BTS’ Jungkook and Charlie Puth’s Left and Right creates new record on Billboard charts

It was just a few weeks ago that BTS member Jungkook and Charlie Puth collaborated for the now-popular track Left and Right. Now, the latest that we know is that the track is soaring high on almost every music chart much to the excitement of the fans. Now, there is another surprise associated with the new track that we want to share with our readers. It was on July 5, 2022, that Billboard made the grand announcement about Left and Right making its debut at number 22 on this week’s HOT 100 chart. Moreover, the single track marks the highest debut for this week, on the famous weekly ranking of the US’ most popular songs.

Check out the official Billboard tweet below.

.@charlieputh's "Left And Right," featuring #JUNGKOOK, debuts at No. 22 on this week's #Hot100.

It's the highest debut on the chart this week.

— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 5, 2022

More records

Charlie Puth and Jungkook’s Left and Right has also gone up to the number 1 rank on Billboard’s weekly top-selling songs list. Apart from that, the single track has ranked number 2 at the Global Excl. US chart, and at number 5 on Billboard’s Global 200 chart. It has now made a record for the highest-charting solo release by a member of the BTS in the leading role. Left and Right has also made a tie with BTS’ Suga and PSY’s song That That by debuting at number 2 on the Global Excl. US chart. As for That That, the song peaked at the number 2 position in May this year.

As of now, Left and Right has recorded 72.6 million streams, and the song once again ties with That That’s number 5 rank on the Global 200 chart that happened in May 2022.

About Left and Right

Upon its release, Jungkook and Charlie Puth’s track was positioned at number 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart in multiple regions across the world like Canada, Denmark, The US, France, Sweden, etc. Moreover, the song also debuted at number 1 on the Worldwide iTunes chart after its release.

The announcement

For the unversed, Left and Right was earlier announced on June 17, 2022, which also revealed the much-awaited collaboration of BTS’ youngest member Jungkook and Charlie Puth. Later, the much-awaited song was finally released on June 24, 2022, at 9.30 am IST. The same day also marked the release of the song’s immersive music video which won the hearts of music lovers in no time. The best part about the song is that it comes with a kind of 80s feel to keep you tapping your foot the entire time you listen to it. Moreover, the sweet lyrics of the track are sure to make you feel like falling in love again!

Check out the official video below.