Baby Don't Stop

"Baby Don't Stop" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first unit of NCT under the management of SM Entertainment, serving as the second single of NCT's debut studio album NCT 2018 Empathy. The song is a duet sung by NCT members Ten and Taeyong. Musically, "Baby Don't Stop" was described as a lush art house tune featuring a powerful, stark bass beat laid over sultry synths, dramatic raps, and passionate whispers.^[1]

"Baby Don't Stop"
Special Thai Version single cover
Single by NCT U
from the album NCT 2018 Empathy
Released	February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)
Recorded	2018
Studio	SM LVYIN (Seoul) SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
Genre	K-pop hip hop
Length	3:09
Label	SM
Composer(s)	Matt Schwartz Paul Harris Little Nikki Yoo Young-jin Ryan S. Jhun
Lyricist(s)	Danke (Lalala Studio) Juno (Joombas) Taeyong
Producer(s)	Yoo Young-jin Ryan S. Jhun
NCT U singles chronology
"BOSS" (2018) "Baby Don't Stop" (2018) "Yestoday" (2018)
NCT singles chronology
"BOSS" (2018) "Baby Don't Stop" (2018) "GO" (2018)
Music video
"Baby Don't Stop" on YouTube

Track listing

• NCT 2018 EMPATHY^[2]

1. "Baby Don't Stop" – 3:03

• Baby Don't Stop (Special Thai Version)^[3]

1. "Baby Don't Stop (Special Thai Version)" – 3:03
2. "Baby Don't Stop (Instrumental)" – 3:03

Accolades

Year-end lists

Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks	19	[4]
Dazed Digital	The 20 best K-pop songs of 2018	7	[5]

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[6]	3

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[7]

Studio

• SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording
• SM LVYIN Studio – recording
• SM Big Shot Studio – digital editing
• SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing
• Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel

• SM Entertainment – executive producer
• Lee Soo-man – producer
• NCT U – vocals
  • Taeyong – lyrics
• Juno (Joombas) – lyrics
• Danke (Lalala Studio) – lyrics
• Yoo Young-jin – producer, composition, arrangement, music and sound supervisor
• Maxx Song – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating, digital editing
• Ju Chan-yang – background vocals
• Ryan S. Jhun – producer, composition, arrangement
• Matt Schwartz – composition, arrangement
• Paul Harris – composition, arrangement
• Little Nikki – composition
• Gu Jong-pil – recording
• Lee Ji-hong – recording
• Lee Min-kyu – digital editing
• Nam Koong-jin – mixing
• Randy Merrill – mastering