Roller Coaster (Chung Ha song)

"Roller Coaster" is a song by South Korean singer Chung Ha, serving as the lead single from her second EP, Offset. As of February 2021, the song has close to 70 million views on YouTube, and over 40 million streams on Spotify.

"Roller Coaster"
Single by Chung Ha
from the EP Offset
Released	January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
Recorded	2017
Genre	K-pop dance alternative R&B 2-step
Length	3:32
Label	MNH Entertainment CJ E&M Music
Songwriter(s)	Black Eyed Pilseung Jeon Goon
Producer(s)	Black Eyed Pilseung
Chung Ha singles chronology
"LaLaLa" (2017) "Roller Coaster" (2018) "My Paradise" (2018)
Music video
"Roller Coaster (MNH)" on YouTube "Roller Coaster (Stone)" on YouTube

Composition

The electropop song is the lead single of Chung Ha's Offset EP and incorporates alt-R&B and groovy strings to propel the singer's vocals. The song reflects on the emotions of a relationship, comparing the ups and downs of romance to the title "Roller Coaster" ride.^[1] Soompi described it as "a dance song that's reminiscent of '90s style music but with a modern two-step rhythm."^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Roller Coaster" bounces between multiple versions of Chung Ha as a representation of the song's meaning, alternating between a wide-eyed, sweater-wearing innocent to an early 2000s-inspired dancing queen and day-glo hued club dancer.

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Asia Artist Awards	AAA Favorite Award[a]	Won	[3]
	Korea Popular Music Awards	Best Digital Song	Nominated	[4]
		Best Solo Dance Track	Won
	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Dance Performance – Solo	Won
	Melon Music Awards	Best Dance Award (Female)	Nominated
2019	Golden Disc Awards	Digital Daesang	Nominated
		Digital Bonsang	Won

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)[5] 6 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[6] 6 US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 19

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)[8] 14

Sales and certifications

Streaming certifications for Roller Coaster

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[9]	Platinum	100,000,000†
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. Nominated along with "Love U"