Boy with Luv
{{short description|2019 single by BTS featuring Halsey}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Boy with Luv
| cover = BTS - Lights (w DVD Limited Edition - Type A).png
| alt =
| caption = Japanese double A-side single cover (limited edition type A)
| type = single
| artist = BTS featuring Halsey
| EP = Map of the Soul: Persona
| A-side = Lights
| released = {{start date|2019|04|12}}
| recorded =
| genre =
- K-pop{{cite web|url=https://songtracer.com/music/1458938370/boy-with-luv-feat-halsey|title=Songs like Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)[Official]|date=November 8, 2019|website=songtracer.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200703235939/https://songtracer.com/music/1458938370/boy-with-luv-feat-halsey|archive-date=July 3, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
- funk{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003988097|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 오늘(12일) 새 앨범 전세계 동시 발표..할시⋅에드시런과 글로벌 협업[공식]|last=Sun|first=Mi-kyung|date=April 11, 2019|work=Osen|language=ko|trans-title=BTS (12th) new album announced today, worldwide simultaneous release .. Global collaboration with Halsey · Ed Sheeran [Official]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612151427/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003988097|archive-date=June 12, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020|via=Naver}}
- pop{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/bts-map-soul-persona-review|title=BTS – 'Map Of The Soul: Persona' review|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=April 12, 2019|work=NME|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413031722/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/bts-map-soul-persona-review|archive-date=April 13, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
- nu-disco{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-review-822474/|title=BTS Establish a Holding Pattern on 'Map of the Soul: Persona'|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=April 16, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422194044/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-review-822474/|archive-date=April 22, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
- bubblegum pop{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/the-greatest-albums-of-2019-2586777|title=The 50 best albums of 2019|last=Bassett|first=Jordan|date=December 16, 2019|work=NME|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221025934/https://www.nme.com/features/the-greatest-albums-of-2019-2586777|archive-date=December 21, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
- electropop{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201904121827185101602_2|title='All hail the kings!': BTS begins new chapter with 'Map of the Soul: Persona'|last=Yim|first=Hyun-su|date=April 12, 2019|work=The Korea Herald|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216184829/https://www.nme.com/features/the-greatest-albums-of-2019-2586777|archive-date=December 16, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=50}}
| label = Big Hit (KR)
- Universal Japan (JP)
| language =
| writer =
{{hlist|Pdogg|RM|Melanie Joy Fontana|Michel "Lindgren" Schulz|"Hitman" Bang|Suga|Emily Weisband|J-Hope|Ashley Frangipane}}
| producer =
- Pdogg
| chronology = BTS
| prev_title = Waste It on Me
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Dream Glow
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = BTS Japanese
| type = single
| prev_title = Fake Love
| prev_title2= Airplane Pt. 2
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Lights
| title2 = Boy with Luv
| year = 2019
| next_title = Stay Gold
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Halsey
| type = single
| prev_title = 11 Minutes
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Boy with Luv
| year = 2019
| next_title = Nightmare
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|XsX3ATc3FbA|"Boy with Luv"}}
{{YouTube|62E_xyj_oDA|"Boy with Luv" (ARMY with Luv version)}}
}}
{{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = BTS - A Poem for Small Things (Boy With Luv).ogg
}}
}}
"Boy with Luv" (Korean: 작은 것들을 위한 시; RR: Jag-eun geosdeul-eul wihan si, {{abbr|lit.|literally}} "A Poem for Small Things"{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-rm-korean-title-boy-with-luv/|title=BTS's RM Talked About the Importance of the Korean Title for "Boy With Luv"|last=Gemmill|first=Allie|date=April 24, 2019|work=Teen Vogue|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427014226/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-rm-korean-title-boy-with-luv|archive-date=April 27, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}) is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BTS, featuring American singer Halsey, as the lead single for their sixth extended play Map of the Soul: Persona. It was released on April 12, 2019, by Big Hit Entertainment.{{cite tweet|user=BigHitEnt|author-link=Big Hit Entertainment|number=1114905716966416384|date=April 7, 2019|title=#BTS #방탄소년단 <작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) feat. Halsey> Official Teaser 1|access-date=July 3, 2020}} The song's music video was the most viewed online music video in 24 hours at the time, garnering over 74.6 million views within its first day of release. