Fact Check (album)

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Fact Check
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Digital cover
Studio album by
NCT 127
ReleasedOctober 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)
Genre
Length31:44
LanguageKorean
Label SM
NCT 127 chronology
2 Baddies
(2022)		Fact Check
(2023)		 Be There for Me
(2023)
NCT chronology
Golden Age
(2023)		Fact Check
(2023)		 On My Youth
(2023)
Fact Check track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Fact Check" (불가사의; 不可思議)
  • Wutan
  • Rick Bridges
  • Na Jeong-ah (153/Joombas)
Omega3:04
2."Space" (무중력)Danke (Lalala Studio)
  • Omega
  • Inscore
3:08
3."Parade" (행진)Lee Na-yun (Jam Factory)
Dem Jointz3:25
4."Angel Eyes"
  • Foote
  • Simpson
3:04
5."Yacht"Shin Jin-hye (Jam Factory)
  • Michael McHenry
  • Larus Orn Arnarson
  • Kaine
  • Peter Fenn
  • Ray Anthony Smith
  • Caleb Tyrone Armstrong
DaysOf19933:07
6."Je Ne Sais Quoi" Since
  • Daniel Pattiata
  • Rico Greene
  • Ronnie Icon
Hoodie3:35
7."Love Is a Beauty" (별의 시)
  • The Breed
  • Mizzy Lott
  • San Yoon
  • Taeyong
  • Mark
  • The Breed
  • Mizzy Lott
4:48
8."Misty" (소나기)
  • Kang Eun-jeong
  • Taeyong
  • Mark
Klein3:57
9."Real Life"Na Jeong-Ah (153/Joombas)
Sivertsen3:32
Total length:31:44

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Fact Check
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [37] Gold100,000^
South Korea (KMCA) [38] Million1,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide (IFPI)—1,900,000 [18]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ The IFPI Global Albums chart ranks, in order, the albums that generated the most money globally across streaming, download, and physical record sales (combined) in a calendar year. The Global Album Sales Chart measures global unit sales across all physical formats, as well as full album downloads.

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