Permission to Dance

About this song

The song was worked on in February 2021, before the group's record-breaking single "Butter," and was co-written with Ed Sheeran, who had previously collaborated with the group on "Make It Right," and Jenna Andrews, who had worked with them on "Dynamite," "Savage Love (Remix)" and "Butter." Its name was briefly posted by accident on June 15, 2021, by Universal Music Japan, and Sheeran confirmed his involvement in an Instagram Q&A and later in a radio interview. The release date was chosen to fall on the eighth anniversary of the ARMY fanbase. The official teaser drew over 16 million YouTube views and 3 million likes within its first 24 hours.

What it's about

The song was made to make hearts beat to the rhythm of the group's positive energy.

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

Fun facts

• Covered 4 times, including “Permission to Dance (8-Bit Computer Game Version) by 8-Bit Arcade”.
• Written by Stephen Kirk, Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid and Jenna Andrews.
• Produced by Steve Mac, Stephen Kirk and Jenna Andrews.