Permission to Dance - Single

"Permission to Dance" is a song by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released through Big Hit Music and Sony Music on July 9, 2021, as a stand-alone single. The song was also included as part of the CD release of the group's previous single "Butter", and is the band's third English-language single.

On May 21, 2021, BTS released their second English - language single "Butter" to critical and commercial success. The song was initially released digitally, as a cassette, and as a 7-inch vinyl. On June 15, BTS announced a CD release of "Butter" alongside the announcement for a new song. On June 27, Ed Sheeran revealed in an interview with Most Requested Live that he wrote a song for BTS, stating "I've actually worked with BTS on their last record, and I've just written a song for their new record". On July 1, the group revealed the tracklist for the CD release, announcing the song's title as "Permission to Dance". The song was released on July 9, 2021, alongside its instrumental.

In the United States, "Permission to Dance" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated July 24, 2021, drawing 15.9 million streams and 1.1 million radio airplay impressions and selling 140,000 copies in its first week of sale. "Permission to Dance" replaced "Butter" from the pole position, the first time an artist had self-replaced themselves since Drake's "In My Feelings" replaced his own "Nice for What" in 2018.