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA in June. "Boy with Luv" held the record for the song with the most music show wins after the 2000s in South Korea with 21 wins, until the record was broken by "Dynamite".{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Min-kyung|date=November 13, 2020|script-title=ko:'뮤직뱅크' 방탄소년단, 1위 22관왕..태민·여자친구 컴백→스테이씨 데뷔[★밤TView]|trans-title='Music Bank' BTS, 1st place 22 crowns... Taemin, GFriend comeback → STAYC debut [★ Night TView]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002909520|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113102254/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002909520|archive-date=November 13, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020|website=StarNews|language=ko|via=Naver}}
The Japanese version of the song was released on July 3, 2019, on the double A-side single "Lights", via Universal Music Japan.{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bts-lightsboy-with-luv-300847587.html|title=BTS 'Lights/Boy With Luv'|website=www.prnewswire.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523224458/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bts-lightsboy-with-luv-300847587.html|archive-date=May 23, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
Composition
"Boy With Luv" featuring American singer Halsey has been described as a "funk pop" song about happiness and love. It is performed in the key of D major with the vocals ranging from F{{music|sharp}}4 to B5.{{Cite web |last1=Kang |first1=Hyo-Won |last2=Kim |first2=Nam Jun |last3=Gi |first3=Min, Yoon |last4=Lindgren |first4=Schulz, Michel |last5=Ashley |first5=Frangipane |last6=Si-hyuk |first6=Bang |last7=Jung |first7=Ho-seok |last8=Emily |first8=Weisband |last9=Melanie |first9=Fontana |date=2019-05-20 |title=Boy with Luv |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0196534 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Musicnotes.com |language=en}} It serves as a parallel track to their earlier song "Boy in Luv", released in 2014. According to Tamar Herman of Billboard, the song describes how true strength and love come from finding joy in the smallest things in life.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8506844/bts-ed-sheeran-collaboration-make-it-right|title=BTS Announce Ed Sheeran Collaboration 'Make It Right'|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=April 11, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416135021/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8506844/bts-ed-sheeran-collaboration-make-it-right|archive-date=April 16, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} Elias Leight from Rolling Stone classified the song as "nu-disco single". NME characterized it as "bubblegum pop". Yim Hyun-su from The Korea Herald described the lead single as "an upbeat electro-pop song with catchy hooks". According to Refinery29, the light, funk-laced song features live instruments.{{cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/04/229643/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-album-review|title=BTS Lets You Into Their Universe With Map of the Soul: Persona|last=Morin|first=Natalie|date=April 16, 2019|work=Refinery29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612152004/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/04/229643/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-album-review|archive-date=June 12, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
Music video
A trailer for the music video was released on April 7, 2019, with a 13-second clip of the song towards the end.{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/bts-boy-with-luv-music-video-teaser-featuring-halsey-is-already-blowing-armys-minds-17017439|title=BTS' "Boy With Luv" Music Video Teaser Featuring Halsey Is Already Blowing ARMYs' Minds|last=Anwar|first=Mehak|date=April 7, 2019|work=Elite Daily|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407154647/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/bts-boy-with-luv-music-video-teaser-featuring-halsey-is-already-blowing-armys-minds-17017439|archive-date=April 7, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} The teaser features Halsey working in a ticket booth before walking outside to find BTS sitting on a couch. A second teaser, featuring close-ups of the band, was released on April 10.{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/10/bts-ready-close-ups-second-boy-luv-teaser-9156884/|title=BTS are ready for their close-ups in the second Boy With Luv teaser|last=Kelly|first=Emma|date=April 10, 2019|work=Metro|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411150349/https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/10/bts-ready-close-ups-second-boy-luv-teaser-9156884/|archive-date=April 11, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
