Sticker (album)

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Sticker
NCT 127 - Sticker.png
Digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Studio
  • SM Studios
  • Sound Pool Studio
  • Doobdoob Studio
Genre
Length38:43
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label SM
Producer Lee Soo-man
NCT 127 chronology
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(2021)
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(2021)
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(2022)
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(2021)
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(2021)
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(2021)
Sticker track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sticker"
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Dem Jointz
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:47
2."Lemonade"
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas)
  • Teuru (Joombas)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes
  • Benji Bae
Rokman3:10
3."Breakfast"Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas)Simon Petrén3:32
4."Focus" (같은 시선;Gateun Siseon;lit. Same Gaze) Lee Chang-hyeok
  • Jaicko Lawrence
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein
  • Darius Michael Bryant
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Droyd
  • LES Alliance
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:24
5."The Rainy Night" (내일의 나에게;Naeil-ui Na-ege;lit. To Me Tomorrow)
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Hwan Yang
3:19
6."Far"Sahara (Joombas)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL)
  • Alex Nese
JeL3:36
7."Bring the Noize"
Hitchhiker3:42
8."Magic Carpet Ride"Harvey Mason Jr.3:38
9."Road Trip"
  • Le'mon (Joombas)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas)
  • San (Vendors)
Erik Lidbom3:35
10."Dreamer" Baek Geum-min
  • Cutfather
  • PhD
3:29
11."Promise You" (다시 만나는 날;Dasi Mannaneun Nal;lit. The Day We Meet Again)
  • ZNEE (Joombas)
  • Rick Bridges
  • Noah Conrad
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley
  • Tony Ferrari
  • Ryan Linvill
  • Noah Conrad
  • Ryan Linvill
3:31
Total length:38:43
Favorite track listing [34]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Favorite (Vampire)" Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
3:34
2."Sticker"
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Taeyong
  • Mark
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Dem Jointz
  • Calixte
  • Prince Chapelle
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Dem Jointz
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:47
3."Love on the Floor" Ku Tae-woo
  • Michael Jiminez
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Dylan Huling
  • Timothy "BOS" Bullock
  • Hautboi Rich
Timothy "BOS" Bullock3:38
4."Lemonade"
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas)
  • Teuru (Joombas)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes
  • Benji Bae
Rokman3:10
5."Breakfast"Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas)
  • Simon Petrén
  • Andreas Öberg
  • Ninos Hanna
Simon Petrén3:32
6."Pilot"
  • Mingtion
  • Junny
  • Mingtion
  • Junny
Mingtion3:29
7."Focus" (같은 시선;Gateun Siseon;lit. Same Gaze)Lee Chang-hyeok
  • Jaicko Lawrence
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein
  • Darius Michael Bryant
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Droyd
  • Les Alliance
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:24
8."The Rainy Night" (내일의 나에게;Naeil-ui Na-ege;lit. To Me Tomorrow)
  • Jung Yoon-hwa
  • Seo Hye-ri
  • Softserveboy
  • Sqvare
  • Hwan Yang
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Hwan Yang
3:19
9."Far"Sahara (Joombas)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL)
  • Alex Nese
JeL3:36
10."Bring the Noize"Kim Boo-min
  • Sokodomo
  • Hitchhiker
  • Kim Boo-min
  • Aventurina King
  • John Fulford
Hitchhiker3:42
11."Magic Carpet Ride"Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Harvey Mason Jr.
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith
  • Britt Burton
  • Dewain Whitmore
Harvey Mason Jr.3:38
12."Road Trip"
  • Le'mon (Joombas)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas)
  • San (Vendors)
  • Erik Lidbom
  • MLC
Erik Lidbom3:35
13."Dreamer"Baek Geum-min
  • Mich Hansen
  • Daniel Heloy Davidsen
  • Daniel Davidsen (PhD)
  • Peter Wallevik (PhD)
  • Boy Matthews
  • Asia Whiteacre
  • Cutfather
  • PhD
3:29
14."Promise You" (다시 만나는 날;Dasi Mannaneun Nal;lit. The Day We Meet Again)
  • ZNEE (Joombas)
  • Rick Bridges
  • Noah Conrad
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley
  • Tony Ferrari
  • Ryan Linvill
  • Noah Conrad
  • Ryan Linvill
3:31
Total length:49:34

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of Sticker and Favorite. [35] [36]

