Heartbeat (BTS song) explained

Heartbeat
Type:single
Artist:BTS
Language:Korean
Genre:Pop rock
Label:
Producer:DJ Swivel
Prev Title:All Night
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Lights
Next Year:2019

"Heartbeat" is a song by South Korean boy band BTS, released on June 28, 2019, as the fourth and main single from and in tandem with the album .[1] A music video was released alongside the song.[2]

Background

The song is described as having a "pop-rock melody" featuring the group's "dulcet vocals"[1] as well as lyrics about destiny, which were also called a "love letter" to the group's fans.[3] The song was revealed in the game prior to the soundtrack's release, but players had to first reach mission 14 of the first chapter to listen to it.[4]

Music video

The music video was also released on June 28, featuring "fantasy-meets-reality visuals which sees all seven members on their own journeys".[5] It has been described as intermedial and self-reflexive.[6]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[7] 32
Lithuania (AGATA)[8] 89
Malaysia (RIM)[9] 6
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 19
Singapore (RIAS)[11] 8
South Korea (Gaon)[12] 62

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BTS Release 'BTS World' Soundtrack Album Including New Track 'Heartbeat': Listen. Billboard. Herman. Tamar. July 28, 2019. July 2, 2019.
  2. Web site: BTS Debut 'Heartbeat' Music Video From Mobile Game BTS World. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701222940/https://etcanada.com/news/469497/bts-debut-heartbeat-music-video-from-mobile-game-bts-world/. dead. July 1, 2019. ETCanada. Darmon. Aynslee. June 28, 2019. July 2, 2019.
  3. Web site: BTS's "Heartbeat" Lyrics Are Like a Love Letter for the ARMY. Billboard. Fuentes. Tamara. June 28, 2019. July 2, 2019.
  4. Web site: What Do BTS' "Heartbeat" Lyrics Mean? The BTS World OT7 Track Is All About Destiny. Elite Daily. Leelo. Jamie. June 27, 2019. June 28, 2019.
  5. Web site: 'BTS World' Soundtrack & "Heartbeat" Single Visuals Have Released. Hypebeast. Brain. Eric. June 28, 2019. July 2, 2019.
  6. Ty . Andrew . 2021-10-26 . BTS other-worlds: Music video and the intermediality of the self-reflexive musical . TEXT . en . 25 . Special 62 . 1–11 . 10.52086/001c.29650. free .
  7. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks. Australian Recording Industry Association. July 8, 2019. July 6, 2019.
  8. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. July 5, 2019. December 3, 2019.
  9. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. en. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. July 12, 2019. October 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001182758/http://rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/Chart%202019/27_i_dm.pdf. dead.
  10. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. July 8, 2019. July 5, 2019.
  11. 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.
  12. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 27 of 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. July 11, 2019.

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