Poetry of the Day After
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| Studio album 後青春期的詩 by Mayday | ||||
| Released | 23 October 2008 | |||
| Genre | Mandopop, rock | |||
| Length | 49:16 | |||
| Language | Mandarin | |||
| Label | Rock Records | |||
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Poetry of the Day After (Chinese: 後青春期的詩) is Taiwanese Mandopop rock band Mayday's seventh studio album. It was released on 23 October 2008 by Rock Records. The music video for "如煙" (Like Smoke) features Taiwanese actor James Wen.
The tracks "突然好想你" (Suddenly Missing You), "你不是真正的快樂" (You Are Not Genuinely Happy) and "出頭天" (Breakthrough Day) are listed at number 8, 36[1] and 80 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2008.[2] The track "突然好想你" (Suddenly Missing You) won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year at the 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.[3]
According to Taiwan's G-Music chart the album is the fourth best selling album in Taiwan in 2009.[4] It was also nominated for several awards at the 20th Golden Melody Awards, including Best Song for "你不是真正的快樂" (You Are Not Genuinely Happy) and "後青春期的詩" (Poetry of the Day After). It won Best Band for their work on this album.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ashin.
| No. | Title | Music | Translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "突然好想你" (Túrán hǎo xiǎng nǐ) | Ashin | Suddenly Missing You | 4:26 |
| 2. | "生存以上 生活以下" (Shēngcún yǐshàng shēnghuó yǐxià) | Masa | More Than Surviving, Less Than Living | 4:38 |
| 3. | "你不是真正的快樂" (Nǐ bùshì zhēnzhèng de kuàilè) | Ashin | You Are Not Genuinely Happy | 5:00 |
| 4. | "爆肝" (Bào gān) | Ashin | Liver-busting | 3:00 |
| 5. | "噢買尬 (O My God)" (Ōmǎigà) | Ashin | Oh My God | 2:57 |
| 6. | "出頭天" (Chhut-thâu-thiⁿ (Chūtóu tiān) - sung in Taiwanese Hokkien) | Ashin | Breakthrough Day | 4:14 |
| 7. | "我心中尚未崩壞的地方" (Wǒ xīnzhōng shàngwèi bēng huài dì dìfāng) | Ashin & Guan You | The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart | 5:25 |
| 8. | "春天的吶喊" (Chūntiān de nàhǎn) | Monster | Spring's Shout | 3:43 |
| 9. | "夜訪吸血鬼" (Yè fǎng xīxuèguǐ) | Guan You | Interview with the Vampire | 4:10 |
| 10. | "如煙" (Rú yān) | Stone | Like Smoke | 5:14 |
| 11. | "後青春期的詩" (Hòu qīngchūnqí de shī) | Ashin | Poetry of the Day After | 2:19 |
| 12. | "笑忘歌" (Xiào wàng gē) | Monster | The Song of Laughter and Forgetting | 4:14 |
Charts
| Track name | Position |
|---|---|
| "突然好想你" (Suddenly Missing You), and | #8 |
| "你不是真正的快樂" (You Are Not Genuinely Happy) | #36 |
| "出頭天" (Breakthrough Day) | #80 |
Awards
| Year | Awards |
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| 2009 |
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References
- ↑ (Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#1 to 50) Retrieved 2011-05-20
- ↑ (Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 2011-05-20
- ↑ (Chinese) 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-23
- ↑ (Chinese) Apple Daily 蔡依林登g-music '09銷售王 傲封最賣搖錢樹 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-14