Play (Jolin Tsai album)

Play (Chinese: 呸) is the thirteenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai (Chinese: 蔡依林). It was released on November 15, 2014, by Warner Music Taiwan.^[1] The album melds dancehall with bubblegum pop, breathtaking love songs with hilariously catty weirdness and euphorically catchy melodies with propulsive rhythms.^[2] The album garnered critical acclaim and was declared as "easily the best album of the year".^[3] The music video of the title track, "Play", became the most-viewed Chinese-language music video of 2014 on YouTube and thrust her into the international spotlight.^[4] Nolan Feeney from Time magazine claimed the music video "the year's best pop music video."^[5] The album has sold more than 85,000 copies in Taiwan alone, and made her the best-selling female singer of the year in Taiwan.^[6] The title track, "Play", reached number 1 on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year.^[7] The ninth track, "The Third Person and I", reached number 8 on the chart.^[7] The album earned Tsai six Golden Melody Award nominations for Best Mandarin Album, Song of the Year, Best Vocal Recording Album, and three Best Music Videos, and she finally won for Best Mandarin Album and Best Vocal Recording Album.^[8]^[9] The album also earned Tsai an MTV Europe Music Award nomination for Best Taiwanese Act.^[10] The album also earned Tsai an Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist.^[11]

Track listing

Play – Standard edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gentlewomen" (第二性)	Cheer Chen	Cheer Chen	Tiger Chung	3:41
2.	"Play" (Play 我呸)	Hsia Yu	Nese Ni	Starr Chen	3:13
3.	"Medusa" (美杜莎)	Matthew Yen	Emile Ghantous, Erik Nelson, Nasri Atweh, Lakesha Hinton	Andrew Chen	4:03
4.	"Lip Reading" (唇語)	Neoh Kim Hin	Ooi Teng Fong	Andrew Chen	3:40
5.	"I'm Not Yours" (feat. Namie Amuro)	Wyman Wong	Jolin Tsai, Hayley Michelle Aitken, Olof Lindskog, Sten Iggy Strange Dahl	Starr Chen	3:41
6.	"I Love, I Embrace" (自愛自受)	Derek Shih	William Wei	Tiger Chung	3:55
7.	"Miss Trouble"	David Ke	Jolin Tsai, Hayley Michelle Aitken, Olof Lindskog, Sten Iggy Strange Dahl	Starr Chen	3:16
8.	"Phony Queen" (電話皇后)	Wyman Wong	Dominik Rothert, Jason Worthy, Jessica Jean Pfeiffer, Alexander Krause	Andrew Chen	2:58
9.	"The Third Person and I" (第三人稱)	Tom Wang	JJ Lin	JJ Lin	4:52
10.	"We're All Different, Yet the Same" (不一樣又怎樣)	Albert Leung	Christoffer Thomas Viktor Vikberg, Hayley Michelle Aitken, Sten Iggy Strange Dahl, Johan Moraeus	Starr Chen	3:20
Total length:					36:39

Play – Deluxe edition (DVD)
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Play"	Muh Chen	3:20
2.	"The Third Person and I"	Fu Tien-yu	5:29
3.	"Medusa"	Jennifer Wu	4:06
4.	"We're All Different, Yet the Same"	Hou Chi-jan	4:13
5.	"Gentlewomen"	Scott Beardslee, Kitt Lin	3:55
6.	"Phony Queen"	Jeff Chang	3:26
7.	"Lip Reading"	Thomas Wyatt, Edwin Eversole	3:52
8.	"I Love, I Embrace"	Thomas Wyatt, Edwin Eversole	3:53
9.	"I'm Not Yours" (feat. Namie Amuro)	Muh Chen	5:11
Total length:			37:25

References

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Today Online^[12]

↑ Jolin Tsai, Play, retrieved 2016-12-21
↑ "Jolin Play (Jolin Tsai) | 3.5/5". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
↑ FlopstarReviews (2014-11-15). "Album Review: Jolin Tsai’s “PLAY” is Easily 2014’s Best Album". FLOPSTAR BLOG. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
↑ "YouTube公佈2014年10大熱門音樂影片蔡依林「呸」出冠軍！". GQ瀟灑男人網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-10-09.
↑ Feeney, Nolan. "This Might be 2014's Best Pop Music Video". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
↑ 中時電子報. "《偏執面》無緣專輯獎妹迷嚷震蛋". 中時電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-10-08.
1 2 "Hitoradio‧Hit Fm --華人音樂入口指標". www.hitoradio.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
↑ "Pop star Jolin Tsai wins best album; Eason Chan, A-Mei also honored at Golden Melody Awards". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
↑ "27th Golden Melody Awards Nominees list - Taiwan Beats". Taiwan Beats (in Chinese). 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
↑ "MTV EMAs 2015: Five things we learned". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
↑ "The Queen Of C-Pop, Jolin Tsai, Makes An Appearance At This Year's MAMAs [VIDEO]". latest kpop news and music | Officially Kmusic. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
↑ "Jolin Play (Jolin Tsai) | 3.5/5". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

