Seven (Jungkook song)

"Seven"
File:Seven by Jungkook cover art.jpeg Original and clean version cover
Single by Jungkook featuring Latto
Released	July 14, 2023
Genre	UK garage pop
Length	3:04
Label	Big Hit
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Watt Cirkut Jon Bellion Latto Theron Makiel Thomas
Producer(s)	Watt Cirkut
Jungkook singles chronology
"Dreamers" (2022) "Seven" (2023)
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Music video
"Seven" on YouTube

"Seven" is the debut solo single by South Korean singer Jungkook of BTS featuring American rapper Latto. It was written by Andrew Watt, Cirkut, Jon Bellion, Latto, and Theron Makiel Thomas. Released on July 14, 2023, through Big Hit Music, "Seven" was produced by Watt and Cirkut and is a romantic UK garage, pop song about wanting to spend all of one's time with one's lover. An explicit version of the song was also released.

The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and the Global 200, becoming both Jungkook and Latto's first number-one on those charts. "Seven" also debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, setting a new record as the highest debuting single by a solo Korean act in history. Elsewhere, it charted in the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, South Korea, and Switzerland.

Lyrics and composition

Described as an "invigorating summer song", "Seven" was produced by Andrew Watt and Cirkut, both of whom co-wrote it with Jon Bellion, Latto, and Theron Makiel Thomas. Musically, it is a pop song of the UK garage genre with acoustic guitar sounds and a catchy melody. Lyrically, "Seven" is a romantic serenade about wanting to spend every moment of every day with one's lover. The explicit version's lyrics express a more sexual desire.

Reception

Writing for NME, Rhian Daly gave "Seven" a four star rating out of five, praising Jungkook's "polished mid-register and honeyed falsetto" and opining that the song "set the bar high for his solo era".

Music video

An accompanying music video, directed by Bradley & Pablo, was released alongside the song and features South Korean actress Han So-hee as Jungkook's girlfriend. Chronicling an entire week (in reference to the song's lyrics), the video depicts Jungkook comedically attempting to win back Han's affection, often to her annoyance.

Synopsis

The video opens with Jungkook and Han arguing at a restaurant on Monday, during which an earthquake causes a chandelier to drop before a wall suddenly explodes. On Tuesday, he hangs off the window of a train she is on to serenade her and climbs atop the train as she switches cars. On Wednesday, Jungkook tries to capture her attention at a flooding laundromat, to which she responds angrily. On Thursday, Jungkook is hit by a car while attempting to give her flowers. On Friday, Jungkook tries to follow her during an extreme rainstorm, culminating in him getting blown away by the wind. Latto appears during Jungkook's funeral on Saturday and performs her verse atop Jungkook's coffin at one point before he suddenly resurrects and greets Han. On Sunday, Jungkook tries to sing to her on a suspended platform. At the end of the video, which returns to the rainstorm on Friday, Han reluctantly reaches for Jungkook's hand, and they walk away together in the rain.

Commercial performance

"Seven" debuted atop the daily Global Spotify Chart with almost 16 million streams, recording the most opening-day streams for a male artist and collaboration in history and the biggest debut in 2023. Jungkook became the first K-pop act to reach number one the U.S. Spotify chart and the first Korean solo artist to debut atop the global chart.

The single debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, earning the highest debut for a solo Korean act in the history of the chart. Jungkook surpassed the record previously set by BTS bandmate Jimin, who peaked at number eight with "Like Crazy" a few months earlier. He also tied with BTS for the highest Singles Chart debut and peak of all time; the band previously debuted at number three with "Dynamite" in 2020, and "Butter" and "My Universe" in 2021.

According to Luminate, "Seven" received 5.11 million on-demand streams and sold over 34,000 digital copies on its opening day (July 14) in the United States. It continued to earn over 2.5 million streams daily over the next three days, accruing 13.7 million streams in its first four days of availability, and sold a further 32,000 digital copies within that time. The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated July 29, 2023,—the 68th number one debut in Billboard chart history—with 21.9 million streams, 6.4 million in airplay audience, and 153,000 combined digital and CD singles sold from July 14 through July 20. It was the second best-selling digital song and fourth most-streamed song of its release week, additionally debuting at numbers 30 and 33 on the Adult Pop Airplay and Pop Airplay charts, respectively. "Seven" is Jungkook's first number one and top-10 entry on the Hot 100. He is the second member of BTS to achieve a number one after Jimin previously did so with "Like Crazy" in April. The single also became Latto's first number one on the chart; she previously peaked at number three with "Big Energy" in April 2022. Watt and Cirkut earned their tenth and second Hot 100 number one respectively as producers; ninth and fourth number one respectively as writers; while for Bellion and Thomas it was their second number one as writers and Latto's first.

