Wings (BTS album)

Wings
Digital album cover art
Studio album by
BTS
ReleasedOctober 10, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length53:41
66:18 (You Never Walk Alone)
LanguageKorean
Label
ProducerPdogg
BTS chronology
Youth
(2016) 		Wings
(2016) 		Love Yourself: Her
(2017)
Singles from Wings
  1. "Blood Sweat & Tears"
    Released: October 10, 2016
Physical album covers
(From top, left to right) W, I, N, and G versions
You Never Walk Alone
Left version and digital cover
Singles from You Never Walk Alone
  1. "Spring Day"
    Released: February 13, 2017
  2. "Not Today"
    Released: February 20, 2017

Wings is the second Korean and fourth overall studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on October 10, 2016, by Big Hit Entertainment. It is available in four versions and contains fifteen tracks, with "Blood Sweat & Tears" serving as its lead single.[2] Heavily influenced by Hermann Hesse's coming of age novel, Demian, the concept album thematically deals with temptation and growth. It was later reissued as a repackage album, titled You Never Walk Alone, on February 13, 2017,[3] a continuation of the canon for Wings. Three new songs were added to the track listing, with "Spring Day" and "Not Today" promoted as the lead singles.

Both albums received positive reviews from critics. They sold a combined 1.8 million physical copies worldwide,[4] the group's highest record sales at the time.[5] This earned BTS the title of "million sellers" due to the outstanding financial reception.[6] According to Gaon Chart, Wings was the best-selling album of 2016 in Korea.[7]

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  7. ^ "2016년 Album Chart". gaonchart.co.kr (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2017.