japanese ver.) | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung, Shoko Fujibayashi | Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung | |||||||
| Limited edition DVD: | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Lovey-Dovey (Japanese ver.) Music video" | |||||||||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100[11] | 1 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[12] | 11 |
Oricon
| Released | Oricon chart | Peak | Debut sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2012 | Daily singles chart | 5 | 19,245 (Weekly)[13] 23,263 (Monthly)[14] |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | May 23, 2012[15] | CD single |
See also
- List of best-selling singles in South Korea
- List of number-one hits of 2012 (South Korea)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012 (Korea)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Funky Town - MNET". Mnet. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "티아라 ‘러비더비‘ 큐리 편 뮤비 무려 17분30초". 23 November 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "용준형, 알고보니 티아라 '러비더비' 만든 주인공? : 네이트 뉴스". Sports Seoul. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "티아라, 신사동호랭이와 'lovey-dovey(러비더비)' 발표. 무슨 의미? : 네이트 뉴스". Nate. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ Lee, Kyong-ho (7 November 2011). "티아라, 18일로 컴백 앞당겨… '소시-원걸 넘을 도약점 될까?'". TV Daily. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ St Asaph, Katherine (28 January 2012). "The Popdust Weekend Playlist". Popdust. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for the 1st week of January + 2011 Total Album Sales". allkpop. 6Theory Media, LLC. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ Billboard Korea (18 January 2012). "K-Pop Hot 100: T-ara Makes Giant Leap for Top Spot | BillBoard.com". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "티아라 '러비더비' 뮤비, 감독 3명·5버전 제작". StarNews. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ Han, Sang-yeon (5 December 2012). "티아라 ′러비더비′ M/V "감독 3명+5개 버전, 초호화 제작"". Asia Today. Asia Today Ltd. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart | Billboard.com". Billboard. Prometheus Global. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Japan Hot 100 | Billboard.com". Billboard. Prometheus Global. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "CDシングル 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon Style. Oricon Inc. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2012-05/more/4/
- ↑ "Amazon.co.jp： Lovey-Dovey [Japanese ver.](初回生産限定盤)(DVD付): T-ARA: 音楽". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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