"Mic Drop" was released for digital download and streaming in various countries by Big Hit Entertainment on November 24, 2017, as the second single from Love Yourself: Her. In an interview with Billboard magazine, Desiigner stated that he had met the band at the Billboard Music Awards earlier that year and became involved in the collaboration. Originally included as a B-side track on Love Yourself: Her, a remix of "Mic Drop" by electro house DJ Steve Aoki featuring American rapper Desiigner, was announced for release as a single on November 7, 2017. The EP debuted and peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200, becoming the first Korean album to enter the top 10 on the chart. They released their fifth extended play Love Yourself: Her on Septemto commercial success. The band further garnered major attention in the United States after winning the Top Social Artist award at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, becoming the first K-pop group ever to be nominated for and win a Billboard Music Award. 2 (2015), The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016), and Wings (2016).
South Korean boy band BTS had achieved consecutive entries on Billboard charts with The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. It was also included on the setlist for the band's Love Yourself World Tour (2018–19). They promoted the remix version of the song with performances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Saturday Night Live, amongst others. Following the release of Love Yourself: Her, BTS appeared on several South Korean music programs including M! Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo. Both videos depict the band performing powerful choreography in various settings. The video for the Japanese version was uploaded to Universal Music Japan's YouTube channel on December 5, 2017. Woogie Kim directed the music video for the Korean version which premiered on Big Hit's YouTube channel at the same time as the song's release. Two music videos were filmed for "Mic Drop", one for the Korean remix version and one for the Japanese version.
It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was the 13th best-selling single of 2017 in Japan. The Japanese version debuted at number one on both the Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100. The song appeared at number 37 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 46 on the UK Singles Chart, in addition to reaching moderate peaks in several other territories. Commercially, the remix version of "Mic Drop" debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first track to reach the top 40 on the chart. The song received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who praised its beat, sound, and musical styles, and picked it as a standout track, on Love Yourself: Her. A hip hop song, the lyrics celebrate BTS' numerous achievements. It was produced by Aoki, with Pdogg providing additional production.
The remix version was also written by the same songwriters, with additional songwriting by Aoki, Desiigner, Tayla Parx, Flowsik, and Shae Jacobs. Both the Korean and Japanese versions of the song were written by Supreme Boi, "Hitman" Bang, J-Hope, RM, and Pdogg, with the latter of the five solely handling production. The Japanese-language version of "Mic Drop" was released on Decemby Def Jam Recordings and Virgin Music as a triple A-side single album that included " DNA" and a new, original song " Crystal Snow", both also in Japanese. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on December 5, 2017, as a single in that country. The remix was released as the second single from the EP on Novemby Big Hit Entertainment and features a guest appearance by American rapper Desiigner. The Korean version was originally included as a B-side track on the band's fifth extended play, Love Yourself: Her (2017), and later remixed by American producer and DJ Steve Aoki. " Mic Drop" (stylized as " MIC Drop") is a song recorded in two languages ( Korean and Japanese) by South Korean boy band BTS.
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