Dream Glow

### Songwriter(s)

Charli XCX • Bobby Chung • Mikkel Storleer Eriksen • Tor Erik Hermansen • Ryn Weaver

### Producer(s)

StarGate

"**Dream Glow**" is a song by Jin, Jimin and Jungkook of the South Korean boy band BTS and British singer Charli XCX, released as a single on June 7th, 2019. The song is part of a gaming soundtrack for BTS World, where the player manages the band.

## Background

"Dream Glow" is a reworked version of an unreleased Charli XCX song that was titled "Glow". "Glow" was written in 2016 during writing sessions for XCX's scrapped third studio album.[1] XCX initially planned to include the song on the album, but ultimately decided not to as she stated that "it never quite fit in my world in its original form".

In 2017, Charli XCX met BTS in Seoul, South Korea, when she was in the country performing for a festival. During their meeting, they decided to work on a song together. XCX would later send them her version of "Glow" as a potential song to use, and it was eventually chosen as the song for their collaboration. The group "sat with it for a while" in order to tweak the song and also adapt it to fit the Korean language.

Charli XCX's version of the song leaked in 2018, with slightly different lyrics and production.

The song is credited as being "part one" of the soundtrack to the Netmarble mobile game BTS World.

## Theme

In “Dream Glow” they speak of how following their dreams so freely is liberating and is able to cease the negative side effects of the spotlight. Their dreams are brighter than their hesitations and insecurities.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Charli XCX]

I spend my whole life following the night time

Can't see the stop sign what you gonna say (Hey)

Wandering quietly right into my dreams

It’s all that I see what you gonna say (Hey)

[Pre-Chorus: Jungkook, Charli XCX]

Always feeling something bigger, something real wild (Real wild)

Keep on shining, make it brighter than a spotlight (Spotlight, Hey, hey)

[Chorus: Charli XCX & Jungkook]

Sometimes I stop and stare

Follow my dreams right there

Dream glow, glow (Hey, hey)

Sometimes my dreams come true

Sometimes they turn to blue

Dream glow, glow (Hey, hey)

[Verse 2: Jimin, Charli XCX]

키우기 쉽단 착한 소년들이

감추곤 했던 까진 무르팍 (Hey)

내 별자리는 태양의 파편

찬란한 암전 그림자의 춤 (Hey)

[Pre-Chorus: Jin, Charli XCX]

심장 속에 식지 않는 빛을 느껴 (느껴)

제껴본 적 없는 상대한텐 못 져 (못 져, Hey, hey)

[Chorus: Jungkook & Charli XCX]

눈부셨던 미래 에 에 에

잠시만 멈춘 채 에 에

Dream glow, glow (Hey, hey)

내 꿈은 여기 Stay 에 에 에

나 포기 안 할게 에 에

You'll glow, glow (Hey, hey)

[Bridge: Jimin & Charli XCX]

까만 새벽 떨리는 날개를 펼쳐 (펼쳐)

Keep on shining make it brighter than a spotlight (Spotlight, hey, hey)

[Chorus: Charli XCX & Jungkook]

Sometimes I stop and stare

Follow my dreams right there

Dream glow, glow (Hey, hey)

내 꿈은 여기 Stay 에 에 에

나 포기 안 할게 에 에

Dream glow, glow (Hey, hey)

[Outro: Charli XCX, Jungkook]

You'll glow, glow (Hey, hey)

You’ll glow, glow (Hey, hey)

## Charts

 Euro Digital Song Sales (*Billboard*)
 Finland Digital Song Sales (*Billboard*)
 France Downloads (SNEP)
 Greece International Digital (IFPI)
 Hungary (Single Top 40)
 Ireland (IRMA)
 Lithuania (AGATA)
 Malaysia (RIM)
 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
 Scotland (OCC)
 Singapore (RIAS)
 South Korea (Gaon)
 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)
 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
 UK Singles (OCC)
 UK Independent Singles (OCC)
 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (*Billboard*)
 US Digital Songs (Billboard)
 US World Digital Songs (*Billboard*)

## References

<references>

1. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bts-charli-xcx-dream-glow/
2. ↑ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/06/234893/bts-charli-xcx-collaboration-dream-glow
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/charli\_xcx/status/1137134125343682562
4. ↑ https://www.papermag.com/charli-xcx-bts-dream-glow-2638729988.html