Butterfly (Loona song)
{{Short description|2019 single by Loona}}
{{Infobox song
|name=| type = single
| artist = Loona
| album = [X X]
| language = Korean
| released = {{Start date|2019|02|19}}
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=57}}
| label = Blockberry Creative
| writer =
- G-High (MonoTree)
- Jaden Jeong
| producer = G-High (MonoTree)
| prev_title = Hi High
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = 365
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|XEOCbFJjRw0|"Butterfly"}}}}
}}
"Butterfly" is a song released by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on February 19, 2019, as the title track from [X X], the repackage of the EP [+ +], which was released in 2018.
Composition
"Butterfly" is a dream pop, synth-pop and EDM song written by G-High from MonoTree and Jaden Jeong, with G-High also serving as the producer.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3119421/loona-k-pop-interview-butterfly-lgbtq/amp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403222410/http://www.mtv.com/news/3119421/loona-k-pop-interview-butterfly-lgbtq/amp/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2019|title= STAN LOONA: HOW THE K-POP ROOKIES ARE STRIVING TO BECOME THE 'ULTIMATE GIRL GROUP' |last=Taylor|first=Glasby|date=March 4, 2019|website=MTV|access-date=June 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8499147/loona-butterfly-music-video-watch|title=LOONA Share Inspiring 'Butterfly' Music Video: Watch|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-02-27}}{{cite web|title=K-Pop Group LOONA Talks #StanLoona and Why They Love Orbits |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/k-pop-group-loona-stanloona-why-they-love-orbits/amp |last=Erica|first=Russel|date=August 20, 2018|website=Teen Vogue|access-date=August 31, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=31620814|title=[Song Information] Butterfly by LOONA|website=Melon|language=ko|access-date=2019-02-27}} Billboard described "Butterfly" as having a "bass-infused, synthy melody" with a "sense of bright airiness and groovy beat drops." It also highlighted the focus on the diverse vocals tones that moved between "autotuned wails, breathy verses and coy raps". Lyrically, the members sing about flying like a butterfly and letting dreams take flight.{{cite web|title=LOONA Share Inspiring 'Butterfly' Music Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8499147/loona-butterfly-music-video-watch|access-date=2019-02-27|website=Billboard}}
Commercial performance
"Butterfly" debuted at number 6 on the US World Digital Songs Sales chart with 1,000 downloads sold. This is their second Top 10 on the chart and third entry as full group, after "Favorite" peaked at number 4 and "Hi High" peaked at number 11.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8500816/loona-doubles-best-us-sales-week-xx|title=LOONA Doubles Their Best U.S. Sales Week With Second Album Release|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-05}}
Music video
The music video for the song was shot in France, Hong Kong, China, the United States, Iceland and South Korea. Loona's visual director Digipedi revealed that they toured 5 countries across 3 continents for the "Butterfly effects" that captures the freedom and courage of girls worldwide. The video featured scenes of women of different ethnicities, religions, and nationalities from all around the world, interspersed with clips of the girl group dancing in a serene, lilac-hued amphitheater.
Accolades
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ "Butterfly" on listicles ! Critic/Publication ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | List ! data-sort-type="number" | Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| align="center" rowspan="1" | Melon
| align="center" | Top 100 K-pop Songs of All-Time | align="center" | 69 |
| align="center" | IZM
| align="center" | Top 10 2019 Singles of the Year | align="center" {{NA}} | {{cite web|url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=29894&bigcateidx=19&subcateidx=20&view_tp=1|title=Top 10 2019 Singles of the Year|author=|date=December 6, 2019|work=IZM|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426160352/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=29894&bigcateidx=19&subcateidx=20&view_tp=1|archive-date=April 26, 2020|access-date=July 4, 2020}} |
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "Butterfly" ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row" |US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)
|6 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "Butterfly" (Queendom version) ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row" |South Korea Download (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=22&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2022년 22주차 Download Chart|trans-title=Week 22 of 2022 Download Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=June 2, 2022|language=ko}}
|107 |
|---|
Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| scope="row"| Various
| rowspan=2| February 19, 2019 | rowspan=2| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="1"| Blockberry Creative |