"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.
| "Highway to Heaven" | ||||
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 English version cover | ||||
| Single by NCT 127 | ||||
| from the EP We Are Superhuman | ||||
| Released | May 14, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | SM | |||
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| "Highway to Heaven" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editThe 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
editAccording 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
editThe English version was released as a single on July 18 and on July 19, 2019, in South Korea.
Credits
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Studio
- SM SSAM Studio (Seoul) – recording
- Golden Bell Tree Sound (Seoul) – digital editing
- SM Big Shot Studio (Seoul) – engineered for mix
- SM Yellow Tail Studio (Seoul) – mixing
- Sterling Sound (New York) – mastering
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
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] | 5 |
Accolades
edit| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Billboard | The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019 | 16 | [8] |
| MTV | The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019 | 3 | [9] |
| Refinery29 | The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019 | 4 | [10] |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
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| South Korea | May 14, 2019 | Korean | ||
| Various | ||||
| United States | July 18, 2019 | English | ||
| Various | ||||
| South Korea | July 19, 2019 | |||
| United States | August 6, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio[11] | Caroline |
References
edit- ^ a b "Highway to Heaven - English Version". Spotify. 18 July 2019.
- ^ "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. We Are Superhuman (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "NCT 127 Chart History (World Digital Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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