Poetry of the Day After

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Poetry of the Day After
Poetry of the Day After cover
Studio album 後青春期的詩 by
Released23 October 2008 (2008-10-23)
GenreMandopop, rock
Length49:16
LanguageMandarin
LabelB'in Music
Mayday chronology
Born to Love
(2006)
Poetry of the Day After
(2008)
The Second Round
(2011)
Alternative cover

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 and B'in Music. 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[edit]

All lyrics are written by Ashin

No.TitleMusicTranslationLength
1."突然好想你" (Túrán hǎo xiǎng nǐ)AshinSuddenly Missing You4:26
2."生存以上 生活以下" (Shēngcún yǐshàng shēnghuó yǐxià)MasaMore Than Surviving, Less Than Living4:38
3."你不是真正的快樂" (Nǐ bùshì zhēnzhèng de kuàilè)AshinYou're Not Truly Happy4:59
4."爆肝" (Bào gān)AshinLiver-busting3:00
5."噢買尬 (O My God)" (Ōmǎigà)AshinOh My God2:57
6."出頭天" (Chhut-thâu-thiⁿ (Chūtóu tiān) - sung in Taiwanese Hokkien)AshinBreakthrough Day4:14
7."我心中尚未崩壞的地方" (Wǒ xīnzhōng shàngwèi bēng huài dì dìfāng)Ashin & MonsterThe Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart5:25
8."春天的吶喊" (Chūntiān de nàhǎn)MonsterSpring's Shout3:43
9."夜訪吸血鬼" (Yè fǎng xīxuèguǐ)Guan YouInterview with the Vampire4:10
10."如煙" (Rú yān)StoneLike Smoke5:14
11."後青春期的詩" (Hòu qīngchūnqí de shī)AshinPoetry of the Day After2:19
12."笑忘歌" (Xiào wàng gē)MonsterThe Song of Laughter and Forgetting4:14

Charts[edit]

Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart - 2008
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[edit]

Year Awards
2009
  • Hit FM Awards – Best Band of The Year
  • 20th Golden Melody Awards – Best Band (Winner)
  • 20th Golden Melody Awards – Best Lyricist The Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart (我心中尚未崩壞的地方), Like Smoke (如煙) (Nominated)
  • 20th Golden Melody Awards – Best Song – You're Not Truly Happy (你不是真正的快樂), Poetry of the Day After (後青春期的詩) (Nominated)
  • Singapore Golden Awards – Best Band, Best Album, Most Popular Group(最受歡迎團體),Asia Media (Band) [亞洲傳媒大獎(樂團)]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#1 to 50) Retrieved 2011-05-20
  2. ^ (in Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 2011-05-20
  3. ^ (in Chinese) 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-23
  4. ^ (in Chinese) Apple Daily 蔡依林登g-music '09銷售王 傲封最賣搖錢樹 Archived 2011-09-13 at the Wayback Machine 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-14