Directed by Yong-Seok Choi from Lumpens, the full music video was released on April 12.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bts-new-album-music-video-boy-with-luv-halsey|title=BTS Drops a New Album and Music Video With Halsey—And It's a Visual Feast|last=Allaire|first=Christian|date=April 12, 2019|work=Vogue|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416104445/https://www.vogue.com/article/bts-new-album-music-video-boy-with-luv-halsey|archive-date=April 16, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bts-youtube-record-boy-with-luv-halsey-1203188877/|title=Korea's BTS Shatters YouTube Record for Views in 24 Hours With 'Boy With Luv' Featuring Halsey|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=April 13, 2019|work=Variety|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416053756/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bts-youtube-record-boy-with-luv-halsey-1203188877/|archive-date=April 16, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2020|quote=The "Boy With Luv" video...was directed by YongSeok Choi of Seoul-based production house Lumpens.}} It simultaneously obtained the records of fastest-liked video and fastest-viewed video on YouTube, reaching 3 million likes in 2 hours and 74.6 million views within 24 hours of release, making it the most viewed YouTube video in the first 24 hours after its release at the time, averaging about 860 views per second during that interval. It was also the fastest video to reach 100 million views on YouTube, doing so in approximately one day and 10 hours.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/04/15/bts-youtube-24-hour-boy-with-luv/#66591f0528b6|title=BTS's 'Boy With Luv' Smashes YouTube's Record For Most Views In 24 Hours|last=Kelley|first=Caitlin|date=April 15, 2019|work=Forbes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416081113/https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/04/15/bts-youtube-24-hour-boy-with-luv/|archive-date=April 16, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} On April 26, BigHit released a second version of the music video, titled "ARMY With Luv", dedicated to the band's fandom, ARMY.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2019/04/26/BTS-releases-new-version-of-Boy-with-Luv-video-for-fans/4061556298340/|title=BTS releases new version of 'Boy with Luv' video for fans|last=Martin|first=Annie|date=April 26, 2019|work=UPI Entertainment News|access-date=October 29, 2020}} The video featured footage of the band not seen in the original version and more moments with Halsey; the large "LOVE" sign that appears atop a building while the band dances in the original was replaced with one that spelt "ARMY" instead.{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/bts-army-with-luv-music-video-is-a-shoutout-to-fans-with-a-ton-more-halsey-moments-17229126|title=BTS' "ARMY With Luv" Music Video Is A Shoutout To Fans With A Ton More Halsey Moments|last=Anwar|first=Mehak|date=April 27, 2019|work=Elite Daily|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153421/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/bts-army-with-luv-music-video-is-a-shoutout-to-fans-with-a-ton-more-halsey-moments-17229126|archive-date=April 28, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2020}} In December 2019, YouTube named it the most viewed music video in South Korea of the year.{{cite web|last=Hong|first=Jin-in|date=December 6, 2019|script-title=ko:올해 국내 유튜브 뮤직비디오 1위는 BTS '작은 것들을 위한 시'|trans-title=This year's No. 1 YouTube music video, BTS 'Poetry for Small Things'|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0011260130|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206055618/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0011260130|archive-date=December 6, 2019|access-date=July 4, 2020|work=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|via=Naver}} The music video crossed 1 billion views in October 2020, eighteen months after release, and is the band's second to reach the mark.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/9474959/bts-halsey-boy-with-luv-hits-1-billion-views-youtube/|title=BTS & Halsey's 'Boy With Luv' Video Officially Crosses the Billion Views Mark on YouTube|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=October 29, 2020|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030002953/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/9474959/bts-halsey-boy-with-luv-hits-1-billion-views-youtube/|archive-date=October 30, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/25/bts-boy-with-luv-music-video-reaches-1-billion-views-on-youtube/|title=BTS' 'Boy With Luv' music video reaches 1 billion views on YouTube|last=Hicap|first=Jonathan|date=October 25, 2020|work=Manila Bulletin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015417/https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/25/bts-boy-with-luv-music-video-reaches-1-billion-views-on-youtube/|archive-date=November 1, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}
Promotion
