Butterfly (Loona song)

"Butterfly" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on February 19, 2019, as the title track from [X X], the repackage of [+ +] (2018).

"Butterfly"
Single by Loona
from the album [X X]
Released	February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)
Genre	EDM
Length	3:57
Label	Blockberry Creative Kakao M
Songwriter(s)	G-High (MonoTree) Jaden Jeong
Producer(s)	G-High (MonoTree)
Loona singles chronology
"Hi High" (2018) "Butterfly" (2019) "365" (2019)
Music video
"Butterfly" on YouTube

Composition

The lyrics were written by G-High from MonoTree and Jaden Jeong, with G-High also serving as the producer.[1]

Billboard described "Butterfly" as having a "bass-infused, synthy melody" with a "sense of bright airiness and groovy beat drops." It also highlighted the focus on the diverse vocals tones that moved between "autotuned wails, breathy verses and coy raps". Lyrically, the women sing about flying like the titular creature and letting dreams take flight.[2]

Commercial performance

"Butterfly" debuted at number 6 on the US World Digital Songs Sales chart with 1,000 downloads sold. This is their second Top 10 on the chart and third entry as full group, after "favOrite" peaked at number 4 and "Hi High" peaked at number 11.[3]

Music video

The music video was shot in France, Hong Kong, China, the United States, Iceland and Korea. LOONA’s visual director DIGIPEDI toured around 5 countries from 3 continents for LOONA’s Butterfly effects to capture the freedom and courage of girls worldwide in the music video of ‘Butterfly.’ [2]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[3]	6

References

1. "[Song Information] Butterfly by LOONA". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-27.
2. "LOONA Share Inspiring 'Butterfly' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
3. "LOONA Doubles Their Best U.S. Sales Week With Second Album Release". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-05.