Highway to Heaven (song) Last updated September 12, 2025 2019 single by NCT 127
"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. [ 2]
The English version of "Highway to Heaven" was released on July 18. [ 3]
Composition According to Billboard 's Tamar Herman,"Highway to Heaven" is a synth-pop ballad . [ 4]
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 ". [ 5]
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. [ 6]
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Personnel
SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer NCT 127 – 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 Accolades Year-end lists Critic/Publication List Rank Ref. Billboard The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019 16 [ 8] MTV The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019 3 [ 9] Refinery29 The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019 4 [ 10]
References 1 2 "Highway to Heaven - English Version" . Spotify . 18 July 2019. ↑ "NCT 127, 새 미니앨범 컴백 카운트다운 돌입..14일 낮 12시 음원 선공개" [ NCT 127 Announces Comeback Schedule for New Mini-Album] . Naver (in Korean). May 13, 2019. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2019 . ↑ Herman, Tamar (2019-06-03). "NCT 127 Tease Upcoming English Version of 'Highway to Heaven' " . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2019-06-12 . ↑ Herman, Tamar (2019-05-14). "NCT 127 Release Captivating Music Video for 'Highway to Heaven' " . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-06-12 . ↑ "Highway to Heaven by NCT 127 on Melon" . Melon . May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019 . ↑ NCT 127 . We Are Superhuman (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment , Dreamus . {{cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link ) ↑ "NCT 127 Chart History (World Digital Songs)" . Billboard . Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2019 . ↑ "The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks" . Billboard . December 29, 2019. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019 . ↑ Bell, Crystal (December 27, 2019). "The Best K-pop B-sides of 2019, From Twice to BTS" . MTV . Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019 . ↑ "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2019" . Refinery29 . December 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2019 . ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases" . All Access. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
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