Sticker

Studio

  • SM Booming System recording, mixing, digital editing (track 1), engineered for mix (track 12)
  • SM LVYIN Studio recording (track 2), mixing (track 5), engineered for mix (track 2, 9)
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio recording (track 2, 6), engineered for mix (track 57)
  • SM Ssam Studio recording (track 2, 4, 6), digital editing (track 10), engineered for mix (track 3, 8, 1011)
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio mixing (track 89, 11)
  • SM Blue Cup Studio mixing (track 2, 7)
  • SM Big Shot Studio mixing (track 4, 10), engineered for mix (track 4)
  • SM Concert Hall Studio mixing (track 3, 6)
  • SM Starlight Studio digital editing (track 2, 7)
  • Sound Pool Studio recording (track 1011), digital editing (track 6, 11)
  • Doobdoob Studio recording (track 35, 79, 11), digital editing (track 5)
  • Sonic Korea mastering (track 1)
  • 821 Sound Mastering mastering (track 211)

Personnel

  • SM Entertainment executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man producer
  • Lee Sung-soo production director, executive supervisor
  • Tak Young-jun executive supervisor
  • NCT 127 vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 7)
    • Taeil background vocals (track 56)
    • Doyoung background vocals (track 35, 810)
    • Jaehyun background vocals (track 5, 10)
    • Haechan background vocals (track 2, 5, 10)
    • Johnny background vocals (track 10)
  • Yoo Young-jin lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing (track 1), engineered for mix (track 12), music and sound supervisor (all tracks)
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas) lyrics (track 2)
  • Teuru (Joombas) lyrics (track 2)
  • Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas) lyrics (track 3)
  • Lee Chang-hyeok lyrics (track 4)
  • Jung Yoon-hwa lyrics (track 5)
  • Seo Hye-ri lyrics (track 5)
  • Sahara (Joombas) lyrics (track 6)
  • Kim Boo-min  [ ko ] lyrics, composition, vocal directing (track 7)
  • Sokodomo lyrics, rap vocal director (track 7)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung lyrics (track 8)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas) lyrics (track 9)
  • Le'mon (Joombas) lyrics (track 9)
  • San (Vendors) lyrics (track 9)
  • Baek Geum-min lyrics (track 10)
  • ZNEE (Joombas) lyrics (track 11)
  • Rick Bridges lyrics (track 11)
  • Prince Chapelle composition, background vocals (track 1)
  • Calixte composition, background vocals (track 1)
  • Dem Jointz composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Ryan S. Jhun composition, arrangement (track 1, 45)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes composition, arrangement (track 2)
  • Benji Bae composition (track 2)
  • Simon Petrén composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 3)
  • Andreas Öberg composition (track 3)
  • Ninos Hanna composition, background vocals (track 3)
  • Jaicko Lawrence composition, background vocals (track 4)
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein composition (track 4)
  • Darius Michael Bryant composition (track 4)
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III composition (track 4)
  • Droyd arrangement (track 4)
  • Les Alliance arrangement (track 4)
  • Softserveboy composition (track 5)
  • Sqvare composition (track 5)
  • Hwan Yang composition, arrangement (track 5)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL) composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 6)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL) composition, arrangement (track 6)
  • Alex Nese composition, background vocals (track 6)
  • Hitchhiker composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 7)
  • Aventurina King  [ zh ] composition (track 7)
  • John Fulford composition (track 7)
  • Harvey Mason Jr. composition, arrangement (track 8)
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith composition (track 8)
  • Dewain Whitmore composition (track 8)
  • Britt Burton composition (track 8)
  • Erik Lidbom  [ simple; ja ] composition, arrangement (track 9)
  • MLC composition (track 9)
  • Cutfather composition, arrangement (track 10)
  • Daniel Davidsen (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 10)
  • Peter Wallevik (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 10)
  • Boy Matthews composition, background vocals (track 10)
  • Asia Whiteacre composition, background vocals (track 10)
  • Noah Conrad composition, background vocals (track 11)
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley composition (track 11)
  • Tony Ferrari composition (track 11)
  • Ryan Linvill composition, background vocals (track 11)
  • GDLO vocal directing (track 2, 10), background vocals (track 10), digital editing (track 2), Pro Tools operating (track 2)
  • Seo Mi-rae (ButterFly) vocal directing (track 34, 89), digital editing (track 34, 89), Pro Tools operating (track 34, 89)
  • Lee Joo-myung vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 5)
  • Choo Dae-gwan vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 6)
  • Joo Chan-yang vocal directing, background vocals (track 11)
  • Lee Ji-hong recording (track 2), mixing (track 5), engineered for mix (track 2, 9)
  • Noh Min-ji recording (track 2, 6), engineered for mix (track 57)
  • Kang Eun-ji recording (track 2, 4, 6), digital editing (track 10), engineered for mix (track 3, 8, 1011)
  • Jung Ho-jin recording (track 1011), digital editing (track 6, 11)
  • Kim Cheol-sun mixing (track 89, 11)
  • Jung Eui-seok mixing (track 2, 7)
  • Lee Min-gyu mixing (track 4, 10), engineered for mix (track 4)
  • Nam Koong-jin mixing (track 3, 6)
  • Jung Yu-ra digital editing (track 2, 7)
  • Eugene Kwon recording (track 34, 79)
  • Jung Woo-young recording (track 5, 11), digital editing (track 5)
  • Kim Ye-ji recording (track 3, 8)
  • Kim Ji-hyun recording (track 4, 9)
  • Jeon Hoon mastering (track 1)
  • Shin Soo-min mastering assistant (track 1)
  • Kwon Nam-woo mastering (track 211)

Favorite

Studio

  • SM Booming System recording, mixing, digital editing (track 2), engineered for mix (track 2, 4)
  • SM LVYIN Studio recording (track 1, 4), mixing (track 8), engineered for mix (track 1, 4, 12)
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio (track 1, 4, 9), engineered for mix (track 6, 810)
  • SM SSAM Studio recording (track 4, 7, 9), digital editing (track 13), engineered for mix (track 5, 11, 1314)
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio mixing (track 6, 1112, 14)
  • SM Blue Cup Studio mixing (track 1, 4, 10)
  • SM Big Shot Studio mixing (track 3, 7, 13), engineered for mix (track 3, 7)
  • SM Concert Hall Studio mixing (track 5, 9)
  • SM Starlight Studio recording (track 3), digital editing (track 34, 10)
  • Sound Pool Studio recording (track 1314), digital editing (track 1, 3, 9, 14)
  • Doobdoob Studio recording (track 3, 5, 78, 1012, 14), digital editing (track 8)
  • Sonic Korea mastering (track 2)
  • 821 Sound Mastering mastering (track 1, 314)

Personnel

  • SM Entertainment executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man producer
  • Lee Sung-soo production director, executive supervisor
  • Tak Young-jun executive supervisor
  • NCT 127 vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 1, 3, 6, 10)
    • Taeil background vocals (track 89)
    • Doyoung background vocals (track 5, 78, 1113)
    • Jaehyun background vocals (track 8, 13)
    • Haechan background vocals (track 4, 8, 13)
    • Johnny background vocals (track 13)
  • Kenzie lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 1)
  • Yoo Young-jin lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing (track 2), engineered for mix (track 2, 4), music and sound supervisor (all tracks)
  • Ku Tae-woo lyrics (track 3)
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas) lyrics (track 4)
  • Teuru (Joombas) lyrics (track 4)
  • Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas) lyrics (track 5)
  • Mingtion lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, digital editing (track 6)
  • Junny lyrics, composition, vocal directing, background vocals (track 6)
  • Lee Chang-hyeok lyrics (track 7)
  • Jung Yoon-hwa lyrics (track 8)
  • Seo Hye-ri lyrics (track 8)
  • Sahara (Joombas) lyrics (track 9)
  • Kim Boo-min  [ ko ] lyrics, composition, vocal directing (track 10)
  • sokodomo lyrics, rap vocal director (track 10)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung lyrics (track 11)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas) lyrics (track 12)
  • Le'mon (Joombas) lyrics (track 12)
  • San (Vendors) lyrics (track 12)
  • Baek Geum-min lyrics (track 13)
  • ZNEE (Joombas) lyrics (track 14)
  • Rick Bridges lyrics (track 14)
  • Prince Chapelle composition, background vocals (track 2)
  • Calixte composition, background vocals (track 2)
  • Dem Jointz composition, arrangement (track 2)
  • Ryan S. Jhun composition, arrangement (track 2, 78)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes composition, arrangement (track 4)
  • Benji Bae composition (track 4)
  • Simon Petrén composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 5)
  • Andreas Öberg composition (track 5)
  • Ninos Hanna composition, background vocals (track 5)
  • Jaicko Lawrence composition, background vocals (track 7)
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein composition (track 7)
  • Darius Michael Bryant composition (track 7)
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III composition (track 7)
  • Droyd arrangement (track 7)
  • LES Alliance arrangement (track 7)
  • Softserveboy composition (track 8)
  • Sqvare composition (track 8)
  • Hwan Yang composition, arrangement (track 8)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL) composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 9)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL) composition, arrangement (track 9)
  • Alex Nese composition, background vocals (track 9)
  • Hitchhiker composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 10)
  • Aventurina King  [ zh ] composition (track 10)
