Who (song)

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"Who"
Jimin - Who.png
Single by Jimin
from the album Muse
LanguageEnglish
ReleasedJuly 19, 2024 (2024-07-19)
Length2:50
Label Big Hit
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ghstloop
  • Jon Bellion
  • Pete Nappi
  • Tenroc
  • Pdogg
Jimin singles chronology
"Smeraldo Garden Marching Band"
(2024)
"Who"
(2024)
Music video
"Who" on YouTube

"Who" is a song by South Korean singer Jimin of BTS. It was released on July 19, 2024, as the lead single from his second studio album Muse through Big Hit Music. [1]

Contents

Background and promotion

On July 18, 2024, the song was revealed to be the focus track from his second studio album Muse with an impending performance being teased the same day. [2] On July 22, a pre-recorded performance of the song was broadcast on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , which was recorded before his enlistment in December 2023. [3] The video shows Jimin "flanked by dancers" performing in an abandoned warehouse in front of a neon sign that says "Who". [4]

Commercial performance

A few days after release, the song went on to rise significantly on streaming platforms, [5] soon reaching number one on the daily global Spotify charts. [6] On July 26, 2024, the song debuted at number four in the UK Singles Chart, becoming Jimin's highest-charting solo single in the United Kingdom. [7]

In the United States, "Who" debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 (issue dated August 3, 2024 [8] )—the highest-charting new entry of its release week—marking Jimin's sixth entry on the chart as a solo artist and the second-highest debut of his career; previously "Like Crazy" debuted at number one in 2023. [9] "Who" was also the best-selling song of its release week, topping the corresponding issue of the component Digital Song Sales chart and earning Jimin a record sixth number-one on the ranking, the most among K-pop solo artists and the second-most among all K-pop acts behind only BTS. [10] It peaked at number 12 in its second week, on the chart issue dated August 10. [11]

"Who" accumulated 90.5 million streams and 129,000 sales worldwide during its release week (tracking period dated July 19–25, 2024), earning a number one debut on the August 3 issue of the Billboard Global 200. The song concurrently topped the Global Excl. US chart with 76 million streams and 76,000 sales in territories outside of the US. It is Jimin's first to debut atop both global rankings and he is the second member of BTS to achieve this as a solo artist. [12] "Who" spent a second consecutive week at number one on both global charts (issues dated August 10), with a further 93.4 million streams and 64,000 sales worldwide and 75 million streams and 15,000 sales earned in non-US territories (tracking period dated July 26–August 1). [13]

Music video

Jimin wanders through the streets at night searching for his "love" while singing about missing someone he has never met before and dances with a troupe of dancers. [14]

Accolades

"Who" won three non-consecutive Melon Weekly Popularity awards for the weeks ending July 29, August 5, and August 19, 2024. [15] The song also earned a first-place trophy on the August 8 episode of M Countdown . [16]

Track listing

  1. "Who" – 2:50
  1. "Who" – 2:50
  2. "Who" (Instrumental) – 2:50
  3. "Who" (Acoustic Remix) – 3:04
  4. "Who" (Rock Remix) – 2:51
  5. "Who" (Shibuyakei Remix) – 2:46
  6. "Who" (Funky remix) – 3:08
  7. "Who" (Beautiful Mind Remix) – 2:57

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Who"
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
VariousJuly 19, 2024Original Big Hit [3]
United States CD single [72]
VariousJuly 23, 2024
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Remixes [73]
ItalyJuly 25, 2024 Radio airplay Original EMI [74]
United StatesAugust 9, 2024 Contemporary hit radio Big Hit [75]

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