Butterfly (Loona song)

"Butterfly"
"Butterfly"
Single by Loona
from the album [X X]
Released	February 19, 2019
Genre	Ambient pop; Electro-pop; EDM;
Length	3:57
Label	Blockberry Creative; Kakao M;
Songwriter(s)	G-High (MonoTree); Jaden Jeong;
Producer(s)	G-High (MonoTree)
Loona singles chronology
Music video
	"Butterfly" on YouTube

"Butterfly" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on February 19, 2019, as the title track from [X X], the repackage of the EP [+ +], which was released in 2018.

Composition

The lyrics were written by G-High from MonoTree and Jaden Jeong, with G-High also serving as the producer.^[1]

Billboard described "Butterfly" as having a "bass-infused, synthy melody" with a "sense of bright airiness and groovy beat drops." It also highlighted the focus on the diverse vocals tones that moved between "autotuned wails, breathy verses and coy raps". Lyrically, the women sing about flying like the titular creature and letting dreams take flight.^[2]

Commercial performance

"Butterfly" debuted at number 6 on the US World Digital Songs Sales chart with 1,000 downloads sold. This is their second Top 10 on the chart and third entry as full group, after "favOrite" peaked at number 4 and "Hi High" peaked at number 11.^[3]

Music video

The music video was shot in France, Hong Kong, China, the United States, Iceland and Korea. Loona’s visual director Digipedi toured around 5 countries from 3 continents for Loona’s Butterfly effects to capture the freedom and courage of girls worldwide in the music video of ‘Butterfly.’ ^[2]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[3]	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	February 19, 2019	Digital download streaming	Blockberry Creative

References

^ "[Song Information] Butterfly by LOONA". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-27.
^ ^a ^b "LOONA Share Inspiring 'Butterfly' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
^ ^a ^b "LOONA Doubles Their Best U.S. Sales Week With Second Album Release". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

[1] "[Song Information] Butterfly by LOONA". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-27.

[:0-2] "LOONA Share Inspiring 'Butterfly' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-27.

[:1-3] "LOONA Doubles Their Best U.S. Sales Week With Second Album Release". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

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