Idol (BTS song)

"Idol"
Single by BTS
from the album Love Yourself: Answer
ReleasedAugust 24, 2018
Studio
  • Dogg Bounce
  • The Rock Pitt
Genre
Length3:43 (original)
4:20 (remix)
LabelBig Hit
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pdogg
BTS singles chronology
"Fake Love"
(2018)
"Idol"
(2018)
"Waste It on Me"
(2018)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Goodbye"
(2018)
"Idol"
(2018)
"Woman Like Me"
(2018)
Music video
"Idol" on YouTube
"Idol (feat. Nicki Minaj)" on YouTube
Audio sample
A 30-second sample from "Idol"

"Idol" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released on August 24, 2018, by Big Hit Entertainment as the lead single from the band's third compilation album Love Yourself: Answer (2018). An alternative version of the song featuring Nicki Minaj was included as a bonus track on the digital version of the album. The single debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the two versions combined sold 43,000 downloads in their first week of sale in the US. It is certified platinum by the RIAA.

On July 3, 2019, the Japanese version of the song was released as a B-side track, along with the Japanese version of "Boy with Luv" and an original Japanese track titled "Lights".[4][5]

  1. ^ Kim, Eun Ae (August 24, 2018). [퇴근길 신곡] 한복 입은 방탄소년단이 정의한 조선표 EDM 'IDOL', 얼쑤 좋다!. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Han, Kyung. 방탄소년단 'IDOL' 뮤직비디오 공개 반응 "상상초월 대박" (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Kun, Seung-ah (August 24, 2018). [팝's신곡]"얼쑤, 지화자 좋다"…'아이돌' 방탄소년단의 진정한 나. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "BTS ニュー・シングル「Lights/Boy With Luv」7月3日発売決定!" [BTS 10th Japanese single "Lights / Boy With Luv" will be released on July 3rd!]. BTS Japan Official (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "BTS 'Lights/Boy With Luv'". PR Newswire. May 9, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

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