'SWIM,' the lead track from BTS's fifth studio album 'ARIRANG,' has fallen to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song led digital song sales for the third straight week with 24,000 downloads sold. Meanwhile, the 14-track album has topped the Billboard 200 for three consecutive weeks, a historic feat for a K-pop act.
"SWIM," the lead track from BTS's fifth studio album "ARIRANG," landed at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 18, slipping three spots from the previous week, according to a Billboard preview released Monday U.S. time.
The upbeat alternative pop song addresses navigating life's challenges, with lyrics co-written by the group's frontman, RM. The 14-track album "ARIRANG" explores BTS's identity as a group that began in Korea and the universal emotions its members have encountered.
Despite the singles chart drop, "SWIM" led digital song sales for the third week, with 24,000 downloads sold.
The album has ruled the Billboard 200 albums chart for three consecutive weeks, making history as the first K-pop act to achieve this. Last weekend, the seven-member group kicked off its world tour at Goyang Stadium, just northwest of Seoul, launching what is expected to be the largest concert tour in K-pop history.