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.

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

Accolades

Release history

References