Mic Drop (song)

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"Mic Drop" (Steve Aoki remix)
A 23-second sample of the chorus of the remix version of "Mic Drop", an EDM and trap song over hip hop melody. [19]
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Musically, the album version of "Mic Drop" has been described as a groovy hip hop number backed by heavy bass and sampled gunshots. [20] [21] The remix version introduces EDM synths and trap-infused beats over the original hip hop melody. [19] [22] In terms of musical notation, the original version was composed in the key of F♯ major, while the remix was composed in A♯ minor. Both versions have a tempo of 170 beats per minute and last for 3:58. [23] [24] Two versions of the remix were released: the studio version released on digital streaming platforms featured Desiigner, while the version accompanying the music video replaced the rapper's intro with Korean verses from the original album version. [19] Both the original Korean and Japanese versions were written by Pdogg, Supreme Boi, "Hitman" Bang, and band members J-Hope and RM, with production handled solely by Pdogg. [25] The remixed version was also created by the same songwriters, with additional writing by Aoki, Desiigner, Tayla Parx, Flowsik, and Shae Jacobs. The latter was produced by Aoki, with additional production from Pdogg who also served as one of the recording engineers of the track. Band member Jungkook provided backing vocals for the song, alongside Supreme Boi, Docskim, Hiss Noise and Pdogg. It was mixed by Jaycen Joshua with assistance from David Nakaj and Ben Milchev at the Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, while mastering was handled by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound in New York City. [26]

American electro house musician Steve Aoki (pictured) produced the remix of "Mic Drop". 02 steveaoki bsb59.jpg
American electro house musician Steve Aoki (pictured) produced the remix of "Mic Drop".

The song incorporates a dark percussion line and Lil Wayne-esque cadences in its composition. [27] [28] As opposed to Aoki's signature build-and-drop house music style, it makes use of an uptempo "cluttered" production, which loops its starting rhythm with trap and a pulsating synth-line. [22] [28] Instrumentation is provided by keyboards, synthesizer, and guitar. [26] [29] The song is further driven by drumbeats and features repetitive chanting from the band. [30] The opening verse features Desiigner's "fast-talking" followed by heavy Auto-Tuned vocals and "super-aggressive" English verses from the band. [19] [28] [31]

According to RM, "Mic Drop" was inspired by former US president Barack Obama's mic drop at his last White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2016. [32] [33] Speaking about the song in an interview, Desiigner said: "What ["Mic Drop"] means to me is definitely—like when you really amazingly, tremendously kill the beat. And you just drop the mic after that. You just know that you did your thing on that." [4] In the song's lyrics, BTS celebrate their global popularity, narrating their hard work and numerous achievements through lines like: "Another trophy, my hands carry 'em / Too many that I can't even count 'em (turn it up now) / Mic drop, mic drop / Be careful of your feet, be careful of what you say." [19] [34] [a]

Critical reception

Upon release, "Mic Drop" was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. Writing for The Malaysia Star , Chester Chin praised the song as "a brilliant display of artistry," calling it "an explosive and menacing track with some dirty bass to boot." [36] Jeff Benjamin from Fuse lauded the cohesiveness of the song's diverse musical styles, writing that the Steve Aoki remix "wasn't just brilliant for its blending of different genres and styles, but how all those elements enhance one another." He further stated, "Desiigner's ridiculously awesome flow fits perfectly alongside BTS' braggadocio, with it all backed by a mainstream-accessible Aoki beat." [37] Reviewing for Clash , Taylor Glasby viewed the track as a "scorching, hater-baiting" song and deemed it as the "sonic outlier" of Love Yourself: Her. [9] Rhian Daly of NME regarded the song as "a swag-filled rap-led track full of their very own mic drop moments." [38] In his review for The Korea Herald , Dam-young Hong cited the track as "an artwork, offering listeners a flash of footprints BTS have left in the K-pop scene over the past few months." [20] Music critic Sunmi Ahn also wrote an article for the same publication where she praised the song's production and lyrical content writing, "With a killer beat and smart yet frank lyrics, it's a song that describes how BTS got to the top." [32] IZM 's Do-heon Kim favoured the aggressive guitar riff in the production, likening it to that of '90s South Korean music group Seo Taiji and Boys. [29] Mike Nied of Idolator deemed the song "one of the hardest hitting on an album of iridescent pop hits." [39]

