"Make It Right" is a song by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released digitally on April 12,2019,as part of the extended playMap of the Soul:Persona. It was remixed and re-released,featuring Lauv,as the second single from the EP on October 18,2019.[1]
The song was first teased by Suga on Twitter,showing an image of a track and tagging Ed Sheeran with "This is for you." On April 11,a day before release,it was announced as the song Suga had teased in prior months.[2] 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.[3]
The album version of the song was released digitally on April 12,2019.[4] The remixed version was teased on the group's and Lauv's social media platforms and officially released on October 18,2019.
"Make It Right" has been described as a falsetto-vocal heavy contemporary R&B track that is,"sung with a breathy,close-miked intensity that gives the curious illusion of intimacy."[9] It uses a looped horn throughout the song,with Rolling Stone comparing it to Amerie's "1 Thing" or Mario's "Let Me Love You" echoing sounds from the 2000s.[10] It is backed with synthesizers,and the lyrics talk about the wish to make the world better and improve relationships.[3] It also speaks about their biggest accomplishments and that without their fans it would feel empty.[11]Newsweek said although the topic of the song can be heavy,the instrumental is light.[12] In the remixed version,Lauv 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.[13]
Reception
The New York Times said about the track:"It has some of Ed Sheeran's signature soft-soul gestures,but BTS renders [it] with complexity,"[14] while Jae-ha Kim from the Chicago Tribune called it "hopeful and optimistic".[4]
Credits and personnel
The song's original credits are adapted from the CD liner notes of Map of the Soul:Persona.[15]Lauv's credits as a songwriter on the remixed version are adapted from Spotify.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 43. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 43. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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