BTS‘ Dynamite continues to breaking record this year!
The track that is a Grammy-nominated hit, was released back in
August 2020, has recently become the third most-liked music video on YouTube. ‘Dynamite’
is the band’s first track fully recorded in English. It was written by David
Stewart and Jessica Agombar and produced by Stewart.
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Dynamite was created as an upbeat disco-pop song with
the elements of funk, soul, and bubblegum pop, and is taking influence from
1970’s music where it features snapping handclaps, echoing synths, and
celebratory horns. The song was also created with the intent to soothe listeners
during the pandemic, since the song talks about joy and appreciation for the
little things that make life valuable.
It was tied with Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” and
Pinkfong’s “Baby Shark” , few days ago, at
26 million likes; however, the music video has managed to quickly outpaced and
hit 27 million likes.
Upon its release, “Dynamite” received positive reviews
from music critics, with praise towards its catchiness and broadly appealing retro
sound. It allowed the band to gain their first Grammy nomination for the 63rd
Annual Grammy Awards, for the best pop duo/group performance.
With its current status, “Dynamite” is right behind
“See You Again” by Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa, which currently has 33 million
likes. The smash hit “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee remains the
most-liked music video on the platform, with 43 million views.
Dynamite’s music video also recently hit 1 billion
views on April 12th, the fastest K-Pop music video to do so. The
group currently has three music videos with over a billion views: “Boy with
Luv,” “DNA,” and now “Dynamite.”
The song sold 265,000 downloads in its first week,
marking the biggest pure sales week since Taylor Swift's "Look What You
Made Me Do" (2017). "Dynamite" stayed atop the Hot 100 for three
total weeks. On Spotify, "Dynamite" debuted with 7.778 million streams,
marking the biggest opening-day for a song in 2020.