Fun (Xu Weizhou song)
| "Fun" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Xu Weizhou | |
| Released | 8 December 2016 |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | C-pop , Rock Music |
| Length | 3:39 |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Songwriter(s) | Zhao Dengkai, Xu Weizhou |
| Producer(s) | Shi Xiaopeng |
| Music video | |
| "Fun" on YouTube | |
Fun (Chinese: 放, Pinyin: Fàng) aka "Release" is a single by Chinese singer Xu Weizhou. The single was released on 8 December 2016 which was composed by Xu Weizhou himself while the lyrics were written by Zhao Dengkai.
Background
Fun was officially released on 8 December and the official music video was released on 15 December garnering positive reviews. This single was composed by Xu Weizhou himself and was arranged and produced by Shi Xiaopeng, a lead guitarist of the band Cold Air. Zhao Dengkai was in charged of the lyrics, while Zhu Yin was in charged of the string compilation and the harmony by Zhang Bo and Zhang Zhangkai. The recording engineers were Wang Qingtao and Wang Chen and the mastering processing engineer was Chen Bohao. The music video was officially released on 15 December and has 2 versions, first was the LANEIGE version including a short interview of Xu Weizhou to promote the product whereas he was the endorser at that time while the second one, which was the official version was released at "Yinyuetai", Sina Weibo and Youtube. He flew to South Korea to shoot the music video together with South Korean team.
On 23 December, Xu was invited to Shanghai Disneyland Christmas Party and performed the song live for the first time. The song also ranks the 6th place on YinYueTai's TOP 100 Songs of the year 2016.[1] Later on, he performed the verses of "Fun" and his other song "Light" during 24th Oriental Billboard Award Ceremony and 2017 Sakura Muse Music Festival. On 1 April, he performed "Fun" during his appearance as a guest to a television music show Global Chinese Music Chart currently airing on CCTV15 [2], 2017 Music Radio China Top Ranking Awards on 21 June, 2017 Asian Music Gala Awards on 19 July and 2017 MTV Global Chinese Music Awards on 20 July.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fun" | Zhao Dengkai | Xu Weizhou | 3:39 |
Chart positions
| Song | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Fun | QQ Music Chart | 1[3] |
| Fun | Fresh Asia Music Chart | 1[4][5] |
| Fun | Pop Songs Chart | 1[6] |
| Fun | Billboard Radio China Chart | 2[7] |
| Fun | China V Chart | 1[8] |
References
- ↑ "YinYueTai's TOP 100 Songs of the year 2016". vchart.yinyuetai.com. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- ↑ "许魏洲榜上榜献唱《放》 白衬衫展少年阳光帅气". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ↑ "1st Smash Hit". weibo.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ↑ "1st Smash Hit For 79th Week". weibo.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ↑ "亚洲新歌榜 第七十九期周榜揭晓！TOP20详情". weibo.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ↑ "1st Pop Song Hit For 73th week". weibo.com. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ↑ "Top 10 Hit Songs Jan. 4, 2017". Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ "Yinyue V Chart Weekly". yinyuetai.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.