Don't Leave Me (BTS song) explained

Don't Leave Me
Type:single
Artist:BTS
Album:Face Yourself
Released:April 4, 2018
Language:Japanese
Length:3:47
Producer:UTA

"Don't Leave Me" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group BTS for their third Japanese studio album Face Yourself (2018). Released through Universal Music Japan, it is the third single from the album and also serves as the original soundtrack for the Japanese series Signal (2018).[1]

Composition

The single has been described as "a forward-thinking, genre-bending pop anthem of the highest quality", with samples of electronica and rap found throughout the song.[2] It was produced by UTA, with "hitman" bang, Hiro, Pdogg, SUNNY BOY, & UTA writing lyrics for the piece.[3]

The song is in the key of A♭ minor and it is 147 beats per minute running 3:47 minutes long.[4]

Reception

"Don't Leave Me" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Digital Singles chart in Japan at number 28, with 4,611 digital copies sold for the period dated April 2–8.[5] In the United States, it topped the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart issue dated April 14, 2018,[6] with 9,000 copies sold, marking BTS' fifth-biggest sales debut for a song and sixth-biggest sales week overall. The band earned its seventh number-one entry on the ranking, further extending its record as the act with the most number-one's in the history of the chart.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] 4
France (SNEP)[9] 91
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)18
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] 21
South Korean International (Gaon)[11] 20
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)1

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 연간 2018년 14주차 Download Chart. Gaon. ko. April 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Wass. Mike. K-Pop Gods BTS Drop "Don't Leave Me" & "Let Go" From Japanese LP, 'Face Yourself'. idolator.com. 3 April 2018 . April 19, 2018.
  3. News: FACE YOURSELF [Regular Edition] BTS (Bangtan Boys) CD Album]. CDJapan. April 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: BTS Song Search. tunebat.com. 28 September 2018.
  5. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-04-16/p/2/. ja:オリコン週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング 2018年04月02日~2018年04月08日 11~20位. Oricon. ja-JP. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412152745/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-04-16/p/2/. April 12, 2018. dead. March 1, 2022.
  6. Web site: World Digital Song Sales (April 14, 2018). Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524072405/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2018-04-14/world-digital-song-sales. May 24, 2018. dead. March 1, 2022.
  7. BTS Score Seventh No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Don't Leave Me'. subscription. Benjamin. Jeff. April 9, 2018. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518180441/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8307467/bts-dont-leave-me-seventh-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart. May 18, 2018. dead. March 1, 2022.
  8. Finland Digital Song Sales . Billboard . December 8, 2018 . September 8, 2018.
  9. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés. fr. April 6, 2018. April 10, 2018.
  10. News: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Charts. Billboard JAPAN. April 11, 2018. ja-JP.
  11. Web site: 2018 Gaon International Digital Chart - Week 14. Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko. 2019-03-01.
  12. JAPAN HOT 100 . . December 27, 2018.