The band performed the song for the first time on April 13, 2019, as the musical guests on Saturday Night Live (making them the first K-pop group to perform on the show) and performed it with Halsey at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards held on May 1, 2019. BTS started their Korean promotion on April 18, 2019, on M Countdown. They performed the song again to kick off Good Morning America{{'}}s Summer Concert Series at New York's Central Park on May 15, 2019, along with their 2016 single, Fire.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8511538/bts-gma-performance-videos|title=BTS's "GMA" Performance : Watch|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=May 15, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518170554/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8511538/bts-gma-performance-videos|archive-date=May 18, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} On May 16, 2019, BTS performed the song at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/bts-performance-colbert-late-show-interview|title=BTS Breaks into Song During Delightful Colbert Sit-Down, Stages Beatles-Inspired Performance|last=Bradley|first=Laura|date=May 16, 2019|work=Vanity Fair|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213144327/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/bts-performance-colbert-late-show-interview|archive-date=December 13, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} On May 21, 2019, they performed the song at The Voice{{'}}s finale.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8512679/bts-boy-with-luv-performance-the-voice-watch|title=BTS Spread Good Vibes During Glowing 'Boy with Luv' Performance on 'The Voice' Finale: Watch|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=May 22, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610092932/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8512679/bts-boy-with-luv-performance-the-voice-watch|archive-date=June 10, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} On May 30, 2019, they also performed the song at Britain Got Talent{{'}}s semi-final.{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/30/bts-sends-army-meltdown-smash-boy-luv-performance-britains-got-talent-9752884/|title=BTS send Army wild with Boy With Luv performance on Britain's Got Talent|last=Dosani|first=Rishma|date=May 30, 2019|work=Metro|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530230858/https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/30/bts-sends-army-meltdown-smash-boy-luv-performance-britains-got-talent-9752884/|archive-date=May 30, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
On November 30, BTS performed "Boy with Luv" at the 2019 Melon Music Awards with throwbacks to "Boy in Luv".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8545107/bts-performance-2019-melon-music-awards|title=BTS Turn 2019 Melon Music Awards Into Mini Concert Before Picking Up Top Honors|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=December 1, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204112506/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8545107/bts-performance-2019-melon-music-awards|archive-date=December 4, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} On December 4, the song was performed at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8545375/bts-2019-mnet-asian-music-awards-performance-videos|title=Watch BTS' Career-Spanning Set at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=December 4, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205141309/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8545375/bts-2019-mnet-asian-music-awards-performance-videos|archive-date=December 5, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} Two days later, BTS performed the song at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles, where they appeared as a headliner. In addition, BTS performed the song in South Korea at the SBS Gayo Daejun and KBS Song Festival on December 25 and 27, respectively,{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/bts-christmas-concert-holiday-album-1479164|title=BTS Christmas performance at SBS Gayo Daejeon has fans wishing for a holiday album|last=Williams|first=Janice|date=December 25, 2019|work=Newsweek|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227090733/https://www.newsweek.com/bts-christmas-concert-holiday-album-1479164|archive-date=December 27, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/k-pop-band-bts-delivers-last-performance-of-the-year-at-kbs-song-festival-2019-2437811.html|title=K-Pop Band BTS Delivers Last Performance of the Year at KBS Song Festival 2019|author=|date=December 27, 2019|work=News18 India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228131727/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/k-pop-band-bts-delivers-last-performance-of-the-year-at-kbs-song-festival-2019-2437811.html|archive-date=December 28, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} following which the song was performed in New York's Times Square at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8547206/bts-2020-stellar-performances-at-new-years-rockin-eve-dick-clark-times-square-k-pop|title=BTS Ushers in 2020 With Stellar Performances at New Year's Rockin' Eve in Times Square: Watch|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|date=January 1, 2020|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102053531/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8547206/bts-2020-stellar-performances-at-new-years-rockin-eve-dick-clark-times-square-k-pop|archive-date=January 2, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
Reception
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|quote = "The first taste of BTS' 'Map Of The Soul: Persona' was an incredibly sweet one – a vibrant burst of bubblegum pop with an added Halsey twist. Its Korean title translated to 'A Poem For Small Things' and the lyrics celebrated "the things you're interested in, the way you walk or talk, and every little trivial habit of yours" over melodies that would make even the most mundane of days seem like a dream."
