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"Dream Glow"
Single by BTS and Charli XCX
from the album BTS World: Original Soundtrack
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
GenreEDM[1]
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stargate
BTS singles chronology
"Boy With Luv"
(2019) 		"Dream Glow"
(2019) 		"A Brand New Day"
(2019)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Spicy"
(2019) 		"Dream Glow"
(2019) 		"XXXTC"
(2019)

"Dream Glow" is a song by Jin, Jimin and Jungkook of the South Korean boy band BTS and British singer Charli XCX, released as a single on June 7, 2019.[2] It was produced by Stargate, and is the first song from the soundtrack of their BTS World game, released on June 26.[2]

Background

"Dream Glow" is a reworked version of an unreleased Charli XCX song that was titled "Glow". "Glow" was written in 2016 during writing sessions for XCX's third studio album.[1] XCX initially planned to include the song on the album, but ultimately decided not to as she stated that "it never quite fit in my world in its original form".[3][4]

In 2017, Charli XCX met BTS in Seoul, South Korea, when she was in the country performing for a festival. During their meeting, they decided to work on a song together. XCX would later send them her version of "Glow" as a potential song to use, and it was eventually chosen as the song for their collaboration. The group "sat with it for a while" in order to tweak the song and also adapt it to fit the Korean language.[3][4]

Charli XCX's version of the song leaked in 2018,[5] XCX stated that the song was originally about "falling in love with someone in the club [because] they had that "glow" about them".[3]

The song is credited as being "part one" of the soundtrack to the Netmarble mobile game BTS World.[6][2]

Critical reception

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork gave the track a positive review, saying Jin, Jimin and Jungkook "don't miss a beat, with Charli filling the vacant spaces to maintain their carefully arranged synchronicity". Pearce also said that the four "sing vaguely but assuredly, in English and Korean, about the yet-to-be-realized potential of dreams", calling it "starry-eyed but not fanciful", "nearly pessimist-proof" and "pristine EDM-lite".[1]

Track listing

Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Dream Glow (BTS World Orignal Soundtrack) [Part 1]" (with Charli XCX)3:07

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 77
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 18
Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 3
France Downloads (SNEP)[10] 30
Greece International Digital (IFPI)[11] 41
Hungary (Single Top 40)[12] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 63
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 46
Malaysia (RIM)[15] 4
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] 7
Scotland (OCC)[17] 18
Singapore (RIAS)[18] 27
South Korea (Gaon)[19] 75
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 89
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 61
UK Independent Singles (OCC)[23] 8
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[24] 6
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[25] 10
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[26] 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 7 June 2019
[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pearce, Sheldon (June 7, 2019). "'Dream Glow' by BTS / Charli XCX Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Park, Jun-young (June 7, 2019). "방탄소년단 매니저 게임 'BTS월드', 첫 번째 OST 'Dream Glow' 공개". Newsworks (in Korean). Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Midkiff, Sarah (June 8, 2019). "BTS Are Too Big For This World—So They're Starting Their Own With Charli XCX". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Charli XCX [@charli_xcx] (June 7, 2019). "thank you to @BTS_twt, thank you to the angels thank you to the #ARMY. here's some info on how Dream Glow came about... pic.twitter.com/3MsFJjK1f5" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Wetmore, Brendan (June 7, 2019). "Charli XCX and BTS' 'Dream Glow' Is an Angelic Bop". Paper. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Dream Glow (BTS World Original Soundtrack) [Pt. 1] by BTS and Charli XCX". Apple Music. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #529". auspOp. June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "BTS Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 24, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 23/2019". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography BTS". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. June 14, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  15. ^ "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  16. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  18. ^ "RIAS International Top Charts Week 27". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on July 13, 2019.
  19. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 24 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  20. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 24". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  21. ^ "BTS & Charli XCX – Dream Glow". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  24. ^ "BTS Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  25. ^ "Charli XCX Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  26. ^ Zellner, Xander (June 18, 2019). "BTS Earns Record-Extending 12th No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart With Charli XCX Duet 'Dream Glow'". billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
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