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| 100,000 Whys | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 September 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Cantopop | |||
| Length | 45:58 | |||
| 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 7 September 1993. [1] It is named after a popular Chinese science book, One Hundred Thousand Whys by Ye Yonglie.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong ( IFPI Hong Kong) [2] | 3× Platinum | 150,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Release date | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 7 September 1993 | Cinepoly Records |
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| China | 1993 | Cai Ling Audio and Video | |
| Hong Kong | 1994 | Cinepoly Records | CD (24K Gold) |
| Japan | 25 April 1994 | Polydor Records | CD |
| Taiwan | 1996 | Linfair Records | |
| Japan | 26 September 1997 | Polydor | CD (reissue) |
| Hong Kong | 7 May 2003 | Cinepoly Records | DSD |
| 9 September 2004 | SACD | ||
| 15 November 2013 | Universal Music Hong Kong | CD (Golden Disc Anniversary Series) | |
| 19 June 2015 | LP | ||
| 12 November 2020 | CD (24K Gold-reissue) | ||
| 22 April 2021 | LP (ARS series) | ||
| Japan | 16 February 2024 | Universal Music Japan | LP |
- ^ 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 4 June 2016.
- ^ "哪个时势能没有广东歌". Jet (181): 026–047. 1 September 2017.
- Hundred Thousand Whys at Joshua Cheung's fan site
- 100.000 Why's at All Ah About Faye
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| 100,000 Whys | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 September 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Cantopop | |||
| Length | 45:58 | |||
| 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 7 September 1993. [1] It is named after a popular Chinese science book, One Hundred Thousand Whys by Ye Yonglie.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong ( IFPI Hong Kong) [2] | 3× Platinum | 150,000* |
|
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Release date | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 7 September 1993 | Cinepoly Records |
|
| China | 1993 | Cai Ling Audio and Video | |
| Hong Kong | 1994 | Cinepoly Records | CD (24K Gold) |
| Japan | 25 April 1994 | Polydor Records | CD |
| Taiwan | 1996 | Linfair Records | |
| Japan | 26 September 1997 | Polydor | CD (reissue) |
| Hong Kong | 7 May 2003 | Cinepoly Records | DSD |
| 9 September 2004 | SACD | ||
| 15 November 2013 | Universal Music Hong Kong | CD (Golden Disc Anniversary Series) | |
| 19 June 2015 | LP | ||
| 12 November 2020 | CD (24K Gold-reissue) | ||
| 22 April 2021 | LP (ARS series) | ||
| Japan | 16 February 2024 | Universal Music Japan | LP |
- ^ 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 4 June 2016.
- ^ "哪个时势能没有广东歌". Jet (181): 026–047. 1 September 2017.
- Hundred Thousand Whys at Joshua Cheung's fan site
- 100.000 Why's at All Ah About Faye