This track “Black Swan” seems to be from BTS’s fourth Korean-language studio album, Map of the Soul: 7. (2020). RM, August Rigo, Vince Nantes, Clyde Kelly, as well as Pdogg wrote the song, with that as well of the five additionally handling production. This was released as the very first single by Big Hit Entertainment as a countdown towards the album on January 17, 2020. It was defined musically as an emo hip hop track with cloud rap as well as trap percussion sounds. This song features a “catchy” tune and incorporates lo-fi guitar music. The lyrics are contemplative, with BTS revealing their worry of losing their enthusiasm for music as artists.
Music critics praised “Black Swan” because of its “honest and raw” lyrics and gloomy sound, drawing analogies to the band’s previous song, “Fake Love.” The former debuted at number seven on the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea and at number one on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart in the United States. The song reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart as well as number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 within the United States, as well as charting inside a number of other countries.
YongSeok Choi of Lumpens made two matching music videos, both inspired by Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 film of the same name. The first was released in the guise of an “art film” to coincide with the release of the song and included an interpretative dance performance by Slovenian-based modern dance outfit MN Dance Company. The second video, which was unannounced, is choreography-heavy and shows BTS changing into the namesake black swans on a theatre stage.
Critics complimented the band’s “impassioned” performance as well as “intricate” dancing during their premiere performance of “Black Swan” on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Soon after the release of Map of the Soul: 7, BTS promoted the track through broadcast live performances on M! Countdown, Music Bank, as well as Inkigayo, among other South Korean music shows.
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