Reviewing for Vulture , Kim Youngdae and Park T.K. wrote, "The beat is distinctive, making every part of this song instantly recognizable." [40] In The New York Times , Jon Caramanica shared a similar view, favouring the sound of the song and labelling it as "a fantastically squelchy beat." [41] Billboard's Caitlin Kelley cited it as one of the best songs of BTS and wrote, "the intensity of the song is the product of a potent mixture: an ominous, trap-infused beat rages against boastful lyricism befitting a world class act." [42] Emlyn Travis of PopCrush called "Mic Drop" BTS' "quintessential hip hop track", noting that it evolved the band's sound "while keeping their old roots intact." [30] Chris DeVille from Stereogum viewed the song as "tensely jittery" in which the band "never cease sounding like a boy band even as they lean liberally into hip-hop." [43] In a mixed review for Spin , Monique Melendez felt that the song is "inspiring in its lyrical confidence" but "doesn't push any musical boundaries." [21]

Accolades

"Mic Drop"
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Cover for Steve Aoki remix featuring Desiigner
Single by BTS featuring Desiigner
from the EP Love Yourself: Her
ReleasedNovember 24, 2017 (2017-11-24)
Genre
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Pdogg (Korean and Japanese)
Steve Aoki (Remix)
BTS singles chronology
"DNA"
(2017)		"Mic Drop"
(2017)		"Fake Love"
(2018)
Alternative cover
BTS - Mic Drop DNA Crystal Snow (Single Cover).png
Japanese single cover
Year-end lists for "Mic Drop"
PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard 10 Best Dance/Electronic Remixes of 2017: Critics' Picks— [44]
Fuse The 20 Best Songs of 20171 [37]
YouTube Rewind Top 10 Most Popular Music Videos in Korea From 20183 [45]

Commercial performance

The original version of "Mic Drop" debuted at number 17 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 14 on the component Download Chart on the issue date of September 23, 2017. [46] [47] The song peaked at number six on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 chart and number seven on the US World Digital Song Sales chart. [48] [49] The remix of "Mic Drop" debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart issue dated December 16, 2017, becoming the first top 40 entry by a K-pop group on the chart. It also became BTS' first top 40 hit. [50] The single debuted at number one on the US World Digital Songs chart, becoming the band's sixth number one on the chart, [51] and entered the US Digital Song Sales chart at number four. [52] The song charted at number 37 on the Canadian Hot 100 and appeared at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. [53] [54] Additionally, it peaked at number 5 in Malaysia, [55] number 33 in France, [56] number 26 in Scotland, [57] number 39 in South Korea, [58] number 50 in Australia, [59] and number 71 in Germany. [60] On February 3, 2018, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for track equivalent sales of 500,000 units, making BTS the first Korean group to have a song certified in the United States. [61] The song eventually received platinum certification from the RIAA in November 2018 for track-equivalent sales of one million units, making BTS the first Korean group to achieve this. [62] In April 2019, it was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for track-equivalent sales of 35,000 units in Australia. [63]

Following the release of the song as a single album in Japan, "Mic Drop / DNA / Crystal Snow" topped the Oricon Daily Singles Chart on its first day of release, selling 269,861 copies. [64] The single remained at number one on the daily chart for the next six days, selling 365,096 physical copies in its first week. [65] By doing so, the band became the first foreign artist to surpass 300,000 copies in a week. [66] [67] "Mic Drop / DNA / Crystal Snow" peaked at number one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for the chart issue dated December 4–10, 2017. [68] For the year end chart, it was the 13th best-selling single of 2017 in the country. [69] "Mic Drop" peaked at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the chart issue date of December 18, 2017. [70] On January 15, 2018, the single received double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), denoting shipments of 500,000 copies, making BTS the only foreign artist to achieve this for a single released in 2017. [71] [72] [73]

Music videos

BTS rapper Suga performing the mic drop move at the end of the music video. It was inspired by former US President Barack Obama's mic drop at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2016. BTS - Mic Drop Suga screenshot.png
BTS rapper Suga performing the mic drop move at the end of the music video. It was inspired by former US President Barack Obama's mic drop at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2016.