  • John Fulford composition (track 10)
  • Harvey Mason Jr. composition, arrangement (track 11)
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith composition (track 11)
  • Dewain Whitmore composition (track 11)
  • Britt Burton composition (track 11)
  • Erik Lidbom  [ simple; ja ] composition, arrangement (track 12)
  • MLC composition (track 12)
  • Cutfather composition, arrangement (track 13)
  • Daniel Davidsen (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 13)
  • Peter Wallevik (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 13)
  • Boy Matthews composition, background vocals (track 13)
  • Asia Whiteacre composition, background vocals (track 13)
  • Noah Conrad composition, background vocals (track 14)
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley composition (track 14)
  • Tony Ferrari composition (track 14)
  • Ryan Linvill composition, background vocals (track 14)
  • GDLO vocal directing (track 4, 13), background vocals (track 13), digital editing (track 4), Pro Tools operating (track 4)
  • Seo Mi-rae (ButterFly) vocal directing (track 3, 5, 7, 1112), digital editing (track 57, 1112), Pro Tools operating (track 57, 1112), background vocals (track 3)
  • Lee Joo-myung vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 8)
  • Choo Dae-gwan vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 9)
  • Joo Chan-yang vocal directing, background vocals (track 14)
  • Oiaisle background vocals (track 1, 3)
  • Lee Ji-hong recording (track 1, 4), mixing (track 8), engineered for mix (track 1, 4, 12)
  • Noh Min-ji recording (track 1, 4, 9), engineered for mix (track 6, 810)
  • Kang Eun-ji recording (track 4, 7, 9), digital editing (track 13), engineered for mix (track 5, 11, 1314)
  • Jung Ho-jin recording (track 1314), digital editing (track 1, 3, 9, 14)
  • Kim Cheol-sun mixing (track 6, 1112, 14)
  • Jung Eui-seok mixing (track 1, 4, 10)
  • Lee Min-gyu mixing (track 3, 7, 13), engineered for mix (track 3, 7)
  • Nam Koong-jin mixing (track 5, 9)
  • Jung Yu-ra recording (track 3), digital editing (track 34, 10)
  • Eugene Kwon recording (track 57, 1012)
  • Jung Woo-young recording (track 3, 8, 14), digital editing (track 8)
  • Kim Ye-ji recording (track 5, 11)
  • Kim Ji-hyun recording (track 7, 12)
  • Lee Kyung-min recording (track 3)
  • Jeon Hoon mastering (track 2)
  • Shin Soo-min mastering assistant (track 2)
  • Kwon Nam-woo mastering (track 1, 314)

Charts

Certifications and sales

Sticker & Favorite
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan
(Sticker)
138,771 [66]
South Korea (KMCA) [67]
(Sticker)
2× Million2,434,914 [68]
South Korea (KMCA) [69]
(Favorite)
3× Platinum934,986 [70]
South Korea
(Favorite) (Kit version)
231,958 [71]

Release history

Release dates and formats for Sticker
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 17, 2021 SM [72]
South Korea CD [73]
United Kingdom [74]
United States Virgin [75]

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    "2 Baddies" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album of the same name on September 16, 2022, by SM Entertainment. It was written by Sokodomo, Haeil, and Xinsayne, while production was handled by Aron Bergerwall, Louise Lindberg, Tony Ferrari, Parker James, Cazzi Opeia, Ellen Berg, and IMLAY. Described as an "intense hip-hop dance song", it features lyrics about achieving success by running towards one's goal regardless of the judgment of others. An accompanying music video was released a day prior.

    <i>Perfume</i> (EP) 2023 EP by NCT DoJaeJung

    Perfume is the debut extended play (EP) by the South Korean boy band NCT DoJaeJung. It was released on April 17, 2023, by SM Entertainment, alongside its lead single of the same name. It is NCT DoJaeJung's first release, following initial participation as members of NCT and its sub-unit NCT 127. Consisting of six romantic songs, it features participation from multiple songwriters and producers, including MZMC, Styalz Fuego, LDN Noise, and others.

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