"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.
The English version of "Highway to Heaven" was released on July 18.
Composition According to Billboard's Tamar Herman, "Highway to Heaven" is a synth-pop ballad.
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".
English version The English version was released as a single on July 18 and on July 19, 2019, in South Korea.
Credits Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
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 Doyoung – background 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 Chart (2019) PeakpositionUS World Digital Songs (Billboard) 5
Accolades
+Year-end listsCritic/PublicationListRankRef. Billboard The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019 16 MTV The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019 3 Refinery29 The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019 4
Release history RegionDateFormatVersionLabel 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 Caroline
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