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  Studio Album · No. 4

BE Songwriting Credits by BTS

2020 Big Hit Entertainment 8 tracks 28 min

Produced by Pdogg, Cosmo's Midnight, Hiss noise, El Capitxn, Arston, David Stewart, Brasstracks

Big Hit Entertainment K-popPopHip Hop
88%
Authorship
Artist

BTS wrote 7 of 8 documented tracks

Authorship Breakdown 7 / 8 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 8 tracks with documented writers, by whether BTS carries a lyricist or composer credit.

88%
7 trackswritten by BTS 1 trackoutside writers
BTS's roles on this album

Share of the 8 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist88%
Composer88%
Producer25%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

8
Tracks
24
Lyricists
16
Producers
2
No.1 Singles
2020
Released

Awards & Recognition 3

MAMA Awards 2021 - Album of the Year
Golden Disc Awards 2022 - Disc Daesang
Circle Chart Music Awards 2021 - Album of the Year (4th Quarter)
Data Insight

BE is a pandemic-era album that BTS conceived, co-produced, and creatively directed themselves, with each member taking charge of a different part of the project. Most of the tracks are self-written by the members alongside longtime collaborator Pdogg, who anchors the production, giving the record an intimate, group-authored feel that reflects on isolation and resilience. The exception is the closing single "Dynamite," the group's first all-English song, which was written and composed by outside British songwriters David Stewart and Jessica Agombar rather than the members. That contrast places a self-produced, member-led body of work next to a single built by external pop writers, both topping the Billboard Hot 100.

BE is BTS's fifth Korean studio album, released November 20, 2020 on Big Hit Entertainment. The eight-track album was largely self-produced by the members and themed around the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. It features 'Dynamite,' their first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, which was written entirely by outside songwriters David Stewart and Jessica Agombar.

Track Listing & Credits 8 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Life Goes On #1
Antonina ArmatoChris JamesJ-HopeRMSugaRuuthPdogg Antonina ArmatoChris JamesJ-HopeRMSugaRuuthPdogg Pdogg RM (Rap)Jin (Vocals)Suga (Rap)J-Hope (Rap)Jimin (Vocals)V (Vocals)Jungkook (Vocals)
2
Fly to My Room
Cosmo's MidnightJ-HopeJoe Femi GriffithRMSuga Cosmo's MidnightJ-HopeJoe Femi GriffithRMSuga Cosmo's Midnight Jimin (Vocals)V (Vocals)Jin (Vocals)Suga (Rap)
3
Blue & Grey
Hiss noiseJ-HopePark Ji-sooLeviMetaphorRMSugaV Hiss noiseJ-HopePark Ji-sooLeviMetaphorRMSugaV Hiss noisePark Ji-sooLeviV V (Lead Vocals)Jin (Vocals)Jimin (Vocals)Jungkook (Vocals)RM (Rap)
4
Skit
J-HopeJiminJinJungkookRMSugaV J-HopeJiminJinJungkookRMSugaV J-HopeJiminJinJungkookRMSugaV RM (Vocals)Jin (Vocals)Suga (Vocals)J-Hope (Vocals)Jimin (Vocals)V (Vocals)Jungkook (Vocals)
5
Telepathy
El CapitxnHiss noiseJungkookRMSuga El CapitxnHiss noiseJungkookRMSuga El CapitxnHiss noise RM (Rap)Suga (Rap)J-Hope (Rap)Jungkook (Vocals)
6
Dis-ease
GhstloopIvan Jackson RosenbergJ-HopeJiminPdoggRMRandy RunyonSuga GhstloopIvan Jackson RosenbergJ-HopeJiminPdoggRMRandy RunyonSuga Brasstracks J-Hope (Lead Vocals, Rap)
7
Stay
ArstonJinJungkookRM ArstonJinJungkookRM Arston Jin (Vocals)Jungkook (Vocals)
8
Dynamite #1
David StewartJessica Agombar David StewartJessica Agombar David Stewart RM (Rap)Jin (Vocals)Suga (Rap)J-Hope (Rap)Jimin (Vocals)V (Vocals)Jungkook (Vocals)

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