A music video for "Mic Drop" directed by Woogie Kim of GDW, premiered on Big Hit's official YouTube channel at 18:00 KST (01:00 PST) on November 24, 2017; it was preceded by a 59-second teaser released on the same platform on November 16. [74] [75] Hyunwoo Nam was credited as the director of photography and Cathy Kim as the producer. [74] The visual is almost four-minutes long and features several VFX shots. [74] The video opens with Aoki walking towards a console, set against a backdrop of neon-lights. [22] [74] The clip then cuts to show the band inside an interrogation room with several cameras pointed at them. [19] [22] They remain seated before a table which is occupied with microphones. [22] In the following scene, Aoki puts on a pair of headphones and starts DJ-ing. [22] [74] J-Hope jumps over the table and lines up with the rest of the band to perform the song's powerful choreography. [22] The clip is interspersed with scenes featuring the band dancing in multiple settings. [19] In some of these scenes, the band dances in a darkened room with Aoki's figure looming over them in the background, while in others they are in a grungy hallway or inside a prison. [22] [76] Over the course of the video, several black-hooded figures are seen rioting as the band continue to dance in military-style outfits while surrounded by burning cars. [19] [22] The visual ends with the band disappearing from the interrogation room as Suga performs the titular mic drop. [19] [22] A closing shot of Aoki removing his headphones is shown before the clip goes black and the song's title is displayed in red against it. [19] [74] Commenting on the setting of the music video, the director stated in an interview: "Listening to the song, the first thing that came to my mind was that I wanted to lock BTS in an interrogation room. Then I wanted to show the viewers how they managed to escape and free themselves with music." [77]

Critics associated the visual with the theme of rebellion. [19] [22] Stereogum 's Tom Breihan listed the visual as one of the five best music videos of its release week. [78] Jennifer Drysdal from Entertainment Tonight called the video "epic" and praised the band's performance writing that the members "command the screen with electrifying dance sequences." [79] Writing for Vice magazine, Phil Witmer deemed the visual as "objectively incredible." [80] The clip was an instant success on YouTube, achieving over 10 million views in 14 hours. [81] "Mic Drop" was the ninth most watched K-pop video of 2017 on YouTube. [82] As of January 2024, the visual has garnered over 1.4 billion views. [83]

An accompanying music video for the Japanese version of the song was uploaded to Universal Music Japan's YouTube channel on December 5, 2017. [84] The setting of the visual is almost identical to the remix music video, except for Aoki's figure, which was replaced by a hooded silhouette with glowing red eyes. [85]

Live performances and other usage

BTS performing "Mic Drop" during the Love Yourself World Tour in Hong Kong on March 24, 2019 BTS performing "Mic Drop" during Love Yourself concert in Hong Kong, 24 March 2019 01.jpg
BTS performing "Mic Drop" during the Love Yourself World Tour in Hong Kong on March 24, 2019

Following the release of Love Yourself: Her, BTS appeared on several Korean music programs, including Mnet's M! Countdown , KBS's Music Bank , SBS's Inkigayo and MBC Music's Show Champion to promote the original version of "Mic Drop" and the album. [86] [87] [88] [89] The band performed the song at the SBS Gayo Daejeon music festival on December 25, 2017. [90] They also performed the song on December 31, 2018, at the MBC Gayo Daejejeon , [91] wearing red and black outfits in styles similar to their attire for the music video. Towards the end of the performance, Suga's mic drop move was swapped for a scroll that read "Happy New Year" in Korean when unfurled. [92] On August 11, 2019, the band performed the song during the one-night only Lotte Duty Free Family Concert at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. [93]