|source = — {{small| R.D. from NME{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/the-50-best-songs-of-2019-2589036|title=The 50 best songs of 2019|last1=Bassett|first1=Jordan|last2=Daly|first2=Rhian|last3=Krol|first3=Charlotte|last4=Moore|first4=Sam|last5=Mylrea|first5=Hannah|last6=Smith|first6=Thomas|last7=Stubbs|first7=Dan|last8=Trendell|first8=Andrew|last9=Williams|first9=Kyann-Sian|date=December 18, 2019|work=NME|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219001240/https://www.nme.com/features/the-50-best-songs-of-2019-2589036|archive-date=December 19, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}}}
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Taylor Glasby writing for Dazed labelled "Boy With Luv" as "a beacon of pop sweetness". Dazed placed it in their list of "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019" and commended the "catchy, made-for-radio immediacy" of the song, additionally characterizing "the playful lightness of the instrumental, vocals, and overall mood" that "bring to it a joyful ingenuousness and an old-world classiness that keeps the song sounding box fresh."{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/47023/1/the-20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2019|title=The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019|last=Glasby|first=Taylor|date=December 5, 2019|work=Dazed|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215164754/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/47023/1/the-20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2019|archive-date=December 15, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} Writing for the Consequence of Sound, Laura Dzubay called the song "familiarly romantic".{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/04/album-review-bts-map-of-the-soul/|title=BTS Doubles Down on Genre-Bending, Emotion-Fueled Pop on Map of the Soul : Persona|last=Dzubay|first=Laura|date=April 19, 2019|work=Consequence of Sound|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419232441/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/04/album-review-bts-map-of-the-soul/|archive-date=April 19, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} The song was included in South China Morning Post{{'}}s list of "The 10 best K-pop songs of 2019". In that article, Jeff Benjamin described it as "euphoric pop sound" while praising how the song "shows their maturity and growth and comes with a message – to allow love to take over gradually and to make changes from the inside."{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3042914/10-best-k-pop-songs-2019-hit-tracks-supergroups-bts-and|title=The 10 best K-pop songs of 2019: hit tracks from supergroups BTS and Blackpink, and newcomers SuperM and Itzy|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=December 21, 2019|work=South China Morning Post|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225133012/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3042914/10-best-k-pop-songs-2019-hit-tracks-supergroups-bts-and|archive-date=December 25, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} Rhian Daly from NME called the song "addictive and deftly balanced" with Halsey's chorus "fitting in naturally and seamlessly".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/bts-map-soul-persona-review-2475963|title=BTS – 'Map Of The Soul: Persona' review|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=April 12, 2019|work=NME|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114192137/https://www.nme.com/reviews/bts-map-soul-persona-review-2475963|archive-date=January 14, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}}Billboard included the song in their list of "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List" as well as their list of "The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8545893/best-songs-of-2019-top-100|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List|author=|date=December 11, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212032011/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8545893/best-songs-of-2019-top-100|archive-date=December 12, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8547126/the-25-best-k-pop-songs-of-2019-critics-picks|title=The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks|author=|date=December 29, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231010122/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8547126/the-25-best-k-pop-songs-of-2019-critics-picks|archive-date=December 31, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} NME placed the song on their list of "The 50 best songs of 2019". It was also named as the Song of the Year through the public survey conducted by Gallup Korea in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000223871|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 올해를 빛낸 가수·아이돌·노래 '석권'|last=Park|first=So-hyun|date=December 19, 2019|work=SPOTVNews|language=ko|trans-title=BTS, singers, idols, and songs that shined this year 'sweep'|access-date=June 13, 2021|via=Naver}}
Commercial performance
