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* Johnny McDaid

* Steve Mac

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* Jenna Andrews

* Stephen Kirk

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"'Permission to Dance'" is a song by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released through Big Hit Music and Sony Music on July 9, 2021, as a stand-alone single. The song was also included as part of the CD release of the group's previous single "Butter", and is the band's third English-language single. The song topped the charts in five countries and reached the top ten in ten other territories.

Composition



"Permission to Dance" was written by Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Steve Mac and Jenna Andrews, with production being handled by Mac and Andrews alongside Stephen Kirk. Sheeran had previously co-written "Make It Right", from BTS's 'Map of the Soul: Persona' (2019). Big Hit initially described that the song "will make your heart beat to the rhythm of BTS's positive energy". The song has been described as an upbeat dance-pop song.

Release



On May 21, 2021, BTS released their second English-language single "Butter" to critical and commercial success.Citations regarding the critical and commercial success of "Butter":

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The song was initially released digitally, as a cassette, and as a 7-inch vinyl. On June 15, BTS announced a CD release of "Butter" alongside the announcement for a new song. On June 27, Ed Sheeran revealed in an interview with 'Most Requested Live' that he wrote a song for BTS, stating "I've actually worked with BTS on their last record, and I've just written a song for their new record". On July 1, the group revealed the tracklist for the CD release, announcing the song's title as "Permission to Dance". The song was released on July 9, 2021, alongside its instrumental.

Commercial performance



"Permission to Dance" debuted at number one on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in the United States, on the issue dated July 24, 2021, earning 15.9 million streams, 1.1 million radio airplay impressions, and selling 140,000 copies in its first week of release. The song replaced "Butter" from the top of the chart, marking the first time an artist had self-replaced themselves since Drake's "In My Feelings" replaced his own "Nice for What" in 2018. The song also became BTS' fifth number-one hit on the chart in ten months and two weeks, making them the artist with the fastest accumulation of five number-one singles since Michael Jackson did so in 1988. Additionally, it became their fourth single to debut at atop the Hot 100, extending their record as the group with the most number-one single debuts (tied with Justin Bieber and Drake, but behind Ariana Grande, who has five). On the Digital Songs chart, "Permission to Dance" became BTS' eighth number-one, extending their record as the group with the most number-one hits on the chart. The song debuted atop the 'Billboard' Hot Trending Songs, a chart powered by Twitter which tracks the most-discussed songs on the platform.

In September, Oricon reported that the single had crossed 100 million streams in Japan, becoming BTS' fifth song to do so. This made the band the second male artist to have five songs accumulate as many streams in the countryOfficial Hige Dandism holds the record with seven.

Music video



In the music video, set in a post COVID-19 pandemic world, the band members are seen dancing in multiple settings including, a sunny locale, a laundromat, and a patio. The video garnered 72.3 million views on its first day, becoming the sixth-most viewed YouTube video in the first 24 hours at the time.

Accolades



Unlike with past singles, BTS did not attend any music programs to promote "Permission to Dance", but still won eight first-place trophies, and achieved a Triple Crown on 'Inkigayo'. In 2022, the song won Song of the Year July at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards held on January 27, and Best 5 Songs by Streaming at the 36th Japan Gold Disc Awards in March. It also received a nomination for Top Selling Song at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, but lost to "Butter". Its music video was nominated for Best Choreography at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards held in August, but lost to "Woman" by Doja Cat.

Track listing



*'CD single and digital EP'

# "Butter" 2:44

# "Permission to Dance" 3:07

# "Butter" (instrumental) 2:42

# "Permission to Dance" (instrumental) 3:07

*'Digital'

# "Permission to Dance" 3:07

# "Permission to Dance" (R&B remix) 3:36

# "Permission to Dance" (instrumental) 3:07

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal.

* BTS primary vocals

* Ed Sheeran songwriting

* Johnny McDaid songwriting

* Steve Mac songwriting, production

* Jenna Andrews songwriting, production, vocal production

* Stephen Kirk production, vocal production

* Chris Laws audio engineer

* Dan Pursey audio engineer

* Juan Pena audio engineer

* Keith Perry audio engineer

* Rob Grimaldi audio engineer

* Pdogg audio engineer, vocal arrangement

* John Hanes audio engineer

* Serban Ghenea mixing engineer

* Chris Gehringer mastering engineer

Charts



Weekly charts



Monthly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications and sales



Release history



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| July 23, 2021

| R&B remix

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See also



*List of 'Billboard' Hot 100 number ones of 2021

*List of number-one songs of 2021 (Malaysia)

*List of number-one songs of 2021 (Singapore)

References



Category:2021 singles

Category:2021 songs

Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:BTS songs

Category:English-language South Korean songs

Category:Hybe Corporation singles

Category:Number-one singles in India

Category:Number-one singles in Malaysia

Category:Number-one singles in Singapore

Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Mac

Category:Songs about dancing

Category:Songs written by Ed Sheeran

Category:Songs written by Jenna Andrews

Category:Songs written by Johnny McDaid

Category:Songs written by Steve Mac

Category:Sony Music singles

Category:Billboard Global 200 number-one singles

Category:Billboard Global Excl. U.S. number-one singles

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