"Seven" debuted atop the corresponding issue of the Billboard Global 200, with 269,000 downloads sold and 217.1 million streams accrued worldwide from July 14 through July 20, just surpassing Miley Cyrus' "Flowers" (the week of February 4, 2023) for the biggest week for a song by a solo artist since the chart's inception. It also earned the second biggest overall streaming week of all time, behind only "Butter" by BTS which earned 289.2 million streams for the week dated June 5, 2021. Jungkook became the first member of BTS to top the global chart as a solo artist while Latto also achieved her first number one on the ranking; she previously peaked number 32 with "Big Energy" in April 2022. Both artists concurrently debuted atop the Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 195.8 million streams and 131,000 downloads sold in territories outside of the U.S. for the same period, earning their first number one and highest peaks on the chart; Jungkook previously peaked at number two with "Left and Right" in July 2022, while Latto peaked at number 117 with "Big Energy" in May 2022.

Live performances

Jungkook performed "Seven" live for the first time on the day of its release, along with "Euphoria" and "Dynamite", in Central Park as part of Good Morning America's Summer Concert series. He appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge segment on July 20 and performed the song in studio together with a cover of "Let There Be Love" by Oasis. On July 21, he performed the single on The One Show on an outdoor stage next to the Thames River in London. Latto was not present for any of the performances.

Track listing

• CD single, digital download and streaming

1. "Seven" – 3:04
2. "Seven" (Explicit) – 3:04
3. "Seven" (Instrumental) – 3:04

• Digital EP (Weekday version)

1. "Seven" – 3:04
2. "Seven" (Explicit) – 3:04
3. "Seven" (Instrumental) – 3:04
4. "Seven" (Summer Mix) – 3:11
5. "Seven" (Band version) – 3:09

• Digital EP (Weekend version)

1. "Seven" (Clean) – 3:04
2. "Seven" (Explicit) – 3:04
3. "Seven" (Instrumental) – 3:04
4. "Seven" (Island Mix) – 3:06
5. "Seven" (Nightfall Mix) – 2:57
6. "Seven" (Festival Mix) – 3:00
7. "Seven" (Lo-fi Mix) – 3:21

Accolades

Music program awards for "Seven"

Program	Date (1 total)	Ref.
M Countdown	July 20, 2023

Charts

Chart performance for "Seven"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	2
Belgium (Billboard)	19
Bolivia (Billboard)	4
Brazil (Billboard)	18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	5
Chile (Billboard)	12
Colombia (Billboard)	10
Croatia (Billboard)	21
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)	31
Ecuador (Billboard)	7
France (SNEP)	12
Germany (Official German Charts)	12
1
Hong Kong (Billboard)	1
Ireland (IRMA)	7
India (Billboard)	3
India International Singles (IMI)	1
Indonesia (Billboard)	1
Italy (FIMI)	66
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	2
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) Clean version	13
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) Explicit version	26
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon) Instrumental version	15
Lithuania (AGATA)	4
Luxembourg (Billboard)	5
Malaysia (Billboard)	1
Mexico (Billboard)	19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	2
Peru (Billboard)	2
Philippines (Billboard)	1
Romania (Billboard)	9
Singapore (RIAS)	1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)	35
South Africa (Billboard)	11
South Korea (Circle) Clean version	10
South Korea (Circle) Explicit version	194
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	7
Taiwan (Billboard)	1
Turkey (Billboard)	24
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	3
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	30
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	33

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Seven"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	July 14, 2023	Digital download streaming	Original	Big Hit
United States		CD single
Various	July 17, 2023	Digital download streaming	Weekday version EP
United States	July 18, 2023	Contemporary hit radio	Original	Big Hit Geffen
Various	July 21, 2023	Digital download streaming	Weekend version EP	Big Hit
Italy	July 24, 2023	Original	Radio airplay	Universal