Beatbox (NCT Dream song)

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"Beatbox"
NCT Dream - Beatbox (English).png
English version cover
Single by NCT Dream
from the album Beatbox
LanguageKorean
ReleasedMay 30, 2022
Studio
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio
  • SM Blue Cup Studio
Genre
Length3:25
Label
Composer(s)
  • Brice Fox
  • Emily Kim
  • Jurek Reunamaki
  • Michael Jade
Lyricist(s) Jeong Ha-ri
NCT Dream singles chronology
"Glitch Mode"
(2022)
"Beatbox"
(2022)
"Candy"
(2022)
NCT singles chronology
"Glitch Mode"
(2022)
"Beatbox"
(2022)
"2 Baddies"
(2022)

Release history

Release history for "Beatbox"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
VariousMay 30, 2022Original (Korean)
March 21, 2023English

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [38]

Studio

Personnel

  • SM Entertainment executive producer
  • Lee Sung-soo production director, executive supervisor
  • Tak Young-jun executive supervisor
  • Yoo Young-jin music and sound supervisor
  • NCT Dream vocals
  • XYDO background vocals
  • Jeong Ha-ri Korean lyrics
  • Brice Fox English lyrics, composition, arrangement, background vocals
  • Emily Kim English lyrics, composition, arrangement
  • Jurek Reunamaki composition, arrangement
  • Michael Jade English lyrics, composition, arrangement, background vocals
  • Imlay arrangement
  • Kenzie vocal directing
  • Noh Min-ji recording
  • Jung Eui-seok recording, mixing
  • Eugene Kwon digital editing
  • Kwon Nam-woo mastering

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