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2019 single by NCT 127
"Highway to Heaven " is a song by South Korean boy band
NCT 127 , the Seoul-based sub-unit of South Korean boy band
NCT . It was released on May 14, 2019, by
SM Entertainment , as a pre-release single 10 days before the release of the group's fourth EP,
We Are Superhuman .
Background and release
The song was released as a pre-release single on May 14, 2019, alongside its music video.
[2]
The English version of "Highway to Heaven" was released on July 18.
[3]
Composition
According to
Billboard 's Tamar Herman, "Highway to Heaven" is a
synth-pop
ballad .
[4]
The song was written by Sean Machum, Michael Foster, Charles Anderson, Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III, Richard Garcia, Gaelen Whittemore, danke (lalala Studio), Cho Mi-yang, Min Yeon-jae and January 8, and produced by Bochum, Whittemore and
Social House , who produced
Ariana Grande 's "
Thank U, Next " and "
7 Rings ".
[5]
English version
The English version was released as a single on July 18 and on July 19 in South Korea.
Charts
Accolades
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication
List
Rank
Ref.
Billboard
The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019
16
[7]
MTV
The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019
3
[8]
Refinery29
The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019
4
[9]
Credits
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
[10]
Studio
Personnel
SM Entertainment –
executive producer
Lee Soo-man –
producer
NCT 127 – vocals
danke (lalala Studio) – Korean lyrics
Cho Mi-yang – Korean lyrics
January 8th – Korean lyrics
Min Yeon-jae – Korean lyrics
Michael Foster (
Social House ) – producer, English lyrics,
composition ,
arrangement
Charles Anderson (
Social House ) – producer, English lyrics, composition, arrangement
Gaelen Whittemore – producer, composition, arrangement
Sean Machum – producer, composition, arrangement
Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III – English lyrics, composition
Richard Garcia – arrangement
Yoo Young-jin – arrangement, music and sound supervisor
Deez – vocal directing
Noh Min-ji – recording
Hong Seong-jun – digital editing
Lee Min-kyu – engineered for mix
Koo Jong-pil – mixing
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Release history
References
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a
b
"Highway to Heaven - English Version" .
Spotify . 18 July 2019.
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"NCT 127, 새 미니앨범 컴백 카운트다운 돌입..14일 낮 12시 음원 선공개" [NCT 127 Announces Comeback Schedule for New Mini-Album].
Naver (in Korean). May 13, 2019.
Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2019 .
^ Herman, Tamar (2019-06-03).
"NCT 127 Tease Upcoming English Version of 'Highway to Heaven' " . Billboard .
Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2019-06-12 .
^ Herman, Tamar (2019-05-14).
"NCT 127 Release Captivating Music Video for 'Highway to Heaven' " . Billboard .
Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-06-12 .
^
"Highway to Heaven by NCT 127 on Melon" .
Melon . May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^
"NCT 127 Chart History (World Digital Songs)" .
Billboard .
Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
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"The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks" .
Billboard . December 29, 2019.
Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ Bell, Crystal (December 27, 2019).
"The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019, From Twice to BTS" .
MTV .
Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
^
"The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019" .
Refinery29 . December 21, 2019.
Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
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NCT 127 . We Are Superhuman (photobook). South Korea:
SM Entertainment ,
Dreamus . {{
cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link )
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"Top 40/M Future Releases" . All Access. Archived from
the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
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