Dynamite – BTS (방탄소년단)

Dynamite Lyrics
[Intro: Jung Kook]
‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
[Verse 1: Jung Kook]
Shoes on, get up in the morn’
Cup of milk, let’s rock and roll
King Kong, kick the drum
Rolling on like a Rolling Stone
Sing song when I’m walkin’ home
Jump up to the top, LeBron
Ding-dong, call me on my phone
Ice tea and a game of ping pong
[Pre-Chorus: RM, j-hope]
This is gettin’ heavy, can you hear the bass boom? I’m ready (Woo-hoo)
Life is sweet as honey, yeah, this beat cha-ching like money, huh
Disco overload, I’m into that, I’m good to go
I’m diamond, you know I glow up
Hey, so let’s go
[Chorus: Jung Kook, Jimin]
‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Hey)
Shinin’ through the city with a little funk and soul
So I’ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh
[Verse 2: V, RM]
Bring a friend, join the crowd, whoever wanna come along
Word up, talk the talk, just move like we off the wall
Day or night, the sky’s alight, so we dance to the break of dawn (Hey)
Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine so you should keep ya eyes on the ball
[Pre-Chorus: SUGA, Jimin, RM]
Huh, this is gettin’ heavy, can you hear the bass boom? I’m ready (Woo-hoo)
Life is sweet as honey, yeah, this beat cha-ching like money, huh
Disco overload, I’m into that, I’m good to go
I’m diamond, you know I glow up
Let’s go
[Chorus: Jung Kook, V]
‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Hey)
Shinin’ through the city with a little funk and soul
So I’ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh
[Post-Chorus: Jung Kook, Jimin, Jin]
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite
Shinin’ through the city with a little funk and soul
So I’ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh
[Bridge: Jung Kook, j-hope, Jimin, V]
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Light it up like dynamite
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Light it up like dynamite
[Chorus: Jimin, Jung Kook, Jin]
‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
Shinin’ through the city with a little funk and soul
So I’ma light it up like dynamite
(This is ah) ‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Alight, oh)
Shinin’ through the city with a little funk and soul
So I’ma light (Light) it (It) up (Up) like (Like) dynamite (Dynamite), woah-oh-oh
[Post-Chorus: Jung Kook, Jimin, V]
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite (Life is dynamite)
Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite (Oh)
Shinin’ through the city with a little funk and soul
So I’ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh
Dynamite Music Video
Dynamite Song Details
Artist | BTS (방탄소년단) |
Vocals | RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook |
Release Date | August 21, 2020 |
Length | 3:19 |
Genre | Disco-pop |
Language | Korean |
Producers | David Stewart |
Writers | David Stewart & Jessica Agombar |
Label | Big Hit, Columbia, Sony Music |
About Dynamite Song
“Dynamite” is a song by South Korean boy band BTS, released on August 21, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. It is their first song fully recorded in English, written by David Stewart and Jessica Agombar, and produced by Stewart. The song is an upbeat disco-pop track with elements of funk, soul, and bubblegum pop, influenced by 1970s music, featuring snapping handclaps, echoing synths, and celebratory horns.
The song was created to soothe listeners during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on joy and appreciating the little things in life. Upon release, it received positive reviews from critics for its catchiness and retro sound. “Dynamite” earned BTS their first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making them the first K-pop group to be nominated in this category.
Commercially, “Dynamite” was a massive success. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making BTS the first all-South Korean act to top the chart. The song sold 265,000 downloads in its first week, marking the biggest pure sales week since Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” (2017). It stayed at number one on the Hot 100 for three weeks, and on Spotify, it debuted with 7.778 million streams, the biggest opening day for a song in 2020. “Dynamite” also topped the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for multiple weeks and reached the top ten in 25 countries, including Australia, Canada, and the UK. Its music video reached 1 billion views on April 12, 2021.
Initially a standalone single, “Dynamite” was later included in BTS’s fifth Korean-language album, Be (2020), released on November 20, 2020.