NCT 127 (EP)

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NCT #127
NCT 127 Mini-Album.jpg
Digital cover
EP by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2016 (2016-07-10)
Recorded2015–2016
StudioSM Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length22:31
Language Korean
Label
Producer
  • LDN Noise
  • Tay Jasper
  • Ylva Dimberg
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • MZMC
  • Chris Wahle
  • Andreas Öberg
  • Timothy 'Bos' Bullock
  • The Colleagues
  • Double Dragon
NCT 127 chronology
NCT #127
(2016)
Limitless
(2017)
NCT chronology
NCT #127
(2016)
Limitless
(2017)
NCT #127 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Fire Truck" (소방차;Sobangcha)
  • LDN Noise
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Ylva Dimberg (The Kennel)
LDN Noise2:59
2."Once Again" (여름 방학;Yeoreum Banghak;lit. Summer Vacation)
Andreas Öberg3:10
3."Wake Up"
  • LDN Noise
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
LDN Noise2:57
4."Another World"
  • Timothy "BOS" Bullock
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
3:32
5."Paradise"
  • Perry van de Vrede (Henry Hill)
  • Robert Nickson (Henry Hill)
  • G.Bliz
  • Karl "KP" Powell (The Colleagues)
  • Harrison Johnson (The Colleagues)
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • The Colleagues
  • G.Bliz
3:27
6."Mad City" (sung by Taeyong, Jaehyun and Mark)
  • Donald "haZEL" Sales
  • Double Dragon
Double Dragon3:19
7."Switch" (featuring SR15B)
  • Jung Joo-hee
  • Kang Eun-jung
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Trey Campbell
  • Rosina "Soaky Siren" Russell
  • LDN Noise
LDN Noise3:05
Total length:22:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
French Digital Albums (SNEP) [15] 79
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [16] 40
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [17] 1
US Heatseekers Album (Billboard) [18] 22
US World Albums (Billboard) [19] 2

Monthly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Album Chart 3

Yearly-end charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Album Chart 32

Sales and certifications

ChartAmount
Gaon physical sales88,922+
Oricon physical sales6,235+

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 10, 2016 S.M. Entertainment
South Korea
South KoreaJuly 11, 2016 CD S.M. Entertainment, KT Music

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