I Need U

About this song

"I NEED U" is the title track of BTS's mini album 화양연화 The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Pt.1 and marks the start of the HYYH era and universe. Its music video was deemed 19+ and unfit for broadcast by KBS, so a shortened 15+ version was released on YouTube via 1theK on April 29, 2015. The song and the B-side "Dope" brought BTS more aggressively to the general public, earning domestic praise and awards and a #4 placement on the US Billboard chart. It also earned BTS their first music show win on KBS Music Bank on May 5, 2015.

What it's about

A soulful, pop-tinged track about the setbacks of young love. Its lyrics take on a classic love song persona, while the music video shows a darker side with violence, blood and mental illness.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 1 other song, like “Broken Freestyle by Lo Nightly”.
• Covered 5 times, including “I NEED U (Spotify Singles) by ENHYPEN”.
• Written by “hitman” Bang, Brother Su (브라더수), Pdogg, RM, j-hope and SUGA (슈가).
• Produced by Pdogg.