Map of the Soul: Persona Album – BTS
Album Details
| Artist | BTS (방탄소년단) |
| Vocals | RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook |
| Featuring | Halsey |
| Release Date | April 12, 2019 |
| No. of Songs | 7 Songs |
| Length | 26 min 2 sec |
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Rap rock |
| Language | Korean |
| Producers | ARCADES, Fred again.., Hiss noise, Marcus McCoan, Pdogg & RM |
| Writers | ADORA, Bengy Gibson, Bobby Chung, Camila Anne Stewart, Camilla Anne Stewart, Candace Sosa, DJ Swivel, DYSON, Ed Sheeran, Emily Weisband, Fred again.., Halsey, Hiss noise, “hitman” Bang, j-hope, Jo Hill, Julia Ross, Krysta Youngs, Marcus McCoan, Matt Thomson, Matty Thomson, Max Lynedoch Graham, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel “Lindgren” Schulz, Owen Roberts, Pdogg, RM, Roman Campolo, Ryan Lawrie, 송재경 (Song Jae Kyung), SUGA, Supreme Boi & Tushar Apte |
| Label | Big Hit, Iriver, Columbia, Virgin |
About Map of the Soul: Persona Album
Map of the Soul: Persona is the sixth extended play by South Korean boy band BTS, released on April 12, 2019, via Big Hit Entertainment, with “Boy with Luv” as its lead single. It follows their 2018 albums Love Yourself: Tear and Love Yourself: Answer and preceded the Love Yourself: Speak Yourself world tour. A version of “Make It Right” featuring American singer Lauv was released as the album’s second single on October 18, 2019.
The EP debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making BTS the first band since The Beatles to achieve three number-one albums in less than a year. It also topped the charts in the UK, Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia, making BTS the first Korean act to secure a number-one album in each of these countries. Additionally, Map of the Soul: Persona sold 3.2 million copies within a month, setting a new record as the best-selling album in South Korea, surpassing a 24-year-old record.
Map of the Soul: Persona Tracklist
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Intro: Persona” (performed by RM) | Hiss Noise, RM, Pdogg | Hiss Noise | 2:54 |
| 2 | “Boy with Luv” (작은 것들을 위한 시; Jageun geotdeureul wihan si [lit. “A Poem for Small Things”]) (featuring Halsey) | Pdogg, RM, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel “Lindgren” Schulz, “Hitman” Bang, Suga, Emily Weisband, J-Hope, Ashley Frangipane | Pdogg | 3:49 |
| 3 | “Mikrokosmos” (소우주; Souju) | Matty Thomson, Max Lynedoch Graham, Marcus McCoan, Ryan Lawrie, James F. Reynolds, RM, Suga, J-Hope, “DJ Swivel” Young, Candace Nicole Sosa, Fontana, Lindgren | Arcades | 3:46 |
| 4 | “Make It Right” | Fred Again, Ed Sheeran, Benjy Gibson, Jo Hill, RM, Suga, J-Hope | F. Gibson | 3:42 |
| 5 | “Home” | Pdogg, RM, Lauren Dyson, Tushar Apte, Suga, J-Hope, Krysta Youngs, Julia Ross, Bobby Chung, Song Jae-kyung, Adora | Pdogg | 4:00 |
| 6 | “Jamais Vu” (performed by Jin, J-Hope, and Jungkook) | McCoan, Owen Roberts, Thomson, Graham, Reynolds, RM, J-Hope, “Hitman” Bang | Arcades, Bad Milk, McCoan | 3:46 |
| 7 | “Dionysus” | Pdogg, J-Hope, Supreme Boi, RM, Suga, Roman Campolo | Pdogg | 4:08 |
