BTS Jungkook's World Cup 2022 OST "Dreamers" not only swept the iTunes charts but it also set a new record in the United States and achieved a new historic feat.

Jungkook's World Cup 2022 OST 'Dreamers' Sets New US Record + Tops iTunes Charts

On Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. KST, Jungkook released his new solo single "Dreamers," his contribution to the official soundtrack of this year's World Cup in Qatar.

"Dreamers" was dropped just hours before the World Cup 2022 opening ceremony, where he performed the song for the first time along with Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi. His live performance was then uploaded to FIFA's official YouTube channel, and it has now surpassed 2.2 million views.

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Shortly after its release, Jungkook's "Dreamers" climbed up to the top of iTunes charts in numerous countries around the globe. It had impressively ranked first in at least 102 regions only 13 hours after it came out. Those regions include the world's eight biggest music markets: the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Italy, Canada, Germany, and France.

Notably, "Dreamers" has set a new record for the fastest official FIFA World Cup song to top the iTunes Song chart in the United States- the soundtrack only took two hours and 11 minutes to reach the No. 1 spot.

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It also now joins "Tukoh Taka" by Nicki Minja, Myriam Fares and Maluma as the only FIFA World Cup song that hit first place on the US iTunes Song chart. It is even the first-ever FIFA World Cup song in history to reach No. 1 in 100 music markets.

Moreover, Jungkook's World Cup 2022 OST is now his fastest solo project to achieve 100 No. 1s on iTunes, doing so in 11 hours and 26 minutes. This record previously belonged to this other OST, "Stay Alive," which attained the feat in one day, 21 hours, and 30 minutes.

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Aside from regional iTunes Song charts, "Dreamers" also debuted at No. 1 on both the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart and the European iTunes Song Chart at the same time. On the global chart, the track earned a total of 26,247 points, which is the biggest figure for a K-pop solo song (surpassing Jungkook's own track "Stay Alive," which received 26,064 points).

Meanwhile, a music video for Jungkook's "Dreamers" is due out on Nov. 22 through FIFA's official YouTube channel.

Congratulations to BTS Jungkook on the success of his World Cup 2022 OST "Dreamers"!

Check out Jungkook's full performance of "Dreamers" with Fahad Al-Kubaisi below:

Jungkook's 'Dreamers' Debuts on Korean Music Charts & Spotify Chart

In addition to iTunes charts, Jungkook's "Dreamers" also landed on major music charts in South Korea. The song debuted at No. 3 on Bugs, No. 59 on MelOn, and No. 66 on Genie, as of 3 p.m. KST on Nov. 20.

At 9 a.m. KST on Nov. 21, the FIFA World Cup 2022 OST reached a new peak on the three charts, climbing up to No. 1 on Bugs, No. 22 on Genie, and No. 36 on MelOn's Top 100 chart.

On Spotify South Korea Daily chart, "Dreamers" debuted at No. 24 with 9,234 streams (accumulated in just two hours), marking the highest new entry on the latest tally.

Additionally, Jungkook's "Dreamers" exceeded 4.8 million unfiltered streams on Spotify in just less than 15 hours of tracking.

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Written by Maria Scott