“Permission to Dance” by BTS was released on July 9, 2021, as a stand-alone single. The song was also included as part of the CD release of the BTS’s previous single “Butter” and is their third all English-language single. “Permission to Dance” was written by Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Steve Mac and Jenna Andrews. In the United States, “Permission to Dance” debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 drawing in 15.9 million streams, 1.1 million radio airplay impressions and selling 140,000 copies in its first week of sale. “Permission to Dance” replaced “Butter” at no. 1 the first time an artist had self-replaced themselves since 2018.

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