Like a Cat () is the second extended play by South Korean girl group AOA. It was released on November 11, 2014, by FNC Entertainment. "Like a Cat" was released as the lead single.
Singles The second track on the EP, "Like a Cat", was written and produced by Brave Brothers and is AOA's third collaboration with him. It is an upbeat track with elements of rock. The music video for "Like a Cat" was released on November 10, 2014.AOA are back and sexier than ever in 'Like a Cat' MV The male actors featured in the music video are Daniel Snoeks (as the banker) and Jake Pains (as one of the bodyguards).
Promotion The promotion for "Like a Cat" began on November 13, 2014, on M Countdown. On November 19, AOA took first place on MBC Music's Show Champion.AOA win first place on 'Show Champion' with 'Like a Cat'
Reception Critical "Like a Cat" was selected by Fuse as one of "November's Top 10 Best Pop Songs We Heard", calling the song "an addictive, sultry track that’s one of the boldest pop songs to come out of Korea."Fuse's The 10 Best Pop Songs We Heard This Month
Commercial "Like a Cat" charted at number 3 on the Gaon Album Chart, while the single peaked at number 5 on Gaon Digital Chart on November 15, 2014, and ranked number 1 on Gaon Social Chart for six consecutive weeks.Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for November 9 - November 15 The song also debuted at number 1 on Philippines' Music One Chart and China's KUWO Chart.AOA's 'Like a Cat' proves its popularity overseas It also charted at number 7 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, marking the group's first appearance on the US charts. As of 2016, the EP has sold 29,588 copies in South Korea.
Japanese version A Japanese version of the song was released on February 25, 2015, as the group's second Japanese single. It was released in nine different versions: a limited CD+DVD edition (type A), a limited CD+Photobook edition (type B), and seven limited CD only editions, one edition per member. The limited editions types A and B include one random photocard from a set of 22.Oricon, Aoa' Like a Cat Japanese single The single also included Japanese versions of "Elvis" and "Just the Two of Us", and Karaoke versions of all three songs.
The single peaked at number 4 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and number 19 on the monthly chart. It also charted at number 10 on the Japan Hot 100.Billboard Japan Hot 100 March 14, 2015
Track listing
Charts
+Chart performance for the singleChartPeakpositionSouth Korea (Gaon) (weekly) 5South Korea (Gaon) (monthly) 12US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 7 +Chart performance for the albumChartPeakpositionSouth Korea (Gaon) (weekly) 3South Korea Gaon (monthly) 7
Sales and certifications ChartAmountGaon physical sales 29,588Total sales:Gaon digital sales 1,248,564Cumulative sales for "Like A Cat":
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