Dust (Chinese: 尘) is the tenth album by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. It was released digitally on December 27, 2019, by Huayu World Expo and later acquired by Xue's own label Chaoshi Music.[2] The physical album went on presale on May 5, 2020.[3]
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| Released | December 27, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Language | Mandarin | |||
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| Producer | Joker Xue | |||
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Background
editThe album cover, featuring images of horse and deer in black and red, is a reference to the Chinese idiom "calling a horse a deer" which is used to describe people who deliberately confuse one thing for another and do not distinguish between right and wrong. This is later explored further in songs like "Puppet", "Half a Beat Slower", "Morbidity", "Loop" and more specifically in "Cooperate" through the contradictory lens of criticism and hope, shuttling between reality and ideals.[3]
Of the ten tracks on the album, Xue composed music for six tracks and wrote lyrics for nine tracks. "Express Your Feelings" was created on the variety show Infinite Song Season when Xue was partnered up with Yi Yi in 2018. Xue developed the song further and invited Liu Xijun on the track. On Weibo, Xue posted that the seventh song on an album is to gauge the album's quality and quality control; "after listening to it, you can choose to go back and listen to the six earlier tracks again or delete the album permanently."[4] "Wandering with You" is the seventh track and also the song Xue worked on for the longest, starting from when he adapted "Thousands of Words" by Teresa Teng on the show Mother Like Flowers. Xue later wrote and composed "Wandering With You"; however, he felt it needed a prelude to complete the song and could not write one better than the first four lines "Thousands of Words". After six years, he finally decided to acquire the rights to use the song and rewrote two of the four lines used in "Wandering With You".[5] "Wandering With You" was a success, receiving 100,000 comments online within the first 24 hours and peaking at #3 on Tencent Music UNI Chart. All songs on the album peaked within the top ten spots on Tencent Music UNI chart, with the exception of "Loop" which peaked at 19.[6]
Dust is #1 on Tencent Music's 2019 Year-End Chart which ranks the albums based on the sum of the five highest scored songs on each album while "Puppet and "Half a Beat Slower" were among the Top 20 Songs of the Year and "Puppet", "Mocking", "It's Been So Long", and "Half a Beat Slower" were among the Top 20 Popular Singles of the Year. Xue was named one of the Top 10 Artists of the Year and one of the Top 10 Popular Artists of the Year.[7] Billboard magazine included "Puppet" (木偶人) on their The Global No. 1s You (Probably) Never Heard list, describing the song as a "soaring ballad about a failing relationship."[8]
Track listing
edit| # | Track listing | Lyricist | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Puppet" (木偶人) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 4:49 |
| 2 | "Half a Beat Slower" (慢半拍) | Joker Xue | Xu Song | 4:04 |
| 3 | "It's Been So Long" (这么久没见) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 4:57 |
| 4 | "Mocking" (笑场) | Pei Zhisen/Joker Xue | Zhang Zhenhao | 4:34 |
| 5 | "Morbidity" (病态) | Joker Xue | Song Tao | 4:42 |
| 6 | "Dust" (尘) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 4:44 |
| 7 | "Wandering with You" (陪你去流浪) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 4:36 |
| 8 | "Cooperate" (配合) | Joker Xue/Gan Shijia | Zhou Yili/Joker Xue | 3:35 |
| 9 | "Loop" (环) | Meng Nan | Meng Nan | 4:07 |
| 10 | "Express Your Feelings" (聊表心意; with Liu Xijun) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 5:17 |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Migu Music Awards | Top 10 Hits of the Year | "Puppet" | Won | [9] |
| 2020 | Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards | Top 20 Hits of the Year | "Half a Beat Slower" | Won | [10] |
| Most Popular Album of the Year | Dust | Won | |||
| CMIC Music Awards | Best Popular Album | Nominated | [11] | ||
| Best Composition | "Puppet" | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "阔景音乐官方微博" (in Chinese). Weibo. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "《尘》专辑介绍" (in Chinese). NetEase Music. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "薛之谦第十张实体专辑《尘》 多维度探讨音乐艺术性". ent.chinadaily.com.cn. May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022.
- ^ "新歌上线24小时获10万评论，薛之谦：不好听可以永久删除整张唱片". Sohu. December 10, 2019.
- ^ "薛之谦、锤娜丽莎揪心合唱《陪你去流浪》，胡夏听懂了又好像没懂". NetEase. November 23, 2021.
- ^ Tencent UNI Chart:
- "Puppet (木偶人)". Tencent Music. 2019.
- "Half a Beat Slower (慢半拍)". Tencent Music. 2019.
- "It's Been So Long (这么久没见)". Tencent Music. 2019.
- "Mocking (笑场)". Tencent Music. 2019.
- "Morbidity(病态)". Tencent Music. 2019.
- "Dust (尘)". Tencent Music. 2019.
- "Wandering With You (陪你去流浪)". Tencent Music. 2019.
- "Cooperate (配合)". Tencent Music. 2020.
- "Loop (环)". Tencent Music. 2020.
- "Express Your Feelings (聊表心意)". Tencent Music. 2020.
- ^ "2019华语数字音乐年度报告". Tencent Music. 2019.
- ^ Glicksman, Josh (December 21, 2019). "The Global No. 1s You (Probably) Never Heard" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "薛之谦神武4咪咕汇斩获三项大奖，最佳专辑、十大金曲收入囊中". Sohu. December 22, 2019.
- ^ 王英敏 (September 9, 2020). "流行音乐全金榜 吴青峰薛之谦封王邓紫棋李宇春夺后". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Chinese). 联合晚报. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "CMA 2020". CMIC. Retrieved July 21, 2024.