Music / NewsMusic / NewsBTS’ video for ‘Dynamite’ smashes YouTube viewing recordsThe music video gained around 100 million views in its first 24 hoursShareLink copied ✔️August 23, 2020August 23, 2020TextThom Waite BTS have been breaking records for a while now. The boy group’s latest achievement, though, is with their new single, “Dynamite”, and the accompanying video, which premiered on YouTube August 20. In fact, BTS have demolished two of YouTube’s previous records with “Dynamite”: first, it scored the most concurrent viewers of all time, and then the most views in the first day of its release. That’s over three million concurrent viewers, according to YouTube’s live counter – other counters put it closer to four million, according to The Independent – and around 100 million views in 24 hours, with Variety reporting 98.3 million (10 million of which seemingly took place in the first 20 minutes). In breaking the 24 hour record, BTS overtake the K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, whose “How You Like That” music video itself took the title from BTS’ Halsey-featuring “Boy With Luv” earlier this year. As for “Dynamite”, the upbeat, disco-influenced track is BTS’ first single sung entirely in English. In its announcement last month, the group stated: “Due to COVID-19, people around the world have been going through tough times and we wanted to share some positive energy with our fans.” Listen (and watch) below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’The Boy who cried Terrified: Ranking all the tracks on fakemink’s new EP RIMOWAAirport aesthetics and the timeless appeal of the RIMOWA caseA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A EastAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favouritesJim BeamWhat went down at Jim Beam’s NYC bashA 24-hour London will save the city’s nightlife, says new report‘It’s a revolution’: Nigeria’s new-gen rappers are hitting the mainstreamWhy are we so nostalgic for the music of 2016?Listen to Oskie’s ‘perennially joyful’ Dazed mixCorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy