NCT 2018 Empathy

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NCT 2018 Empathy
NCT 2018 Empathy Album Cover.jpg
Digital cover
Studio album by
NCT
ReleasedMarch 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)
Recorded2016–2018
Studio
  • Doobdoob (Seoul)
  • In Grid (Seoul)
  • SM Blue Cup (Seoul)
  • SM Blue Ocean (Seoul)
  • SM Booming System (Seoul)
  • SM LVYIN (Seoul)
  • SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
  • Yireh (Seoul)
Genre
Length44:39
Language
  • Korean
  • English
  • Mandarin
Label
Producer
NCT chronology
We Young
(2017)
NCT 2018 Empathy
(2018)
Chain
(2018)
NCT 2018 Empathy
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro: Neo Got My Back" (NCT U)
  • Tommy $trate
  • Dakshood
  • Tommy $trate
  • Dakshood
  • Rosangyoon
1:57
2."Boss" (NCT U) (sung by Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jungwoo, Lucas and Mark)
3:30
3."Baby Don't Stop" (NCT U) (sung by Taeyong and Ten)
  • Danke (lalala Studio)
  • Juno (Joombas)
  • Taeyong
3:03
4."Go" (NCT Dream)
  • Hwang Yoo-bin
  • Ji Ye-won (Joombas)
  • Mark
3:27
5."Touch" (NCT 127)
3:09
6."Yestoday" (NCT U) (sung by Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas and Mark)
  • Beat&Keys (Joombas)
3:16
7."Black on Black" (NCT 2018) (sung by Taeyong, Lucas, Yuta, Jeno and Mark)
3:17
8."Timeless" (Korean : 텐데...; RR : Tende;lit. Would) (NCT U) (sung by Taeil, Doyoung and Jaehyun)
  • Jeon Gan-di
  • Kim Yong-shin (Iconic Sounds)
  • Joseph "220" Park (Iconic Sounds)
4:10
9."The 7th Sense" (Korean : 일곱 번째 감각; RR : Ilgop Beonjjae Gamgak) (NCT U) (Sung by Taeyong, Mark, Jaehyun, Doyoung and Ten)
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Timothy "BOS" Bullock
3:34
10."Without You" (NCT U) (sung by Taeil, Doyoung and Jaehyun)3:25
11."Without You" (Chinese version) (NCT U) (sung by Kun, Taeil, Doyoung, and Jaehyun)
3:25
12."Dream in a Dream" (Korean : 몽중몽; Hanja : 梦中梦; RR : Mongjungmong) (sung by Ten)
  • Stephen Carl
  • Dillon Pace
3:35
13."Outro: Vision"0:57
14."Yestoday" (Extended version) (NCT U) (Bonus Track)
  • Beat&Keys (Joombas)
3:47
Total length:44:39

Notes

Intro & Outro Songs

Credits

Charts

Sales

RegionSales
Japan (Oricon)13,554 [59]
South Korea (Gaon)636,055 [60]
United States ( Billboard )1,000 [61]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [62] 2× Platinum500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Music program awards

SongProgramDate
"Touch" The Show (SBS MTV)March 27, 2018

Listicles

Year-end lists
Critic/PublicationListRankRef.
Idolator The 10 Best K-Pop Albums Of 201810 [63]
Refinery29 The 12 Best K-Pop Albums of 20189 [64]
Rolling Stone India10 Best K-pop Albums of 20189 [65]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaMarch 14, 2018
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
VariousS.M. Entertainment
JapanMarch 16, 2018

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