BTD (Before the Dawn)

"BTD (Before the Dawn)"
Promotional single by Infinite
from the album Evolution
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2011 (2011-01-06)
Recorded2010
GenreK-pop, Dance-pop
Length3:03
LabelWoollim Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Song Sooyoon, Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo, Ahn Joonsung
Music video
"BTD (Before the Dawn)" on YouTube
"BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Dance ver.) on YouTube

"BTD (Before the Dawn)" is a song released by the South Korean boy band Infinite. The song is the second track of the group's second EP Evolution, released on January 6, 2011. A Japanese version of the song served as their debut single in Japan. It was released on November 19, 2011 in 3 different editions.

Promotions

Promotions for the song began on January 7, 2011 on KBS's show Music Bank and as well as on MBC's Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown. The song "Hysterie" was also used for the group's comeback performances. Promotions for "BTD" ended on February 27.[1]

Music video

The teaser for the music video was released on December 29, 2010 and the full video was released on January 6, 2011, along with the EP. Before the release of the music video, the teaser had some controversy because of its suggestive violent content.[2] After the release of the full video, it was given a +19 rating due to being too violent for minors. The group's agency, Woollim Entertainment, stated that its intention was to visualize the inner conflict of the characters in the video, and not to display gratuitous violence.[3] Infinite released a dance version of the music video on January 17.

Track listing

Japanese "TSUTAYA" rental single:

  1. "BTD (Before the Dawn)" – 3:03
  2. "BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Music video)

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Chart[4] 45

Japanese version

"BTD (Before the Dawn) (Japanese version)"
Regular edition cover
Single by Infinite
from the album Koi ni Ochiru Toki
B-side"Can U Smile (Remake)"
ReleasedNovember 19, 2011 (2011-11-19)
Recorded2011
GenreJ-pop, Dance-pop
Length3:05
LabelCultura Publications
Songwriter(s)Song Sooyoon, Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo, Ahn Joonsung
Infinite Japanese singles chronology
"BTD (Before the Dawn) (Japanese version)"
(2011) 		"Be Mine"
(2012)

A Japanese version of the song was chosen as the group's debut single in Japan. It was released on November 19, 2011[5] in 2 limited editions (CD+Photobook and CD+DVD) and CD only regular edition.

Composition

"BTD (Before the Dawn)" is a Japanese version of the song originally recorded in Korean. The B-side "Can U Smile (Remake)" is a ballad version of the song "Can U Smile", previously released on the EP Evolution.

Music video

The music video of the song is the same as the Korean version. It was released on November 16 on MTV Japan.

Track listing

Japanese single[5][6]
No.TitleLength
1."BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Japanese version)3:04
2."Can U Smile" (Remake)3:10
3."BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Korean version)3:04
4."BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Instrumental)3:03
Total length:12:21
DVD (Type B - CD+DVD version)[6]
No.TitleLength
1."BTD (Before the Dawn) & She's Back" (Live from 1st Japan Showcase + Offshots) 
2."BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Music video - Japanese version) 
3."BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Music video - Dance version) 
4."BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Music video - Behind the Scenes #1: Woohyun vs L) 
5."BTD (Before the Dawn)" (Music video - Behind the Scenes #2: Dance & Lip) 

Charts

Oricon chart

Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
November 19, 2011 Daily Singles Chart 2 15,281 (Daily)
26,333 (Weekly)
36,763 (Monthly) 		39,261+ 13 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart 7
Monthly Singles Chart 22
Yearly Singles Chart 193

Other Charts

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 20
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 6

Release history

Release dates and formats for "BTD (Before the Dawn)"
Country Date Format Version Label
South Korea January 6, 2011 Promotional single, Digital download Korean Woollim Entertainment
Japan March 16, 2011 Rental single
November 19, 2011 CD single, Digital download Japanese Cultura Publications

References

  1. ^ "인피니트 성종, 'BTD' 막방 앞두고 갈색 헤어 공개 "뭘해도 귀요미!"" (in Korean). Nate. February 27, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "인피니트 'BTD' 티저영상 "난투극 미화" 폭력성 논란 제기" (in Korean). Nate. December 30, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "인피니트 'BTD' 뮤비, 폭력성 19금 판정 "미화할 의도 없었다"" (in Korean). Newsen. January 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Gaon Search - INFINITE" (in Korean). Gaon. July 28, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "ＢＴＤ Ｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "INFINITE JAPAN OFFICIAL WEBSITE - Discography" (in Japanese). Woollim Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.