Dream Glow Explained

Dream Glow
Type:single
Cover:BTS and Charli XCX - Dream Glow.png
Artist:BTS and Charli XCX
Genre:EDM
Producer:Stargate
Chronology:BTS
Prev Title:Boy with Luv
Prev Year:2019
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Next Year: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.[1] It was produced by Stargate, and is the first song from the soundtrack of their BTS World game, released on June 26.[1]

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 unreleased third studio album.[2] 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] [1]

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".[2]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 77
Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] 3
France Downloads (SNEP)[9] 30
Greece International Digital (IFPI)[10] 41
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] 46
Malaysia (RIM)[12] 4
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13] 7
Singapore (RIAS)[14] 27
South Korea (Gaon)[15] 75
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 10
UK Independent Singles (OCC)[17] 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 방탄소년단 매니저 게임 'BTS월드', 첫 번째 OST 'Dream Glow' 공개. Newsworks. ko. Park. Jun-young. June 7, 2019. June 7, 2019. June 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190612032333/http://www.newsworks.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=366430. live.
  2. Web site: 'Dream Glow' by BTS / Charli XCX Review. Pitchfork. Pearce. Sheldon. June 7, 2019. June 8, 2019. June 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608030242/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bts-charli-xcx-dream-glow/. live.
  3. Web site: BTS Are Too Big For This World—So They're Starting Their Own With Charli XCX. June 14, 2019. Midkiff. Sarah. June 8, 2019. www.refinery29.com. June 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626173125/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/06/234893/bts-charli-xcx-collaboration-dream-glow. live.
  4. Charli XCX. charli_xcx. 1137134125343682562. 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. June 14, 2019.
  5. Web site: Charli XCX and BTS' 'Dream Glow' Is an Angelic Bop. Paper. Wetmore. Brendan. June 7, 2019. June 9, 2019. June 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190609023815/http://www.papermag.com/charli-xcx-bts-dream-glow-2638729988.html. live.
  6. Web site: Dream Glow (BTS World Original Soundtrack) [Pt. 1] by BTS and Charli XCX]. Apple Music. June 7, 2019. November 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124084901/https://music.apple.com/au/album/dream-glow-bts-world-original-soundtrack-pt-1-single/1466982950. live.
  7. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #529. auspOp. June 15, 2019. June 15, 2019. June 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190618051444/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/06/aria-chart-watch-529/. live.
  8. Chart Search . Billboard . June 28, 2019.
  9. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 24, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. June 25, 2019.
  10. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 23/2019. IFPI Greece. June 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617105821/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. June 17, 2019.
  11. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. June 14, 2019. December 3, 2019. December 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203132404/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w16-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/. live.
  12. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. en. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. June 20, 2019.
  13. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. June 17, 2019. June 14, 2019. June 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616065120/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4652. live.
  14. Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 27. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20190713010815/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. July 13, 2019.
  15. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 24 of 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. June 20, 2019. June 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190628174642/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=24&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week. live.
  16. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 24. Sverigetopplistan. June 14, 2019. November 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124084904/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2019&dspp=24. live.
  17. Web site: Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 . officialcharts.com . June 26, 2019 . June 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626074156/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20190614/130/ . live .

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