Blood Sweat & Tears (song)

"Blood Sweat & Tears"

Japanese single cover
Single by BTS
from the album Wings
Released October 10, 2016
Format
Recorded 2016–17
Genre Moombahton trap
Length 28:14
Label
Songwriter(s) KM-Markit, Pdogg
BTS singles chronology
"Save Me"
(2016)		 "Blood Sweat & Tears"
(2016)		 "Spring Day"
(2017)

"Save Me"
(2016)		 "Blood Sweat & Tears"
(2016)		 "Spring Day"
(2017)

"Blood Sweat & Tears" is a single by South Korean boy group BTS. The single was released by Big Hit on October 10, 2016 in South Korea, while the Japanese single was released on May 10, 2017 under Universal Music Japan and Def Jam Recordings with two B-side songs, the Japanese version of "Not Today" and "Spring Day".[1]

Background

The group held a press conference for the release of their album on the 10th. Asked about their new concept and its meaning, leader Rap Monster explained, "The harder a temptation is to resist, the more you think about it and vacillate. That uncertainty is part of the process of growing. Blood Sweat & Tears is a song that shows how one thinks, chooses, and grows."[2]

Music video

On October 6 of 2016, they released a teaser for the song.[3][4] At 12:00 KST, October 10, 2016, the official music video was released.[5] The six minute video features Rap Monster reciting from a passage of Hermann Hesse’s Demian, which was an inspiration for the album Wings concept, and does not appear on the album version of the song. Billboard K-Town's Tamar Herman described the music video as "a haunting [one] that explores ideas of fate, reality, life and death, and falling from grace."[6]

The MV was directed by Choi Yongseok and Ko Yoojeong of Lumpens. Additional notable players of production include Nam Hyunwoo of GDW as director of photography, Kim Gyeungseok of Sunny as gaffer, Lee Moonyoung of Myllab as art director, and Shin Yunkyun of DnD line for special effects. Choreography was created by Keone Madrid & Quick Style Crew and supervised by Son Sungdeuk.[5] Within 24 hours of the music video's release, it reached 6.3 million views, setting a new record.[7] Also on October 13, it was reported that "Blood, Sweat & Tears" had become the fastest K-pop music video by a group to reach 10 million views. According to reports, this was achieved in less than 42 hours - almost half the amount of time taken for their previous record "Fire", which took 72 hours.[8]

Commercial performance

In South Korea, the song became the group's first domestic number one hit on Gaon Digital Chart,[9][10] selling 198,987 in the first week and having 3,184,355 streams.[11][12] The song sold 362,171 in total in October 2016, and charted 6 on the monthly chart.[13][14] In May 2017, the song become the first song from the group to sell over 1 million copies in South Korea.

In United States and Canada, BTS became the third K-pop act to chart on the Canadian Hot 100, ranking at number 8, a new best for a K-pop group.[15] BTS also topped Billboard's World Digital Songs chart for the week of October 29.[16] They also charted on YouTube Music Global Top 100 - 17th on the video chart, and 14th on the tracks chart.[17]

In Japan, the Korean version charted 18 in Billboard Japan Hot 100, and selling 4,156[18][19] On May 10, 2017, the Japanese version was released, selling 144,234 in the first day, and charting first on Oricon daily chart,[20] and 223,082 according to SoundScan Japan.[21] The song charted 1st on Oricon weekly single chart, Billboard Japan Hot 100, & top singles sales, selling 310,276 copies in the first week according to SoundScan Japan.[22]

Track listings and formats

Korean Version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."피 땀 눈물" (Blood Sweat & Tears)Pdogg, Rap Monster, Suga, J-Hope,"Hitman" Bang, Kim Do-hoonPdogg3:37
Japanese Version[23]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."血、汗、涙 -Japanese ver.-" (Blood Sweat & Tears)KM-MarkitPdogg3:35
2."Not Today" (Japanese ver.)KM-MarkitPdogg3:52
3."Spring Day" (Japanese ver.)Pdogg, Rap Monster, ADORA, Bang Sihyuk, Arlissa Ruppert, Peter Ibsen, SugaPdogg4:34
Total length:12:01

Weekly charts

Chart (2016-17) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[24] 167
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[25] 1
Japan (Billboard Top Single Sales)[26] 1
Japan (Oricon Single Chart)[27] 1
New Zealand Heatseekers Singles (RMNZ)[28] 7
Philippines (Billboard Philippine Hot 100)[29] 82
South Korea (Gaon Singles Chart)[9] 1
US World Digital Chart (Billboard)[30] 1
Canada (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)[31] 86

Sales

Country Chart Sales
South Korea Gaon Download Chart[32] 1,030,576
Japan
Oricon[33] 252,688

Awards and nominations

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result Ref
2016 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards HotelsCombined Song of the Year Nominated [34][35]
Best Dance Performance - Male Group Won
Best Music Video Nominated
Melon Popularity Award Weekly Popularity Award (October 17) Won [36]
Weekly Popularity Award (October 24) Won
KBS MV Bank MV Best 5 Best Music Video Boy Group 3rd [37]
K-Ville Music Awards Music Video of the Year Won [38]
2017 Seoul Music Awards Best Music Video Award Won [39]
Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – October Nominated [40]