Jolin Tsai
Awards Discography Filmography Tours
Studio albums	1019 Don't Stop Show Your Love Lucky Number Magic Castle J-game Dancing Diva Agent J Butterfly Myself Muse Play
Cover albums	Love Exercise
Compilation albums	Together The Age of Innocence Born to Be a Star J-top Final Wonderland Jeneration Ultimate
Remix albums	Dance Collection J9 Dancing Forever Favorite
Live albums	1019 I Can Concert Show Your Love Concert J1 Live Concert If You Think You Can, You Can Love & Life Myself World Tour
Television dramas	Hi Working Girl
Feature films	Agent J
Concert tours	J1 World Tour Dancing Forever World Tour Myself World Tour Play World Tour
Companies and brands	Seventy Two Changes

Golden Melody Award for Best Album Mandarin
2000s	Then We All Wept in Silence – Sandee Chan (2005) The Great Leap – David Tao (2006) Wake Up – MC HotDog (2007) L!ve Is... – Karen Mok (2008) Don't Want to Let Go – Eason Chan (2009)
2010s	Amit – A-mei (2010) The Era – Jay Chou (2011) Second Round – Mayday (2012) Gaia – Sandy Lam (2013) I Am Ayal Komod – Chang Chen-yue (2014) Play – Jolin Tsai (2015) Winter Endless – Sodagreen (2016) History of Tomorrow – Mayday (2017)

Hit FM Top 10 Albums of the Year
2008	What If It Matters – Sandee Chan Poetry of the Day After – Mayday Mr. Almost – MC HotDog Capricorn – Jay Chou Don't Want to Let Go – Eason Chan Mystery Guest – Yoga Lin 100 Kinds of Life – Crowd Lu Start from Here – Joanna Wang Wonderland – Khalil Fong Ivana – Ivana Wong
2009	Orange Moon – Khalil Fong Immortal – Cheer Chen A City – Deserts Chang Lala – Lala Hsu Amit – A-mei Innocent – Mavis Fan & 100% If You See Him – Tanya Chua 5F Blissful Cuts – Eason Chan Seven Days – Crowd Lu Senses Around – Yoga Lin
2010	Private Corner – Jacky Cheung Thanks Your Greatness – Yen-j Suming – Suming The Era – Jay Chou Wei Bird – William Wei Precious – Karen Mok Limits – Lala Hsu To Hebe – Hebe Tien Nameless Poem – Denise Ho Moonlight – Soft Lipa & Jabberloop
2011	No Crying – Waa Wei Slow Soul – Crowd Lu Matzka – Matzka Shin-Ski – Soft Lipa 15 – Khalil Fong What's the Trouble on Your Mind – Sodagreen I Love You, John – Sandee Chan R U watching? – A-mei ? – Eason Chan Perfect Life – Yoga Lin
2012	Games We Play – Deserts Chang Someone Is Waiting – William Wei Knock Out – Miss Ko Opus 12 – Jay Chou Guitar – Crowd Lu Muse – Jolin Tsai Fiction – Yoga Lin You Quietly Hide Away – Ellen Loo Back to Wonderland – Khalil Fong Second Round – Mayday
2013	Coexistence – Denise Ho Zero – Faith Yang Ayal Komod – Chang Chen-yue Inside Trim – Soft Lipa Insignificance – Hebe Tien Low-Profile Life – Sandee Chan Hello Goodbye – David Tao Angel vs. Devil – Tanya Chua Autumn: Stories – Sodagreen Songs of Transience – Cheer Chen
2014	Missing – Lala Hsu Ronghao Li – Li Ronghao You Lovely Bastard – Waa Wei Rice & Shine – Eason Chan Departures – Karen Mok Faces of Paranoia – A-mei Dangerous World – Khalil Fong Play – Jolin Tsai Wake Up Dreaming – Jacky Cheung Kepler – Stefanie Sun
2015	10000 Hours – Cosmos People When Sorrow Being Downloaded Twice – Sandee Chan Monopoly – Hush Here – Yoyo Sham Winter Endless – Sodagreen Aphasia – Tanya Chua If You Still Wonder – Kowen Ko Sounds Not to Forget – Summer Lei From M.E. to Myself – JJ Lin Amit 2 – A-mei
2016	Imperfections – Ellen Loo Run! Frantic Flowers! – Waa Wei Journey to the West – Khalil Fong Centrifugal Force – Faith Yang Sell Like Hot Cakes – Yoga Lin Vavayan – A-Bao The Servile – No Party for Cao Dong What a Folk!!!!!! – Crowd Lu Taipei Didilong – Joey Lee History of Tomorrow – Mayday

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