100,000 Whys
100,000 Whys | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 7, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | Cantopop | |||
Label | Cinepoly | |||
Faye Wong chronology | ||||
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100,000 Whys? (Cantonese: 十萬個為什麼; Sapmaan go Waisammo) is the sixth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong. It was released though Cinepoly Records on September 7, 1993.[1] It is named after a popular Chinese science book, One Hundred Thousand Whys by Ye Yonglie.
Background and release[edit]
The Japanese version of the album released in April 1994 included three bonus tracks: another version of "Like Wind", a Mandarin version of "Fragile Woman" (from Coming Home), and "Forgetting You Is Like Forgetting Me", the theme from The Bride with White Hair 2.
Songs[edit]
The album included several hit singles: "Flow Not Fly", "Summer of Love", "Like Wind", "Cold War", "Tempted Heart" and "Tempt Me". "Flow Not Fly", a lively pop number, became an unofficial anthem for Faye Wong, with the repeated chorus line "Fei Fei" being a pun on the singer's name. "Cold War" is a Cantonese cover of "Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos; a Mandarin version followed on Mystery. The song was a departure from mainstream C-pop, and Wong followed this markedly with further experiments in "alternative music" for her next Cantonese album, Random Thoughts.
The album included four more cover songs. "Summer of Love" is the Cantonese version of Helen Hoffner's 1993 hit. "Like Wind" is a cover of the Mandarin song 猜心 ("Guess my Heart") by One-Fang. "Rainy Days Without You" covers Love Unlimited's "Walking in the Rain (With The One I Love)", and "Do Do Da Da" is The Police's "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". "Do We Really Care" was Faye Wong's second song recorded wholly in English, after "Kisses in the Wind" on Coming Home.
Usage in media[edit]
"Tempted Heart" was the theme for the TVB series Eternity, in which Wong also appeared. "Tempt Me" was the theme tune for Joan Chen's 1993 film Temptation of a Monk, and won a Best Movie Song award.
Live performances[edit]
Wong's 1994-95 series of concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum included five songs from the album: the first four, and "Tempt Me" which was extended with a prelude.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
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1. | "流非飛" (Lau Fei Fei) | "Flow Not Fly" | 3:45 |
2. | "Summer of Love" | 4:37 | |
3. | "如風" (Yu Fung) | "Like Wind" | 4:29 |
4. | "冷戰" (Laang Jeen) | "Cold War" | 4:12 |
5. | "長大" (Jeung Dai) | "Grow Up" | 4:23 |
6. | "若你真愛我" (Yerk Nei Jun Ngoi Ngor) | "If You Really Love Me" | 4:31 |
7. | "動心" (Dòng Xín) | "Tempted Heart" | 4:02 |
8. | "雨天沒有你" (Yu Teen Moot Yau Nei) | "Rainy Days Without You" | 3:32 |
9. | "誘惑我" (Yòu Huò Wǒ) | "Tempt Me" | 3:55 |
10. | "Do Do Da Da" | 3:45 | |
11. | "Do We Really Care?" | 4:27 |
No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
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12. | "如風" (Autumn Version) | "Like Wind" | 4:33 |
13. | "容易受傷的女人" (Mandarin Version) | "Fragile Woman" | 4:17 |
14. | "忘掉你像忘掉我" | "Forgetting You Would Be Like Forgetting Me" | 4:21 |
Like Wind[edit]
Like Wind | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | December 1993 | |||
Genre | Cantopop | |||
Label | Cinepoly | |||
Faye Wong chronology | ||||
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- "如風 Autumn Version" (Yu fung) – "Like Wind (Autumn Version)"
- "诱惑我" – Tempted Heart (You Huo Wo)
- "天生不是情造" – Innately Not Made of Love (Tin sang bat si tsing jo)
- "季候风" - Seasonal Gale (Gwai Hau Fung)
Release history[edit]
Region | Release date | Label | Format(s) |
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Hong Kong | September 7, 1993 | Cinepoly Records |
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China | 1993 | Cai Ling Audio and Video | |
Hong Kong | 1994 | Cinepoly Records | CD (24K Gold) |
Japan | April 25, 1994 | Polydor Records | CD |
Taiwan | 1996 | Linfair Records | |
Japan | September 26, 1997 | Polydor | CD (reissue) |
Hong Kong | May 7, 2003 | Cinepoly Records | DSD |
September 9, 2004 | SACD | ||
November 15, 2013 | Universal Music Hong Kong | CD (Golden Disc Anniversary Series) | |
June 19, 2015 | LP | ||
November 12, 2020 | CD (24K Gold-reissue) | ||
April 22, 2021 | LP (ARS series) | ||
Japan | February 16, 2024 | Universal Music Japan | LP |
References[edit]
- ^ Fung, Anthony; Curtin, Michael (2002). "The Anomalies of being Faye (Wong): Gender politics in Chinese popular music" (PDF). International Journal of Cultural Studies. 5 (3). SAGE Publications: 263–290. doi:10.1177/1367877902005003005. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Hundred Thousand Whys at Joshua Cheung's fan site
- 100.000 Why's at All Ah About Faye