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Blood Sweat & Tears" Show Champion (MBC Music) October 19, 2016
M Countdown (Mnet) October 20, 2016
Music Bank (KBS2) October 21, 2016
October 28, 2016
Inkigayo (SBS) October 23, 2016
The Show (SBS MTV) October 25, 2016

Release history

Country Release date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide October 10, 2016 Digital download Big Hit [41]
Japan May 10, 2017 Digital download, CD, DVD
[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "血、汗、涙" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ Park, Jeong-seon (October 10, 2016). [현장is] "대상 받고 싶어요"…4년차 방탄소년단의 성장(종합). Naver TV/Daily Sports (in Korean).
  3. ↑ "More Details On BTS' 'WINGS' Revealed; Each Member To Have Solo Track". iTech Post. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Big Hit Entertainment (October 6, 2016). "방탄소년단 (BTS) '피 땀 눈물 (Blood Sweat & Tears)' MV Teaser". YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Big Hit Entertainment (October 9, 2016). "방탄소년단 (BTS) ‘피 땀 눈물 (Blood Sweat & Tears)’ MV". YouTube. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Herman, Tamar. "BTS Soar to New Heights With 'Blood Sweat & Tears': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ Omar, Aref (October 14, 2016). "OMG! Korean hip hop group BTS has every K-pop fan wanting to be their BFF". New Straits Times. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "BTS Breaks Records With ‘Blood, Sweat & Tears’ — Big Hit Entertainment K-Pop Group Earns Second Fastest Time In Reaching 10 Million Views For Music Video [Music Video]". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. 1 2 Kim, Bora (October 20, 2016). 방탄소년단, 가온 주간차트 5관왕 '음원 최강자'. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ 2016년 42주차 Digital Chart, 1. "피 땀 눈물" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 Weekly Download Chart - Week 42". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2016 Weekly Streaming Chart - Week 42". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2016 Monthly Download Chart - October". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2016 Monthly Streaming Chart - October". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (October 24, 2016). "BTS Extend Chart Dominance: 'Wings' Spends 2nd Week on Billboard 200, 'Blood Sweat & Tears' Debuts on Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  16. ↑ "BTS Seriously Slays And Overtakes Several Billboard Charts". Soompi. October 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  17. ↑ "BTS Makes More Achievements On YouTube Music Global Top 100 Charts". Soompi. October 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  18. ↑ Sales of the Korean version of "Blood Sweat & Tears":
  19. ↑ "Blood Sweat & Tears". Billboard Japan. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ デイリー　CDシングルランキング 2017年05月09日付 [CD single daily ranking from May 9, 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  21. ↑ 방탄소년단 日 싱글 '피 땀 눈물', 오리콘 1위+20만장 돌파 [Bulletproof Boysscout's Single 'Blood Sweat Tears', Oricon No.1 + 200,000 Breakthrough] (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  22. ↑ 【ビルボード】防弾少年団『血、汗、涙』が310,276枚を売り上げ、シングル・セールス・チャートを大差で首位獲得 [BTS' bs&t sold 310,276 copies ascending to the top, making a big gap in the singles sales chart] (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  23. ↑ "血、汗、涙＜通常盤/初回限定仕様＞". Tower Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  24. ↑ "SNEP - BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS".
  25. ↑ "Japan Hot 100: Chi.Ase.Namida (血、汗、涙)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Top Single Sales: Chi.Ase.Namida (血、汗、涙)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Oricon Single Chart: Chi.Ase.Namida (血、汗、涙)". Oricon Chart. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  28. ↑ "NZ HEATSEEKER SINGLES - Blood Sweat & Tears". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  29. ↑ "BillboardPH Hot 100". Billboard Philippines. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Blood Sweat & Tears". Billboard. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  32. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Blood Sweat & Tears":
  33. ↑ "Blood Swear & Tears" sales in Oricon: |*"2017 Oricon Chart – May Week 3". Oricon. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  34. ↑ "NOMINEES". mama.mwave.me. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  35. ↑ Tamar Herman (December 2, 2016). "8 Can't-Miss Performances From the Mnet Asian Music Awards". billboard.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  36. ↑ "MelOn Popularity Award". MelOn. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016.
  37. ↑ "뮤비뱅크 스타더스트2 - 2016 뮤비뱅크 MV Best 보이 그룹 부문 - 1위 방탄소년단.20161227". KBS Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  38. ↑ "THE 2016 K-VILLE MUSIC AWARDS - WINNER'S ANNOUNCEMENT". Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  39. ↑ "'서가대' 엑소, 4년 연속 대상..방탄은 앨범·트와이스는 음원상[종합]" (in Korean). Naver. January 19, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  40. ↑ "BTS, EXO, GOT7 & TWICE Are Big Winners at 2017 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards". Billboard. February 22, 2017.
  41. ↑ "Wings by BTS". Itunes. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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