Английская Википедия:Highway to Heaven (song)
"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.[1]
The English version of "Highway to Heaven" was released on July 18.[2]
Composition
According to Billboard's Tamar Herman, "Highway to Heaven" is a synth-pop ballad.[3]
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".[4]
English version
The English version was released as a single on July 18 and on July 19 in South Korea.
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] | 5 |
Accolades
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019 | 16 | [6] |
| MTV | The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019 | 3 | [7] |
| Refinery29 | The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019 | 4 | [8] |
Credits
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
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
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | May 14, 2019 | Шаблон:Hlist | Korean | Шаблон:Hlist |
| Various | ||||
| United States | July 18, 2019 | English | ||
| Various | ||||
| South Korea | July 19, 2019 | |||
| United States | August 6, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio[10] | Caroline |
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