"Permission to Dance" is a song recorded by BTS. It was first released as a B-side on their English single "Butter". It was co-composed by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid from the band Snow Patrol.
The music video for "Permission to Dance" was directed by Choi Yong Seok from Lumpens. It was filmed both in Seoul and Los Angeles.
Credits:
Director: Yong Seok Choi (Lumpens) & Woogie Kim (MOTHER)
-SEOUL credits:
1st AD: Jihye Yoon (Lumpens)
2nd AD: Ran Ro (Lumpens)
PA: Soeyoung Park, Chanyang Kim
Producer: Emma Sungeun Kim (GE Production)
Production manager: Park Jin Sung
Assistant Production: Seo Min ho, Kim Byeongman, Choi Seung Won, Ahn Joo Young, Kim Areum
Director of Photography: Hyunwoo Nam (MOTHER)
Focus Puller: Sangwoo Yun
2nd AC: Eunki Kim
3rd AC: Youngseo Park
DIT: Minjoo You
B Camera Operator: Eumko
Jimmy Jib: Youngjoong Kim, Hyun In Kim, Sunghoon Kim
Techno Crane: Service Vision
Gaffer: Song Hyunsuk (Real Lighting)
Lighting Crew: Choi Jung Hyun, Hwang Uigyu, Park Gyutae, Park Yeonghwan, Jang Yunseok, Sim Junhyeok, Park Seounghun, Woo Sujin, Kim Yeongjin
Production Designer: Jinsil Park, Bona Kim(MU:E)
Assistant Art team: Yeri Kang, Jieun Yoon, A yeong Choi (MU:E), Jihye An, Jooho Jeong,Taegwan Nam, June Heo, Seonghun Kim, Chaemin Jung, Ryoonha Kim, Suyeon Park
Art-team Manager: ilho Heo (MU:E)
Set: Yonghwi Cho, Euljung Kim, Hyeokjun Lee(ILL SAN ARTCENTER)
Mural Design Collaboration: Abel Macias
DI: LUCID COLOUR
Colorist: Wonseok Ko
DI Crew: Seonyoung Lee, Minjeong Kim, Hwa Dong Jeon, Jaeyeon Baek, Somi Na, Dain Kim, Sujeong Park
DI Producer: Sooyun Hyun
-LA credits:
Executive Producer: Katt Kim (MOTHER)
LA Production Company: Ways & Means
Executive Producers: Lana Kim, Jett Steiger
Head of Production: Lauren Skillen
Director of Photography: Andy Kim (MOTHER)
Producer: Brandon Robinson
Production Manager: Nick Andrus
Production Coordinator: Brendan Lynch
1st Assistant Director: Bashir Taylor
2nd Assistant Director: Carlos Salazar
1st AC: Misael Audelo
2nd AC: Genevieve Agar
VTR: Robbie Johnson
Playback: Dylan Silverglate
Key Grip: Aram Martirosyan
Gaffer: Mike Misslin
Swing / Driver: Mason Malone
Production Designer: Taylor Almodovar
Art Director: Justin Gardner
Set Dresser: Hannah Olsen
Art PA: Corey Boldt
Location Manager: Paris Cronin
Sire Rep: Mark Vigil
Craft Service: Itan Chavira
Studio Teacher: Saena Yi
Set PAs: Danny Alvarez, Mollie Lemm, Federica Lomoriello, Lydia Alexander Du Veaux
Office PA: Deanna Faour
Truck PA: Richie Jacobo
Seoul Production Company: MOTHER
Supervising Creative: Doori Kwak
Producer: Daye Noh
Production Designer: Ina Hwang
Production Design Assistant: Songwoon Kim
Lighting Team: Best Boy Lighting - Seongil Lee, Jiwoo Hong
Charts
Gaon Digital Chart
Week 1
Position
9
Oricon Charts
Digital Single Chart
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Week Rank
Downloads
1
1
1
1
39,871
2
1
1
1
9
3
2
2
28,483
3
2
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Streaming Chart
Week
Rank
Views
1
2
9,691,689
2
1
21,430,094
Total Reported Downloads: 68,744*
Total Reported Views: 31,121,783*
Recochoku Single Chart
Permission to Dance
Mon
Tue
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Thu
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Sat
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Week Rank
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
8
3
2
2
3
2
x
x
x
x
x
x
Permission to Dance (Instrumental)
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Tue
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Week Rank
-
52
-
184
Billboard Japan Charts
Download Songs
Week 1
Week 2
Position
1
2
Streaming Songs
Week 1
Week 2
Position
6
1
United World Charts
Week
Rank
Points
29 / 2021
3
324,000
Total Reported Points: 324,000*
Disambiguation
Permission to Dance
Found on the "Butter" physical single as track #2. This is the standard version of the song.
Permission to Dance (Instrumental)
Found on the "Butter" physical single as track #4. This is the standard version without its main vocals.
