Lights (BTS song)

"Lights" is a Japanese song by South Korean boy band BTS, released on July 3, 2019, through Universal Music Japan. It was released as a double A-side single with the Japanese version of "Boy with Luv". It debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100.

"Lights"/"Boy with Luv"
Regular and digital edition cover
Single by BTS
from the album Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~
ReleasedJuly 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
Format
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Lyricist(s)
  • Sunny Boy
  • RM
  • UTA
  • Yohei[1]
Producer(s)
BTS singles chronology
"Heartbeat"
(2019)		 "Lights"/"Boy with Luv"
(2019)		 "Make It Right"
(2019)
BTS Japanese singles chronology
"Fake Love" / "Airplane Pt. 2"
(2018)		 "Lights" / "Boy With Luv"
(2019)		 "Stay Gold"
(2020)
Music video
"Lights" on YouTube

Background

Following the release of the group's sixth extended play Map of the Soul: Persona in April 2019, the group announced their tenth Japanese single "Lights" would be released alongside the Japanese versions of "Idol" and "Boy with Luv".[2] On June 20, 2019, a teaser for the single was released.[3]

Commercial performance

On the first day of its release, "Lights" topped the Oricon daily chart, selling over 467,000 copies in Japan and simultaneously breaking the records for the highest sales in a single day by a foreign artist in Japan, previously held by "Fake Love"/"Airplane Pt. 2" with 327,342 copies, and highest sales in a week, also held by the aforementioned single with 454,829 copies.[4][5] It was later revealed that pre-orders for the single had crossed 1 million copies, marking the first time a Korean artist achieved a million shipment for a single in Japan and breaking a 24 year old record for foreign artists previously held only by Celine Dion with her 1995 single "To Love You More".[6][7] The single maintained its number one spot on the chart for six consecutive days,[8] with an accumulated 534,633 copies sold in the first three days.[9] After one month, the single had sold 757,970 copies.[10]

"Lights" received Million certification by the RIAJ on August 8, 2019 for surpassing one million copies sold. This is the first time a male act achieved this since Masafumi Akikawa's August 2007 single, "A Thousand Winds", 11 years and 11 months ago. BTS are also the first male foreign artist to accomplish this feat. It is their first million certification in Japan since their debut.[11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[1]

CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Lights"
  • Sunny Boy
  • UTA
  • Yohei
UTA4:53
2."Boy with Luv"
Pdogg3:51
3."Idol"
  • "hitman" bang
  • Roman Campolo
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Supreme Boi
  • Ali Tamposi
Pdogg3:42
Total length:12:26
DVD single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Lights" (Music video)5:26
2."Idol" (Music video)3:51
Total length:9:17

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various July 3, 2019
Universal Music Japan [24]
Japan

References
  1. "BTS – Lights". Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via Tidal.
  2. "BTS Announces New Single 'Lights'". Variety. May 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. Herman, Tamar (June 20, 2019). "BTS Tease New Japanese Single 'Lights': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. デイリー シングルランキング 2019年07月02日付 [Daily Single Ranking July 02, 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Jul 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  5. "Archived copy" BTS新曲が初日売上46.7万枚 海外歌手最高記録【オリコンランキング】 (in Japanese). Oricon News. Jul 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Lee, Min-ji (July 3, 2019). 방탄소년단, 日 싱글 'Lights/Boy With Luv' 오리콘 데일리 차트 1위 [BTS ranked No1 on Oricon daily chart with Japan single 'Lights/Boy With Luv']. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Naver.
  7. ＢＴＳ新曲初100万枚出荷！欧米などから予約殺到. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  8. 방탄소년단, 오리콘 주간싱글차트 1위… 해외가수 신기록 [BTS, No. 1 Oricon Weekly Single Chart…a new record for foreign singers]. Newsis (in Korean). July 9, 2019. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019 – via Chosun.
  9. Yeo, Dong Yeun (July 6, 2019). 방탄소년단 ‘Lights/Boy With Luv’, 오리콘 데일리 싱글 차트 3일째 1위! [‘Lights/Boy With Luv’, by #BTS is No1 on Oricon Daily Single Chart for 3 days in a row]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019 – via Naver.
  10. Lights/Boy with Luv Cumulative sales:
  11. BTS、海外男性歌手初のミリオン「とても幸せ」 レコ協19年7月度認定 [BTS, the first million foreign male artist, "Very Happy"]. Oricon Music (in Japanese). August 8, 2019. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  12. "BTS 'Lights/Boy With Luv'". UME. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2019 – via PR Newswire.
  13. "Lista prodaje 4. tjedan 2020" (in Croatian). HDU. February 4, 2020. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  14. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  15. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019/07/15". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  16. Lights/Boy With Luv – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  17. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  18. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  19. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  20. "BTS Chart History (World Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  21. "Japanese single certifications – BTS – Lights / Boy With Luv" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  22. "2019 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart". Oricon (in Japanese). December 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  23. "2019 Year-End Rankings". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  24. "BTS – Lights/Boy With Luv [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A]" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2019 – via CDJapan.
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