So you might be right, but there are a couple of things that might be at play here – lower-tack tapes like this need to be pressed down with a tool, and even then how well they adhere is based on the material. How smooth your wood is will affect this a great deal.
So yeah if you still have it you might want to try it again. Make sure your material is smooth and clean, and use a tool to press it down (a straight edge scrap is fine as a test, I like a 3M plastic squeegee myself).