BTS World: Original Soundtrack

"Dream Glow"
BTS World: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	June 28, 2019
Length	40:04
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Big Hit; Take One Company; kakao M[1];
Producer	Stargate; Mura Masa; RM; Powers Pleasant; DJ Swivel;
Singles from BTS World: Original Soundtrack
	"Dream Glow"; Released: June 7, 2019; "A Brand New Day"; Released: June 14, 2019; "All Night"; Released: June 21, 2019; "Heartbeat"; Released: June 28, 2019;

BTS World: Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the Netmarble mobile game of the same name.[3] Released on June 28, 2019,[1] two days after the mobile game's release, the album features four singles by South Korean boy band BTS and instrumentals from the game. Its release was preceded by the singles "Dream Glow" (a collaboration with the British singer Charli XCX), "A Brand New Day" (a collaboration with the Swedish singer Zara Larsson) and "All Night" (a collaboration with the American rapper and singer Juice Wrld).[4] On June 26, the song "Heartbeat" was revealed in the game after its release.[5] The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart[6] and their first #1 in Spain. Also, it became the first K-pop soundtrack to debut on the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart.[7]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	4.6/10[2]

Background

On June 27, it was revealed that the official album would have a total of 14 songs, including the three main singles, background music, and 7 solo "theme" songs. It was also revealed that there would be a music video released with the single "Heartbeat", which is the lead track on the album.[8]

Singles

The lead single "Dream Glow", a collaboration with British singer Charli XCX, was released on June 7, 2019.[9][10] The second single, "A Brand New Day" with Swedish singer Zara Larsson, was released on June 14.[11] The third single, "All Night" with American rapper Juice Wrld, was released on June 21.[4]

Promotion

BTS announced the release of the soundtrack through their social media on June 10, 2019, linking to various Korean e-commerce sites where the album could be pre-ordered.[12] Three singles preceded the album on June 7, 14 and 21.

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Kang Minkook, except where noted.

CD version[13]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Heartbeat"	Coyle Girelli J-Hope Lee Hyun RM Bang Si-hyuk	DJ Swivel	4:13
2.	"Dream Glow" (with Charli XCX)	Stargate Charli XCX Ryn Weaver Bobby Chung	Stargate	3:07
3.	"A Brand New Day" (with Zara Larsson)	Larsson J-Hope Yoo Gi-ta Mura Masa Max Wolfgang Scott Quinn	Mura Masa	3:25
4.	"All Night" (with Juice Wrld)	RM Suga Juice Wrld Powers Pleasant Marric Strobert	RM Powers Pleasant	3:36
5.	"Captain" (Namjun theme)	Kang Minkook Brandon Jung		3:19
6.	"Cake Waltz" (Jimin theme)	Minkook Lim Hyunji		3:44
7.	"Shine" (Yunki theme)	Jung		3:52
8.	"Not Alone" (Jeongguk theme)	Minkook Hyunji		3:45
9.	"Friends" (Hoseok theme)	Jung		3:30
10.	"Wish" (Seok Jin theme)	Minkook		3:57
11.	"Flying" (Taehyung theme)	Skylar Nam Victor Kong		3:36
Total length:				40:04

Digital version[14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"LaLaLa" (performed by Okdal)	Minkook Jung Jichan	3:11
13.	"You Are Here" (performed by Lee Hyun)	Minkook Jichan	3:36
14.	"You Are Here" (instrumental)	Minkook Jichan	3:36
Total length:			50:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[15]	15
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19]	48
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20]	58
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22]	24
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23]	16
French Albums (SNEP)[24]	16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25]	7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[26]	9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27]	38
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[28]	4
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[29]	40
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[30]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31]	16
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[32]	2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33]	91
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35]	6
US Billboard 200[36]	26
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[37]	2
US World Albums (Billboard)[38]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[39]	89
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[40]	72
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[41]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[42]	2× Platinum	500,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

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[3] Spangler, Todd (June 5, 2019). "BTS World Free Mobile Game Release Date Set, Will Feature Original K-Pop Soundtrack". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

[AN-4] "'All Night,' Third Song From BTS WORLD's Original Soundtrack, To Be Released On June 21". Yahoo! Finance. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[SC-5] Tinubu, Aramide (June 27, 2019). "There's 1 Quintessential Meaning At The Core Of BTS' 'Heartbeat'". StyleCaster. Retrieved June 28, 2019.

[Gaon-6] "Gaon Album Chart – Week 26, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2019.

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[ac_Flanders_Soundtrack_/_BTS-18] "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / BTS – BTS World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[ac_Wallonia_Soundtrack_/_BTS-19] "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / BTS – BTS World" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Soundtrack-20] "Soundtrack Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[ac_Denmark_Soundtrack_/_BTS-21] "Danishcharts.dk – Soundtrack / BTS – BTS World". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

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[ac_France_Soundtrack_/_BTS-24] "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / BTS – BTS World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[ac_Germany4_Soundtrack_/_BTS-25] "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / BTS – BTS World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[ac_Hungary_Soundtrack_/_BTS-26] "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2019. 33. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

[ac_Italy_Soundtrack_/_BTS-27] "Italiancharts.com – Soundtrack / BTS – BTS World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[ac_Oricon_-28] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-07-22" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

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