On July 26, 2020, the band confirmed during a livestream on V Live that they would be releasing an English-language song on August 21, 2020, as the first single for their upcoming album.
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Stewart and Agombar wanted to create a song which is energetic, fun, hopeful, positive and just like a huge ball of energy. The duo wrote three songs over Zoom calls at the start of lockdown. Through their publisher Tim Blacksmith at Stellar Songs, they learned that BTS was searching for an English language single. In interviews with multiple media outlets, writers David Stewart and Jessica Agombar explained the song's creation. "Dynamite" is one of the few songs to which the members did not contribute in songwriting or production. The single's music video became the most viewed YouTube video in the first 24 hours of its release, with over 101.1 million views. A limited edition CD single was added later on the group's online American store. A Holiday Remix of the song was released on December 11.Ī limited edition vinyl and cassette were also made available for pre-order. Slow Jam, Midnight, Retro, and Bedroom remixes were released on September 18 as the "NightTime" versions. It was released on Augat 12AM EST (1PM KST).ĮDM and acoustic remixes were released on August 24 and tropical and poolside remixes were released on August 28, known as the "DayTime" versions. "Dynamite" is the first English digital single by BTS.