Count On Me (Korean믿어줄래) is the first extended play by Korean-American rapper, Jay Park. The album was released in digital and physical format by July 13, 2010. The EP is a rendition of B.o.B's hit song "Nothin' on You", which Park made a cover of on YouTube.

Count On Me
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ReleasedJuly 13, 2010
Recorded2010
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Length13:26
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Jay Park chronology
Count On Me
(2010)
Take A Deeper Look
(2011)
Singles from Count On Me
  1. "Count On Me (Nothin' on You) (Full Melody Korean Version)"
    Released: July 13, 2010

Background

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Back in March 2010, Park made a cover of the original song by B.o.B in his bathroom and released it on his old YouTube account.[1] It was the first apparition by Park since the MySpace controversy and his contract termination with JYPE. The video went viral and reached over 2,000,000 views in less than 24 hours. In Korea, the original song by B.o.B and Bruno Mars topped the Cyworld background music chart in a matter of hours upon the video's release, beating Girls' Generation's song "Run Devil Run" that was released the following day.[2]

Park released a duet single of "Nothin' on You" with B.o.B, where he replaces Bruno Mars' vocals. Warner Music Korea explained that Park's featuring was made possible by music distribution company, Warner Music America's Asian counterpart, SEA, as well as his YouTube cover contributing to much of the song's success in Korea with more than 5 million hits.[3]

Park then released his own version of the song under Vitamin Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Music Korea, with the approval of the original writer.[4] Renowned composer Park Geun Tae, who was a part of the production, revealed that the song has a newly added melody[5] and style to fit Park's characteristics.[6][7] The English and Korean lyrics were written by Park himself.[6] The full EP was released on July 13, 2010.

Music video

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Park released a short music video of the song on his old YouTube channel on July 13, 2010.[8] Warner Music Korea also released the short music video on YouTube on their channel on March 30, 2011.[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Count On Me (Nothin' on You) (full melody Korean version)" (Korean: 믿어줄래)
4:36
2."Count On Me (Nothin' on You) (full melody English version)"
  • Simmons Jr.
  • Hernandez
  • Lawrence
  • Levine
  • Park
  • The Smeezingtons
  • Geun-tae
4:36
3."Count On Me (Nothin' on You) (Subman & KYU remix)" (Korean: 믿어줄래)
  • Simmons Jr.
  • Hernandez
  • Lawrence
  • Levine
  • Park
  • The Smeezingtons
  • Geun-tae
4:14
Total length:13:26

Chart performance

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The single album sold 21,989 physical copies on the first day of release, coming in at #1 in sales and #7 in the overall ranking of albums released from January 2010 to July 13, 2010. With more than 41,316 copies sold at the end of 2010 making the album place at #32 on Gaon's year end chart,[10] Park earned approximately 700 million won from his single album, which placed him at #3 in the overall annual ranking of album released until at the end of July 2010.[11]

Sales and certifications

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Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[10] 41,316+

References

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  1. ^ Jay Park-Nothing on you (cover). Jay Park Nothin' On You Cover. March 15, 2010.
  2. ^ 아래는,1월에 작성한 리뷰. Cyworld. March 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "재범, B.O.B와 듀엣 싱글로 국내 첫 활동". Union News. June 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "Warner Music Thailand". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-01-08.. Warner Music Thailand
  5. ^ Former 2PM member Jae-beom to debut solo. Korea Times. July 8, 2010.
  6. ^ a b [1]. Naver. July 8, 2010.
  7. ^ 믿어줄래 (EP). Warner Music Korea.
  8. ^ Jay Park - Count on me ( nothing on you). 믿어줄래 Music Video on YouTube. July 13, 2010.
  9. ^ 박재범 - 믿어줄래. 믿어줄래 Music Video on YouTube. March 30, 2011.
  10. ^ a b (in Korean):: 가온차트와 함께하세요 ::. Gaon 2010 Year End Chart.
  11. ^ 재범, 음반발매 하루만에 연간판매 사실상 '톱10'. Star News. July 14, 2010.
  12. ^ a b (in Korean)[2] Archived 2010-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
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