BTS performed the remix version of "Mic Drop" live for the first time on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 27, 2017. [94] The band performed an "energetic" rendition of the song, trading off vocals and rapping verses on a "stark" stage decorated with flashing lights. Ryan Reed of Rolling Stone praised the performance, calling it "intricately choreographed." [95] They performed the remix again on the November 30 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! as part of the Mercedes-Benz Live! concert series, [96] and at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong on December 1. [97] Additionally, BTS gave a pre-recorded performance of the song on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on December 31, 2017. [98] On April 13, 2019, BTS performed it together with their 2019 single "Boy with Luv" on Saturday Night Live , becoming the first K-pop group to perform on the show. [99] [100] For the performance, the band wore casual and colourful outfits from Virgil Abloh's first menswear collection for Louis Vuitton. [100] [101] It received widespread acclaim in the media as one of the most-anticipated performances in the show's history. [102] [103] [104] Stephen Thompson of NPR wrote: "Lots of bands can seem strangely diminished by the SNL stage on TV, but on Saturday night, BTS filled every inch of the frame with flashy motion — tight choreography, bright colors, bold energy." [105] Tyler Watamanuk of GQ praised "the crooning vocals, precise choreography, and charismatic swagger" while also lauding the "expert-level" on-stage fashion style of the band. [100] Crystal Bell of MTV labelled the performance as "a fiery coronation" and "an epic, electrifying dance break," adding: "Sure, they can be playful, but they're also fierce and they have swagger — and they can dance." [106] Writing for Elle , Alyssa Bailey cited the performance as "real show-stopping." [107] On December 7, 2019, the band performed the song as the opening act of the 2019 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert at The Forum, Los Angeles. [108] "Mic Drop" was included on the setlist of BTS' Love Yourself World Tour (2018–19). [109] For performances of the song during the Love Yourself: Speak Yourself stadium extension of the tour, the band wore "retro-futuristic" outfits created by Dior artistic director and fashion designer Kim Jones, from his 2019 menswear pre-fall collection. [110] [111] [112]

HBO series Silicon Valley featured the remix version of "Mic Drop" in the trailer for the show's fifth season. [113] Uzbeki figure skater Misha Ge performed to the song during the figure skating gala event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [114]

Track listings

Digital download / streaming – Korean version [115]
No.TitleLength
1."Mic Drop"3:57
Digital download / streaming – Remix version [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Mic Drop" (Steve Aoki remix) (featuring Desiigner)3:58
Digital download / Regular CD Edition – Japanese version [12] [116]
No.TitleLength
1."Mic Drop"3:58
2."DNA"3:44
3."Crystal Snow"5:22
Total length:13:02
Limited Edition A (CD + DVD) – Japanese version [117]
No.TitleLength
1."Mic Drop"3:58
2."DNA"3:44
3."Crystal Snow"5:22
4."Mic Drop" (music video) 
5."Mic Drop" (music video – dance version) 
Limited Edition B (CD + DVD) – Japanese version [118]
No.TitleLength
1."Mic Drop"3:58
2."DNA"3:44
3."Crystal Snow"5:22
4."Mic Drop" (making of music video) 
5."Mic Drop" (making of jacket photos) 
Limited Edition C (CD + Booklet) – Japanese version [119]
No.TitleLength
1."Mic Drop"3:58
2."DNA"3:44
3."Crystal Snow"5:22

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Mic Drop"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [139]
Remix Version 		Gold35,000‡
Japan (RIAJ) [140]
Japanese version, MIC Drop / DNA / Crystal Snow 		2× Platinum500,000^
South Korea (Gaon)—337,136 [141]
South Korea (Gaon)
Remix version 		—80,550 [142]
United Kingdom (BPI) [143] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [144] Platinum1,000,000‡
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ) [145] Gold50,000,000†

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Mic Drop"
CountryDateFormat(s)VersionLabel(s)Ref.
VariousSeptember 18, 2017
Korean Big Hit Entertainment
November 24, 2017Remix
[8]
United StatesDecember 5, 2017 Contemporary hit radio
JapanDecember 6, 2017 CD single Japanese
CD+DVD
CD+Booklet
VariousDecember 6, 2017
  • Digital download
  • streaming

Notes

  1. ↑ The quoted lyrics are from the remix version of the song. [35]

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