and styles." In his review for Billboard, Jeff Benjamin shared a similar view, citing the song as "a mishmash of peculiar sonic elements," and noting it as a departure from "K-pop's heteronormative love lyrics." Reviewing for Dazed, Taylor Glasby regarded it as "the queen of the disco" and wrote that "the comical, twisted and wonderful 'Catallena' was a tune that welded itself to your brain." Labelling the song as "more of a novelty side-project," he felt that it "brimmed with confidence" and represented the group "turning a corner." Kim Do-heon from IZM gave a slightly positive review, rating the song three out of five stars and writing, "the song itself is okay, but its symbolism and implications are not light." Jessica Oak and Benjamin listed the track as one of the best 20 songs of 2014 for Billboard and deemed it as "possibly the oddest track of the year," but also "one of the year's most genius releases." The magazine ranked the track 20th on its list of the 100 best K-pop songs of the 2010s decade. "Catallena" was a commercial success in South Korea. The song debuted and peaked at number six on the Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated 9–15 March 2014. It maintained the position for four consecutive weeks before falling for the week of 12 April 2014. In addition, the song debuted at number three on the component Download Chart, selling 111,510 digital units in its first week of release. "Catallena" was the seventh best-performing song of March 2014 on the Digital Chart. Meanwhile, the physical single edition peaked at number five on the Gaon Album Chart. As of December 2014, "Catellena" has sold over 1,011,735 digital units in South Korea, becoming the 33rd best-selling single of 2014 in the country. Additionally, it became the 38th best-performing single on the Gaon Digital Chart for 2014, based on digital sales, streaming, and background music (track downloads). Music video Background The music video for "Catallena" was uploaded to Pledis Entertainment's YouTube channel on 12 March 2014, preceded by a 30-second teaser released on the same platform five days prior. The video was directed by the South Korean production company Digipedi, who had previously worked with several Korean artists, including Psy, IU and Epik High, among others. Arrici was credited as director of photography, while VIT served as the gaffer. The visual is comical and "bizarre," with