"Fire" () is a song recorded by South Korean boy group

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for their first compilation album, '' The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever'' (2016). The

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and

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song was released by Big Hit on May 2, 2016, in South Korea with the Japanese version being released September 7, 2016, on their full album ''

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'', under

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and Virgin Music-Def Jam Recordings.

Music video

The music video for "Fire" was released on May 2. The video was produced and directed by

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and GDW. Fuse stated the cut " eltlike an upgraded version of "Dope" and showcased "the guys whipping out their most intense choreography to date". On May 9, BTS released the dance version of the "Fire" video ahead of their promotion on music programs. The dance was choreographed by Keone Madrid and Vinh Nguyen. Two copies of the music video were uploaded on YouTube: one by 1theK and the other by Hybe Labels. As of November 2021, the music video uploaded by 1theK has over 710 million views.

Commercial performance

BTS topped the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs chart with the single. The videos for "Save Me" ranked first on the Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: May 2016 list revealed by ''

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Promotion

BTS decided to promote on music shows only for a week, performing on

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, KBS, MBC and SBS as planned to allow for individual activities, performances and overseas schedules, starting with ''

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'' on May 12. The song was promoted at

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in December 2018.

Credits and personnel

The Korean credits are adapted from the CD liner notes of '' The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever''. *

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- producer, keyboard, synthesizer, chorus, vocal and rap arrangement, recording engineer @ Dogg Bounce * "hitman" bang- producer * RM- producer *

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- producer *Devine Channel- producer *

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- chorus *

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- chorus *James F. Reynolds- mix engineer

Accolades

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Release history

External links

"Fire" Music Video
on

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"Fire (Choreography Version)" Music Video
on

References

{{authority control 2016 singles Songs in Korean Songs in Japanese BTS songs Songs written by Bang Si-hyuk Music videos directed by Lumpens 2016 songs Songs written by RM (musician) Songs written by Suga Songs written by Pdogg Hybe Corporation singles Song recordings produced by Pdogg