"Make It Right" is a song by South Korean boy band

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. It was released digitally on April 12, 2019, as part of the

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'' Map of the Soul: Persona''. It was remixed and re-released, featuring

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, as the second single from the EP on October 18, 2019.

Background and release

The song was first teased by

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, showing an image of a track and tagging

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with "This is for you." On April 11, a day before release, it was announced as the song Suga had teased in prior months. The title of the song appeared to recount Jin's monologue in the 2017 Love Yourself Highlight Reel during the band's Love Yourself era. The album version of the song was released digitally on April 12, 2019. The remixed version was teased on the group's and Lauv's social media platforms and officially released on October 18, 2019.

Promotion

The song was promoted on '' M Countdown'' April 19, 2019. BTS also performed the original version of the song ''

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'' in May 2019. Additionally, BTS performed the song on iHeart Radio Jingle Ball and in

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on '' Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest''.

Composition and lyrics

"Make It Right" has been described as a falsetto-vocal heavy

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track that is, "sung with a breathy, close-miked intensity that gives the curious illusion of intimacy." It uses a looped horn throughout the song, with ''

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'' comparing it to

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's " Let Me Love You" echoing sounds from the 2000s. It is backed with synthesizers, and the lyrics talk about the wish to make the world better and improve relationships. It also speaks about their biggest accomplishments and that without their fans it would feel empty. ''

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'' said although the topic of the song can be heavy, the instrumental is light. In the remixed version,

replaces the Korean-language first verse with his own lyrics. The remix version of the song is in the key of G major with 98 beats per minute while the original is G major with 106 beats per minute.

Reception

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'' said about the track: "It has some of

's signature soft-soul gestures, but BTS renders twith complexity," while Jae-ha Kim from the ''

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'' called it "hopeful and optimistic".

Credits and personnel

The song's original credits are adapted from the CD liner notes of '' Map of the Soul: Persona''.

's credits as a songwriter on the remixed version are adapted from

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– primary vocals *Fred "FRED" Gibson – producing, songwriting, drums, keyboard, synthesizer, programming *

– songwriting *Benjy Gibson – songwriting *Jo Hill – songwriting * RM – songwriting, rap arrangement, recording engineer *

– songwriting *

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– songwriting * Ari Leff – songwriting (remixed single version only) *

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– chorus *Pdogg – vocal arrangement, rap arrangement, recording engineer *Hiss Noise – recording engineer, digital engineer *El Capitxn – digital engineer

Charts

Original version

Remix version

Certifications

References

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