Draft:Walk (NCT 127 song)

"Walk"
Official typography
Single by NCT 127
from the album Walk
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedJuly 15, 2024 (2024-07-15)
Studio
  • SM Dorii Studio
  • SM Aube Studio
Genre
Length3:11
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Wutan
NCT 127 singles chronology
"Fact Check"
(2023)
"Walk"
(2024)
NCT singles chronology
"Songbird"
(2024)
"Walk"
(2024)
Music video
"Walk" (삐그덕) on YouTube

"Walk" (Korean삐그덕; RRPpigeudeok; lit. "Creaky") is a song recorded by NCT 127, sub-unit of South Korean boy band NCT, for their sixth Korean-language studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on July 15, 2024, by SM Entertainment.

Background and release

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On June 13, 2024, SM Entertainment announced to Korean media that NCT 127 were preparing to release their sixth studio album in July.[1] On June 24, NCT 127 officially announced the title and release date of their album Walk and its lead single of the same name.[2] On July 14, the music video teaser for the song was released on social media.[3] "Walk" and its music video were released on July 15, 2024, along with the rest of the studio album's tracks.[4]

Composition

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"Walk" was written by Wutan and composed by Landon Sears and Manifest, with L8kshor, Jonathan Hoskins and MZMC, who also participated in the arrangement.[5] SM Entertainment described "Walk" as a "hip-hop song featuring boom bap-style drums, retro guitar riffs, and synth sounds that blend together to evoke the early 2000s vibe" with lyrics that "depict NCT 127's confidence in forging their own path without following anyone else's".[4]

Promotion

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On July 15, NCT 127 held the "Walk Daily Magazine Launch Party", a live event to commemorate and discuss album's release.[4]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Studio

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Personnel

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  • NCT 127 – vocals
  • Landon Sears – composition
  • Manifest – composition
  • L8kshor – composition. arrangement
  • Jonathan Hoskins – composition, arrangement
  • MZMC – composition, arrangement
  • Wutan – lyrics, vocal directing
  • Jung Jae-won – recording, engineered for mix
  • Kim Hyo-joon – recording
  • Eugene Kwon – digital editing
  • Jung Eui-seok – mixing
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

References

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  1. ^ Kyung, Ji-min (June 13, 2024). NCT 127, 7월 중순 컴백.."정규 6집 준비 중" [NCT 127 to make a comeback in mid-July... "preparing for the sixth full-length album"]. Osen. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (June 24, 2024). NCT 127, 7월 15일 정규 6집 'WALK' 컴백...타이틀곡 '삐그덕 (Walk)' [NCT 127 to come back with sixth full-length album Walk on July 15... the title track is "Walk"]. Newsen. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Kang, Da-yoon (2024-07-14). '컴백 D-1' NCT 127, 신곡 '삐그덕' MV 티저 공개 [Comeback's D-1, NCT 127's new song "Walk" music video teaser released]. MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  4. ^ a b c Park, Ji-yoon (July 15, 2024). NCT 127, 오늘(15일) 정규 6집 'WALK' 발매 [NCT 127 releases sixth full-length album Walk today the 15th]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "WALK - The 6th Album". Melon. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  6. ^ NCT 127 (2024). Walk (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment. Credits.

Category:NCT 127 songs Category:2024 singles Category:2024 songs Category:Songs in Korean Category:SM Entertainment singles