Upon release, "Boy With Luv" debuted at No. 1 on the real-time charts of six major music sites including Soribada, Genie, Naver, Bugs, Mnet, and Flo on April 12.{{cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111120257|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, '작은 것들을 위한 시' 컴백 동시에 6개 음원차트 1위..일부 차트 오류[美친차트]|last=Sun|first=Mi-kyung|date=April 12, 2019|work=Osen|language=ko|trans-title=BTS, Comeback for "Boy With Luv". #1 on six music charts at the same time..Some chart errors|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103202755/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111120257|archive-date=January 3, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}} On the morning of April 13, it was reported that the song ranked No. 1 in real time charts of all digital platforms including Melon, thereby achieving an "all kill".{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003988841|script-title=ko:"BTS 노래 듣자"…멜론, 접속자 폭주로 서버 한때 다운|last=Sun|first=Mi-kyung|date=April 13, 2019|work=Osen|language=ko|trans-title="All kills, 3 million shots, 84 countries, 40 million views" ... BTS, the record has already begun [Oh! 쎈 Letter]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612150941/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003988841|archive-date=June 12, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020|via=Naver}} In addition, all other tracks of Map of the Soul: Persona debuted in Top 10. It was reported that multiple servers crashed, including Korea's largest music site Melon, due to the number of fans streaming at the same time.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=001&aid=0010760097|script-title=ko:"BTS 노래 듣자"…멜론, 접속자 폭주로 서버 한때 다운|last=Soo-yoon|first=Park|date=April 12, 2019|work=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|trans-title="Let's listen to BTS song"… Melon server crashes due to congestion|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413054919/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=001&aid=0010760097|archive-date=April 13, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020|via=Naver}} "Boy With Luv" debuted at No. 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart and topped the weekly charts for three consecutive weeks.
- {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=16&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2019년 16주차 Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|trans-title=Digital Chart – Week 16 of 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511173549/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=16&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|archive-date=May 11, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
- {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=17&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2019년 17주차 Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|trans-title=Digital Chart – Week 17 of 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915081357/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=17&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|archive-date=September 15, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
- {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=18&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2019년 18주차 Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|trans-title=Digital Chart – Week 18 of 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227141534/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=18&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|archive-date=December 27, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} "Boy with Luv" debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, becoming the group's highest Top 10 entry following "Fake Love".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8508055/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-hot-100-number-one-third-week-bts|title=Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Third Week; Sam Smith & Normani, BTS & Halsey Hit Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=April 22, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423104520/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8508055/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-hot-100-number-one-third-week-bts|archive-date=April 23, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} The song also debuted at No. 13 on the UK Official Singles Chart, making it the highest-charting single by a Korean act.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2019/04/19/bts-scores-the-highest-charting-k-pop-hit-by-a-group-in-u-k-history/#4accb4701a40|title=BTS Scores The Highest-Charting K-Pop Hit By A Group In U.K. History|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|date=April 19, 2019|work=Forbes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419182352/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2019/04/19/bts-scores-the-highest-charting-k-pop-hit-by-a-group-in-u-k-history/|archive-date=April 19, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} The single also launched at No. 5 on the Billboard Streaming Songs chart, the highest rank for the band on the chart so far and the second top 10 after "Fake Love" peaked at No. 7, according to the Billboard website. It also ranked No. 3 on the Digital Song Sales chart, marking the group's fourth song hitting the chart's top 10.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190423000207|title=BTS 'Boy with Luv' ranks 8th on Billboard singles chart|author=|date=April 23, 2019|work=Yonhap News Agency|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423033252/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190423000207|archive-date=April 23, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020|via=The Korea Herald}}
