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BTS’s ‘Permission to Dance’ Passes 700 Million YouTube Views

The 2021 Ed Sheeran co-write underscores BTS’s enduring reach, with outlets reporting conflicting tallies.

Overview

  • Big Hit Music confirmed the music video surpassed 700 million views on YouTube on December 10 KST.
  • The label says the milestone gives the group 10 music videos at or above 700 million views, while Soompi reports it as the 12th.
  • The video was released on July 9, 2021 at 1 p.m. KST and reached the mark a little over four years and five months later.
  • The single previously debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and logged seven weeks on the chart.
  • Ed Sheeran contributed to the song’s writing.