Take Off (WayV EP)

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Take Off
WayV TakeOff album.jpeg
EP by
ReleasedMay 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length20:22
Language
Label
  • Label V
  • SM
WayV chronology
The Vision
(2019)
Take Off
(2019)
Take Over the Moon
(2019)
NCT chronology
Awaken
(2019)
Take Off
(2019)
We Are Superhuman
(2019)
Take Off track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Take Off" (Chinese :无翼而飞; pinyin :Wúyìérfēi; lit.'Flying without Wings') Matthew Yen
  • Mike Daley
  • Mitchell Owens
  • Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
  • Jeff Lewis
3:53
2."Regular" (Chinese :理所当然; pinyin :Lǐsuǒdāngrán; lit.'Goes without Saying')Yen
  • Daley
  • Owens
3:37
3."Say It" (Chinese :真实谎言; pinyin :Zhēnshí Huǎngyán; lit.'True Lies')Pan Yanting
  • LDN Noise
  • Choi
  • Dyson
3:15
4."Come Back" (Chinese :噩梦; pinyin :Èmèng; lit.'Nightmare')Yen
  • Saley
  • Owens
  • Michael Jiminez
  • Deez  [ ko ]
  • MZMC
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Daley
  • Owens
3:25
5."Let Me Love U" (Chinese :爱不释手; pinyin :Àibùshìshǒu; lit.'Love You Too Much to Let Go') Wu I-Wei  [ zh ]
  • The Stereotypes
  • Kameron "Kam Parker" Glasper
  • Joseph "220" Park (Iconic Sounds)
The Stereotypes3:46
6."Dream Launch" (Chinese :梦想发射计划; pinyin :Mèngxiǎng Fāshè Jìhuà; lit.'Dream Launch Plan') Xiaohan
Joombas3:46
Total length:20:22

Charts

Chart performance for Take Off
Chart (2018)Peak
position
French Digital Albums (SNEP) [14] 76
US World Albums (Billboard) [15] 7

Release history

Release history for Take Off
RegionDateFormatLabel
ChinaMay 9, 2019
  • Label V
Various
ChinaMay 16, 2019 CD Label V

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