BTS drops R&B remix of ‘Permission to Dance’

July 23, 2021

South Korean superband BTS on Friday unveiled an R&B version of its latest Billboard-topping hit “Permission to Dance.”

The remix, which the group’s agency Big Hit Music described as having a 1990s vibe, was released at 1 p.m., two weeks after the septet dropped the summer song.

The new version is a gesture of gratitude for fans around the world who supported BTS in hitting No. 1 on the Billboard main singles chart with five songs, the agency added.

This photo provided by Big Hit Music shows K-pop superstar BTS. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
This photo, provided by Big Hit Music, shows the cover for the BTS song "Permission to Dance." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

This photo provided by Big Hit Music shows K-pop superstar BTS. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

BTS recently topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Permission to Dance,” scoring back-to-back debuts atop the list after “Butter.” It has also hit No. 1 with the songs “Dynamite,” “Life Goes On” and “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat).”

The seven-piece act had also released three remix versions of “Butter” released in May — “Hotter,” “Sweeter” and “Cooler.”

The titles of the remix versions apparently come from the lyrics of “Butter”: Hotter? Sweeter! Cooler? Butter!”