"Dynamite" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BTS, released on August 21, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. It is BTS's first song fully recorded in English.The song was written by David Stewart and Jessica Agombar and produced by Stewart."Dynamite" is an upbeat disco-pop song with elements of funk, soul and bubblegum pop. The track features snapping handclaps, echoing synths, and celebratory horns, taking influence from 1970s music. Intended to soothe listeners during the COVID-19 pandemic, the song talks about joy and appreciation for the little things that make life valuable. Upon release, "Dynamite" received positive reviews from music critics, with praise towards its catchiness and broadly appealing retro sound.
On July 26, 2020, the band confirmed during a livestream on V Live that they would be releasing an English-language song on August 21, 2020, as the first single for their upcoming album. Discussing the song, which was one of their most heavily promoted releases thus far, the band said that "due to COVID-19, people around the world have been going through tough times and we wanted to share some positive energy with our fans."[8][9] One day after the news, a website displaying seven countdowns went live, each one corresponding to a new announcement for the single.[10] On July 31, the group shared a pre-save link for Spotify. On August 2, Big Hit revealed that the title of the song would be "Dynamite".[11] The following day, pre-orders went live for 7-inch and cassette editions of the song, as well as the digital single and its instrumental for US customers; the physical versions sold out within an hour. The next day, the band shared a promotion schedule revealing two music video releases, three interviews with American networks and a performance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.[14] EDM and acoustic remixes were released on August 24.[15] Additional tropical and poolside remixes were released on August 28.[16] Four new remixes of the song, "Slow Jam", "Midnight", "Retro", and "Bedroom", were released simultaneously on September 18.
"Dynamite" is a 1970s-influenced disco-pop song with elements of funk, souls and bubblegum pop. The song was composed in 4
4 common time in the key of C♯ minor with a tempo of 114 beats per minute and a key change to D♯ minor. Constructed in verse-chorus form, the verses follows the chord progression C♯m–F♯m7–B7sus–E, while the choruses follows a D♯m-G♯m7–F♯ sequence. BTS' vocal range span from B3 to D♯5.Instrumentation was provided by Stewart, who played drums, percussion, bass guitar, synth bass, synthesizers, pads, piano, electric guitars, programmed horns and programmed strings, and Johnny Thirkell, who played live horns. The upbeat production consists of "snapping" handclaps, bounces, grooves and "infectious" beats. The track features a funky bassline accompanied by vocal harmonies, falsetto hooks and a disco rhythm that is "ready-made for the dancefloor." It utilises "layered vocals, echo-y synth, and celebratory horns" to recreate the '70s retro sound.
The song opens with a snippet of the chorus, where Jungkook sings, "'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight/ So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight." Percussion and bass is added in the next section. It further builds with Nile Rodgers-esque guitar that is later boosted by "vibrant" brass sound. The chorus is "unifying" and gains speed as the song progresses.Craig Jenkins of Vulture compared the horns in the chorus to that of Neon Genesis Evangelion's theme song, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (1995) and described "Dynamite" as "a vehicle expressly designed to break through the stratosphere", noting its similarity in genre to the handful of other disco-influenced songs that reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 earlier that year (namely Doja Cat's "Say So", Harry Styles' "Watermelon Sugar", and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain on Me").Pitchfork's Noah Yoo compared the song musically to Taio Cruz's 2010 song of the same name. The last two verses of the track introduce a change in the key. Speaking about the meaning of the song in a press conference, Suga stated that "Dynamite" has a "message of confidence and happiness. It’s like after you fell on the ground, you’re trying to get back up again. That’s what this song is like." In an interview with Zane Lowe of Apple Music, RM said the song is "made of positive vibes, energy, hope, love, the purity, everything."Lyrically, the song talks about the joy and appreciation of little things that makes life valuable. The lyrics also include several pop cultural references including, King Kong, The Rolling Stones and basketball star LeBron James.Alyssa Bailey of Elle interpreted the lyrics as "a much-needed burst of joy and invitation to join them, dance, and be a light, even when the world seems a little dark."
The music video for "Dynamite" was preceded by a 28-second long video teaser which was published to Big Hit's official YouTube channel on August 18.The short clip showed scenes of the band in pastel-colored clothes with a sunset sky behind them, as well as them dancing to a "cheerful disco melody" in retro-styled outfits against the backdrop of a large "Disco" sign.The audio featured a "funky bass line and horns" and showcased the song's "upbeat" and "boundless" energy.As of August 22, it had over 60 million views.
On August 20, a live countdown started at 11:30PM EST on Big Hit's YouTube channel, half an hour before the music video's release.When the video premiered at 12:00AM EST, it garnered over 3 million peak concurrent viewers, surpassing previous record holder Blackpink's 1.66 million concurrents for "How You Like That" in June, and setting a new all-time record for the biggest music video premiere on the platform. It became the fastest YouTube video to reach 10 million views, doing so after only 20 minutes of release,and the most viewed YouTube video in the first 24 hours, earning 101.1 million views and setting three new Guinness World Records.The music video is the fastest in YouTube history to cross the 200 million mark, in just four days and twelve hours after released and the fastest by a music group to surpass 400 million views, doing so on September 26, 35 days after release.A choreography only version premiered during online video game Fortnite's Battle Royale on September 25; a "BTS Dynamite Pack" featuring two emotes with moves like the group were made available for in-game purchase starting from September 23.
A B-side version of the music video, filmed on the same set as the original "but with different angles and a few amusing bloopers", was released on August 24 and showed "[BTS] having fun together in joyful vibes".The video is inspired by and references the 1980's
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The big countdown that was teased earlier this month is well under way and now the Bangtan Boys have dropped their teaser images for the single which is so close we can almost taste it. Just look at them. LOOK AT THEM.
In their solo shots, there’s a bit of a throwback 90s to early 2000s aesthetic to these photos, which pairs up with the concept of a retro vibe that fans had theorized about since the drop of the artwork for the single. The mystery of the hair colors donned by RM, V and Jimin have also now been revealed much to ARMY’s delight!
And of course, whenever we’re fed new content from BTS, you can always expect the best reactions from ARMY.
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