Jungkook's 'Standing next to you' exceeds 300 million streams on Spotify
January 23, 2024
Jungkook's title track 'Standing Next to You' from his solo album 'GOLDEN', released last November, has surpassed 300 million streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform.
'Standing Next to You' demonstrated its powerful music influence and popularity by surpassing 300 million cumulative streams on Spotify in just 71 days after its release.
Moreover, Jungkook has once again proven himself a world-class music powerhouse by refreshing his record with six songs surpassing 300 million streams on Spotify. This includes 'Seven', his solo single '3D', his collaboration with American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth 'Left and Right', the '2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar' official soundtrack 'Dreamers', BTS album track 'Euphoria', and 'Standing Next to You'.
'Standing Next to You' reached number one on Spotify's 'Daily Top Songs Global' chart upon release and has shown long-term popularity by staying in the chart for over 70 days.
Additionally, the song debuted at number 5 on the prestigious American music magazine Billboard's main singles chart 'Hot 100', staying on the chart for 10 consecutive weeks. It also ranked first in both the 'Global 200' and 'Global (Excluding U.S.)' charts for 10 consecutive weeks and entered the UK's Official Main Singles Chart 'Top 100' for a total of 10 weeks.
'Standing Next to You' was included in the Grammy Awards' list of '15 K-Pop Songs That Took 2023 By Storm' and received high praise as "a timeless hit that will resonate for years to come". It was also selected for the 'Los Angeles Times' 'The 100 Best Songs of 2023'.
Jungkook was nominated in four categories at the '2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards' including 'Favorite Debut Album', 'Best Music Video', 'K-Pop Artist of the Year', and 'K-Pop Song of the Year'. He was also nominated in four categories at the '2024 E! People's Choice Awards' (PCAs) including 'Pop Artist of the Year', 'Male Artist of the Year', 'New Artist of the Year', and 'Collaboration Song of the Year', setting a new record for the most nominations for a K-Pop solo artist in history at these award shows, thus garnering significant interest in the award results.
