"High Horse" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Nmixx for their fourth extended play Fe3O4: Forward. It was released as the EP's pre-release single by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on March 4, 2025.
Background and release On February 19, 2025, it was announced that Nmixx would be releasing their fourth extended play titled Fe3O4: Forward on March 17. With the release of the track listing on March 2, "High Horse" was revealed to be one of the tracks. On March 4, after the performance visualizer for the song was released, it was released as a pre-release single.
Composition "High Horse" was written by Kim Su-ji (Lalala Studio), pH-1, and Abir, and composed by Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone", Abir, Julius Rodriguez, and Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo. The song is described as being "a mix of genres such as hip-hop, jazz, pop, and various elements", featuring "a unique rhythm that intersects piano and breakbeat based on lyrical ballads".
Promotion Nmixx performed "High Horse", alongside the EP's lead single "Know About Me", on three music programs in the first week of promotion: Mnet's M Countdown on March 20, KBS's Music Bank on March 21, and SBS's Inkigayo on March 23.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Melon.
Studio JYPE Studios – recording Glab Studios – engineering for mix, mixing, mixing for Dolby Atmos 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel
Nmixx – vocals Haewon – background vocals Kim Su-ji (Lalala Studio) – lyrics pH-1 – lyrics Abir – lyrics, composition Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone" – composition, arrangement, computer programming, various instruments, vocal directing, vocal editing Julius Rodriguez – composition, piano Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo – composition, arrangement, computer programming C'SA – vocal directing Goo Hye-jin – recording Im Chan-mi – recording Kwak Bo-eun – recording Park Nam-joon – engineering for mix, mixing (assistant) Shin Bong-won – mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Listicles +"High Horse" on listicles Critic/Publication List Rank Billboard The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 (So Far): Critic's Picks 2 The 100 Best Songs of 2025: Staff Picks 62 NME The 25 best K-pop songs of 2025 7
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "High Horse" Chart (2025) Peakpositions South Korea Download (Circle) 23
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "High Horse" Chart (2025) Peakpositions South Korea Download (Circle) 51
Release history + Release history for "High Horse" Region Date Format Label Various March 4, 2025
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