"Boy with Luv" was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June, for selling over one million units in the United States. It is the group's second Platinum certification following "Mic Drop".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8517197/bts-halsey-boy-with-luv-certified-platinum|title=BTS & Halsey's 'Boy with Luv' Goes Platinum|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=June 24, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624235054/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8517197/bts-halsey-boy-with-luv-certified-platinum|archive-date=June 24, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}} The song surpassed 100 million streams on Gaon Music Chart, earning a Platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA).{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001057471|script-title=ko:'음원강자' 폴킴 '안녕', 9월 가온차트 2관왕|last=Park|first=So-hyun|date=October 10, 2019|work=Xports News|language=ko|trans-title=Paul Kim's "So Long," a two-time winner on Gaon Chart in September.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101053802/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001057471|archive-date=January 1, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020|via=Naver}} "Boy With Luv" was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 35,000 units in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.indozone.id/music/75s3Wq/bts-mendapatkan-gold-certified-di-australia|title=BTS Mendapatkan Gold Certified Di Australia|author=|date=June 13, 2019|work=Indozone|language=id|trans-title=BTS Gets Gold Certified in Australia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831143217/https://www.indozone.id/music/75s3Wq/bts-mendapatkan-gold-certified-di-australia|archive-date=August 31, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
BTS was named one of the Top 10 artists of 2019 by Genie Music with "Boy with Luv" topping their daily chart for 26 days.{{cite web|url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2019123001031812069001|script-title=ko:팝송·여가수 돌풍… 음원차트, 이변 또 이변|last=Ahn|first=Jin-yong|date=December 30, 2019|work=munhwa.com|language=ko|trans-title=Pop song, female singer blast… Sound chart, side or side|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301210959/http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2019123001031812069001|archive-date=March 1, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Map of the Soul: Persona.{{cite AV media notes|title=Map of the Soul: Persona|title-link=Map of the Soul: Persona|others=BTS|year=2019|type=CD Album; Liner notes|publisher=Big Hit Entertainment|id=8809440338702|location=South Korea}}
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- BTS – primary vocals
- Halsey – featured vocals, songwriting
- Pdogg – production, songwriting, keyboard, synthesizer, vocal arrangement, rap arrangement, recording engineer, digital editing
- RM – songwriting, rap arrangement, recording engineer
- Melanie Fontana – songwriting, chorus
- Michel "Lindgren" Schulz – songwriting, recording engineer
- "Hitman" Bang – songwriting
- Suga – songwriting
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- Emily Weisband – songwriting
- J-Hope – songwriting
- Lee Tae-wook – guitar
- Jungkook – chorus
- Park Jin-se − recording engineer
- Alex Williams − recording engineer
- Adora – digital editing
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Accolades
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| style="text-align:center;" | April 22, 2019 | rowspan="5" |{{cite web|script-title=ko:주간 인기상|trans-title=Melon Music Weekly Award|url=http://www.melon.com/melonaward/weekAward.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118221005/http://www.melon.com/melonaward/weekAward.htm|archive-date=November 18, 2016|access-date=September 7, 2019|website=Melon.com|language=ko|format=Click on tab labelled '4월' at top of page to view winners for April, scroll up from '4.22' to view each successive week's winner |title=Melon Music Awards }} |
| style="text-align:center;" | April 29, 2019 |
| style="text-align:center;" | May 6, 2019 |
| style="text-align:center;" | May 13, 2019 |
| style="text-align:center;" | May 20, 2019 |
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=BTS|title=Lights / Boy with Luv|award=Diamond|number=2|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|certmonth=8|note=Lights / Boy with Luv|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
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Release history
See also
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