Everything You Need to Know About 'My Universe,' New Single From BTS and Coldplay

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BTS and Coldplay released their new single, "My Universe," on Friday, September 24.

The track, marking the first musical collaboration between BTS and Coldplay, was unveiled via the social media channels of the global rock band and K-pop stars.

The song, which features both English and Korean lyrics, was released along with an official lyric video on Coldplay's YouTube channel, which has had over 2.1 million views since the video premiered at the time of reporting.

The video was later also released on the YouTube channel of Big Hit Music, BTS' management company.

On Friday, BTS tweeted: "was so much fun..." alongside a clip with a video screen showing Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and a BTS member singing together into a microphone before it panned to a keyboard below it. The clip had received 2 million views at the time of reporting.

Last week, the two groups released teaser videos of their collaboration on their social media channels including TikTok, which featured Martin (wearing a hoodie that read "BTS Crews" on its back) singing with BTS members while facing each other in a circle.

One of the BTS members appeared to be wearing a hoodie with "Coldplay" written along its sleeve in the clip shared on the K-pop group's official TikTok channel.

was so much fun... pic.twitter.com/vVFUdluGDO

— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) September 24, 2021

The teaser clips featured the chorus of their new song, which reads: "You, you are, my universe; and I just want to put you first; and you, you are, my universe; and you make my heart light up inside."

"My Universe" is also featured on Coldplay's upcoming full length album Music of the Spheres, which is out on October 15.

Earlier this month, BTS and Martin were featured in a special episode of YouTube Originals' weekly music series released on September 10, during which they spoke about not being the best dancers, as well as the pressures of global stardom and creating positive energy amid the pandemic through the K-pop group's recent "#PermissiontoDance Challenge."

Music Video for New Song by BTS and Coldplay

An official music video for "My Universe" is coming soon, according to a tweet from Parlophone Records, Coldplay's record label.

Billboard and other media reported the music video will be directed by Dave Meyers, who worked on the video for Coldplay's recent single "Higher Power."

Other New Releases in the Pipeline

Two other versions of the new Coldplay/BTS track will be released soon. The "Supernova 7 Mix" and an acoustic version of "My Universe" will be unveiled at 7 p.m. ET on September 26, according to Parlophone Records.

BTS performing at 2020 American Music Awards.
BTS performs for the 2020 American Music Awards on November 22, 2020, in South Korea. Big Hit Entertainment/AMA2020/Getty Images via Getty Images

BTS and Coldplay Documentary

BTS and Coldplay will also release a documentary titled Inside My Universe on September 26 at 8 a.m. ET, Parlophone Records tweeted on September 22.

Entertainment Weekly reported that the documentary will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how their collaboration came about.

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#ColdplayXBTS #MyUniverse ? Coming Soon..!

♬ My Universe - Coldplay x BTS

Where to Get 'My Universe'

The new track is available on the Coldplay website as well as on various music channels and streaming services, including the following:

  • Apple Music
  • Spotify
  • Amazon Music
  • YouTube Music
  • iTunes Store
  • Tidal
  • Deezer
  • TikTok
Coldplay at 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival.
From left to right: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Chris Martin and Will Champion of Coldplay at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 18, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker/Getty Images for iHeartMedia
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Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean

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