''BTS World: Original Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album for the

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mobile game of the same name. Released on June 28, 2019, two days after the mobile game's release, the album features four

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by South Korean boy band

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and

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from the game. Its release was preceded by the singles "

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" (a collaboration with British singer

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), " A Brand New Day" (a collaboration with Swedish singer

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) and " All Night" (a collaboration with American rapper and singer

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). On June 26, the song "

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" was revealed in the game after its release. The album debuted atop the

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and their first #1 in Spain. Also, it became the first K-pop soundtrack to debut on the ''

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'' Top Soundtracks chart.

Background and release

An original soundtrack featuring new music from BTS for the group's then upcoming ''

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'' mobile game was first announced on June 4, 2019 (in South Korea, June 5 elsewhere). An unnamed-at-the-time sub-unit song by members Jin,

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, and

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, would precede the soundtrack's release on June 7. On June 10, 2019, links to various Korean e-commerce sites where physical editions of the soundtrack could be pre-ordered were shared via the group's company Twitter account. A subsequent link for global purchasing via Weply was shared from the platform's official Twitter account. Album pre-orders began that same day. On June 27, it was revealed that the official album would have a total of 14 songs, including the three main singles,

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, and 7 solo "theme" songs. It was also revealed that there would be a music video released with the single "Heartbeat", which is the lead track on the album.

Singles

Three singles preceded the album's release. The first single "

", a collaboration with British singer

, was released on June 7, 2019. The second single, " A Brand New Day" with Swedish singer

, was released on June 14. The third single, " All Night" with American rapper

, was released on June 21. A fourth single, "Heartbeat", was initially released in-game on June 26, and then globally on June 28 when digital and physical versions of the album became available. An accompanying music video, featuring concert footage of the group and scenes from the game, was simultaneously released with the track.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Kang Minkook, except where noted.

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

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