Golden Age (album)

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Golden Age
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Digital cover
Studio album by
NCT
ReleasedAugust 28, 2023
Recorded2023
StudioSM Studios (Seoul)
Genre
Length32:21
LanguageKorean
Label
NCT chronology
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Golden Age track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Baggy Jeans" (NCT U; sung by Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Ten, and Mark)Wutan
  • Reunamäki
  • Jinbyjin
3:31
2."Call D" (NCT U; sung by Taeyong and Ten)Jung Il-li (Jam Factory)
  • 1-800-Rudeboy
  • Je'Juan Antonio
  • Hassan Ashi Jr.
  • Jordain Johnson
  • Hautboi Rich
1-800-Rudeboy3:36
3."Pado" (NCT U; sung by Johnny, Taeyong, Jaehyun, Mark, Xiaojun, Hendery, and Haechan)Liljune (153/Joombas)
  • Humbler
  • Davey Nate
  • Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch
Humbler2:58
4."Interlude: Oasis" (NCT U; sung by Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jaemin, and Chenle)Park Yoo-eun (Jam Factory)
2:07
5."The Bat" (NCT U; sung by Taeil, Johnny, Yuta, Jungwoo, Hendery, Jeno, and Jisung)Wutan
2:50
6."Alley Oop" (NCT U; sung by Yuta, Winwin, Hendery, Jeno, Jaemin, Yangyang, and Jisung)Danke (Lalala Studio)
 LDN Noise 3:38
7."That's Not Fair" (NCT U; sung by Johnny, Taeyong, Ten, Mark, Jeno, and Yangyang) Hash Swan
  • Evan Magee
  • Parker James Nornes
  • Gigi Grombacher
  • Tony Ferrari
  • Noah Conrad
Conrad3:01
8."Kangaroo" (NCT U; sung by Taeil, Kun, Renjun, Yangyang, Chenle, and Jisung)Cian (153/Joombas)
  • El Capitxn
  • Vendors (Zenur)
  • San Yoon
  • Casper
  • Yuki
  • El Capitxn
  • Vendors
  • Yoon
  • Casper
  • Yuki
3:36
9."Not Your Fault" (NCT U; sung by Taeil, Kun, Doyoung, Ten, Jungwoo, Xiaojun and Renjun)Moon Ji-young (Lalala Studio)
  • Tiyon 'TC' Mack
  • Tesung Kim
  • Gibum
  • Ryu Jin-wook
  • Lee Kang-sung
  • Mack
  • Kim
  • Gibum
  • Ryu
  • Lee
3:21
10."Golden Age" (NCT 2023)Jang Han-bit (Jam Factory)
  • Jake K (Artiffect)
  • MCK (Artiffect)
  • Carlebecker
  • Ellen Berg
  • Josh McClelland
  • Ryan Lawrie
  • Jake K
  • MCK
3:38
Total length:32:21

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Golden Age
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [22] Million1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Golden Age
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousAugust 28, 2023
South Korea
United StatesSeptember 29, 2023
Canada

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