"3D" is a song by South Korean singer
Jungkook of
BTS featuring American rapper
Jack Harlow, released as a single on September 29, 2023, through
Big Hit Music.[1][2][3] Described as a
pop and
R&B record, it was co-written by Jack Harlow and co-produced by
BloodPop and
David Stewart. It is featured on Jungkook's debut studio album Golden, which was released on November 3, 2023.[4] A remix featuring American singer
Justin Timberlake instead of Harlow was released on November 24, 2023.
The song entered the charts in over forty countries including reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, Greece, Japan, Latvia, New Zealand, Peru, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and the United States. In the United Kingdom, it made Jungkook the first K-pop solo artist to achieve two consecutive UK top five entries on the
UK Singles Chart.[5]
Background and release
On September 24, 2023,
Big Hit Music announced "3D" as
Jungkook's second solo single, following the US
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "
Seven" (2023). They teased: "Jungkook's second solo single, '3D (feat. Jack Harlow),' is a
popR&B track with clever expressions of feelings toward an unattainable person from the perspectives of first, second, and third dimensions. Get ready to meet an even more mature side of Jungkook following 'Seven' Jack Harlow has featured in this track, bringing his unique rap style and adding zest to the song."[6]
A remix by American DJ
MK was released as a digital single on October 30, 2023.[7]
Commercial performance
"3D" debuted at number five on the
UK Singles Chart, making Jungkook the first Korean solo artist to earn two top-five singles in the United Kingdom; predecessor "Seven" debuted at number three a few months prior. Previously, the only other Korean solo artist to achieve two top-10 singles in the UK was
Psy, with "
Gangnam Style" (peaked at number one in 2012) and "
Gentleman" (peaked at number 10 in 2013).[8]
Jungkook earned his second top-10 entry on the
Billboard Hot 100—and Harlow his fourth—in the United States with "3D". The song debuted at number five, on the chart issue dated October 14, 2023, with 13.6 million streams, 3.1 million
radio audience, and 87,000 sales.[C] It was the
best-selling digital single of its release week (period dated September 29–October 5), becoming both Jungkook and Harlow's third number one on the component
Digital Song Sales chart. Jungkook is the first member of
BTS to achieve multiple solo top-10 entries on the Hot 100.[9]
Globally, "3D" sold 119,000 copies and accumulated 104.3 million streams during the period dated September 29–October 5, 2023. It became Jungkook's second song to debut atop the
Billboard Global 200 (chart issue dated October 14); he is the only member of BTS to achieve two number one songs as a solo artist. In territories outside of the US, "3D" sold 70,000 copies and accumulated 91 million streams for the same period, also debuting atop the
Global Excl. US chart, earning Jungkook his second number one on the ranking, after "Seven". For Harlow, the song became his first number one on both Global charts, after having previously achieved three top-10 entries only.[10]
Music video
Directed by
Drew Kirsch,[11] the music video shows Jungkook singing the song while on the phone in a
telephone booth then performing choreography with a group of dancers. Harlow joins him for game of chess at a roadside cafe and raps his verses.[12]
^The alternate version cover features the same artwork, but is an orange-peach color instead, while the Remixes digital EP cover is red, the MK remix cover is black, and the
Justin Timberlake remix cover is golden.
^Justin Timberlake is additionally credited as a writer on the remix featuring Timberlake himself.
^Jeong, Eun-young (October 4, 2023).
BTS 정국, 11월 솔로 앨범 '골든' 발매…흥행 신화 잇는다 [BTS Jungkook releases solo album 'Golden' in November... Continuing the box office success story]. Top Star News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
^週間 合算シングルランキング 2023年10月16日付 [Weekly Combined Singles ranking as of October 16, 2023] (in Japanese).
Oricon.
Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202340 into search. Retrieved October 9, 2023.