Following “SWIM, the second single from BTS’ chart-topping album ARIRANG will soon be promoted to pop radio.
Interscope/Capitol Records is set to begin working “Normal” to the format as of the week beginning July 27.
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The ninth track on the LP follows “SWIM,” the set’s seventh cut, which soared in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 concurrent with the No. 1 Billboard 200 arrival of ARIRANG in April. The titles became the superstar septet’s seventh leader on each list.
“SWIM” reached No. 11 on the Pop Airplay chart, No. 14 on Adult Pop Airplay, No. 16 on Adult Contemporary (where it tied for the group’s top career peak) and No. 30 on Rhythmic Airplay (a new best for the act). It hit No. 18 on the all-format Radio Songs chart, marking BTS’ fourth entry, following “Dynamite” (No. 10, 2020), “Butter” (No. 20, 2021) and “My Universe,” with Coldplay (No. 25, 2021).
Among 10 entries on Pop Airplay, BTS boasts two top 10s: “Dynamite” (No. 5) and “Butter” (No. 7).
The promotion of “SWIM” and “Normal” accompanies BTS’ ARIRANG World Tour, which, as previously reported, grossed $127.8 million and sold 641,000 tickets over 12 shows May 2-28, according to Billboard Boxscore, as the group repeated as the highest grossing and bestselling touring act. The month before, BTS earned more than $75 million from the tour, which began April 10.
On Sunday, July 19, BTS is set to join Justin Bieber, Madonna and Shakira as co-headliners at the first FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The set will support the Global Citizen Education Fund, which aims to expand access to education, as well as soccer, worldwide.