“Butter” is a song by the South Korean boy band BTS. It’s known for its cutesy, high-pitched hook that borrows from different pop music genres and has a strong funk influence. The song explores a bizarre relationship.
The track is smooth, just like Butter. In an interview, RM said, It’s no hard track. It’s really cool. It’s just a dance pop track with summer vibes. We try to dance smooth like butter that’s all about the song. We tried to give the positive energy and danceable vibe to the world and we really enjoyed recording. But many members, they had quite a hard time to pronounce. Yeah, English lyrics.”
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The meaning mainly focuses on love with an upbeat vibe that makes it easier to listen to. The lyrics relate to lovers in love or those looking for love. In addition, the song uses the word ‘Butter’ as a metaphor for a person you want to be with. ‘Butter’ is soft and smooth on the inside and warm on the outside, making it very desirable.
In the lyrics, the singer uses a lot of metaphors to describe his lover and how they are beyond his expectations. His lover is an amazing person who he has been looking for. He confesses that he doesn’t want to leave and wants to stay, just like how someone would feel when they eat Butter. Butter is smooth, soft, warm, and full of love.
Although it’s bittersweet, it has a very optimistic tone and talks about love in ways that are beyond expectations. The lyrics focus on why the couples are so in love with each other and how they do not want to leave each other.
A Reggae Influence Underscores the Song
The members have said that “Butter” shows the side of BTS they haven’t shown before, where they sing with more powerful choreography and vocals. It has a reggae feel with a beat made up of live instruments, and the music video has been called “trippy” and a “psychedelic trip,” drawing more attention to the song. The song is also very different from their other tracks because this is their first single not to feature rap lyrics.
The music video shows BTS’s members trapped in a small cage while constantly moving around, trying to get out. The members spend most of the video searching for each other and trying to find a way out of their cage. Towards the end of the video, they were seen standing together, holding hands, and walking away hand-in-hand. In another video version, they were seen hanging upside down in their cage while a “flying saucer” was watching them. The song’s lyrics talk about wanting to be someone’s ‘Butter.’
“I want to be your butter.” is a lyric from it, a metaphor for wanting to be the person’s love. It’s the first time BTS has ever mentioned the word ‘Butter’ in any of their songs, and the word ‘Butter’ plays a big role. It’s said that this song is all about Butter. Butter typically means someone or something that you want to be with and love forever and ever. It’s soft, smooth, and full of love.
Its purpose is quite easy and simple to understand. The meaning also revolves around love as it is relatable to lovers and people looking for love.
It has been featured in a number of TV shows, including: García, America’s Got Talent, Love Island (US), The Voice, Dancing With The Stars, and Siesta Key. It’s also been performed live on The 2022 Grammy Awards and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Lyrics
Smooth like butter, like a criminal undercover
Gon’ pop like trouble breaking into your heart like that, ooh
Cool shade, stunner, yeah, I owe it all to my mother, uh
Hot like summer, yeah, I’m making you sweat like that (break it down!)
Ooh, when I look in the mirror
I’ll melt your heart into two
I got that superstar glow, so
Ooh (do the boogie, like)
A side step, right-left, to my beat
High like the moon, rock with me, baby
Know that I got that heat
Let me show you ’cause talk is cheap
Side step, right-left, to my beat
Get it, let it roll
Smooth like butter, pull you in like no other
Don’t need no Usher to remind me you got it bad
Ain’t no other that can sweep you up like a robber
Straight up, I (got ya)
Making you fall like that (break it down)
Ooh, when I look in the mirror
I’ll melt your heart into two
I got that superstar glow, so
Ooh (do the boogie, like)
Side step, right-left, to my beat
High like the moon, rock with me, baby
Know that I got that heat
Let me show you ’cause talk is cheap
A side step, right-left, to my beat
Get it, let it roll
Get it, let it roll
Get it, let it roll
Ice on my wrist, I’m the nice guy
Got the right body and the right mind
Rolling up the party, got the right vibe
Smooth like (butter), hate us (love us)
Fresh boy, pull up and we lay low
All the players get moving when the bass low
Got ARMY right behind us when we say so
Let’s go
Side step, right-left, to my beat (right-left, to my beat)
High like the moon, rock with me, baby
You know that I got that heat
Let me show you ’cause talk is cheap (you know that talk is cheap)
Side step, right-left, to my beat
Get it, let it roll
Smooth like (butter), cool shade (stunner)
And you know we don’t stop
Hot like (summer), ain’t no (bummer)
You’ll be like, “Oh my God”
We gon’ make you rock, and you say (yeah)
We gon’ make you bounce, and you say (yeah)
Hotter, sweeter, cooler, butter!
Get it, let it roll
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Stephen Kirk / Jenna Andrews / Sebastian Garcia / Namjun Kim / Robert Grimaldi / Alexander Joshua Bilowitz / Ron D Perry
Butter lyrics © Sony/atv Tunes Llc, Sony/atv Songs Llc, Sony/atv Ballad, Master Suite, 27musicpub, Hybe Co. Ltd., Pomander Alexander, Feelwritemusic, Singing River Entertainment, Songs Of Twentyseven Music, Sixteen Sound Music
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