"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.
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Background and release
The song was released as a pre-release single on May 14, 2019, alongside its music video.
The English version of "Highway to Heaven" was released on July 18.
Composition
According to Billboard's Tamar Herman, "Highway to Heaven" is a synth-pop ballad.
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".
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.
Studio
SM SSAM Studio (Seoul) – recording
Golden Bell Tree Sound (Seoul) – digital editing
SM Big Shot Studio (Seoul) – engineered for mix
SM Yellow Tail Studio (Seoul) – mixing
Sterling Sound (New York) – mastering
Personnel