Common_Jasmin_Orange
Common Jasmin Orange
2004 studio album by Jay Chou
Common Jasmine Orange (Chinese: 七里香) is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, released on 3 August 2004 by Alfa Music.[1] According to Guinness World Records, Common Jasmine Orange is the best-selling physical album in China in the 21st century with more than 2,600,000 copies sold.[2]
| Common Jasmine Orange | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 3 August 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Studio | Alfa Studio (Taipei) | |||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Language | Mandarin | |||
| Label | Alfa Music | |||
| Producer | Jay Chou | |||
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The album was nominated for six Golden Melody Awards. The album won for an IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award for Best Selling Mandarin Album of the Year.[3] According to IFPI, The album is also listed at number 43 of 2004's global best-selling albums.[4]
The tracks, "Common Jasmine Orange", "Excuse", and "Wounds of War", are listed at number 1, number 10, and number 88 respectively on the 2004's Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year chart.[5][6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Zone" (我的地盤) | Vincent Fang | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Common Jasmine Orange" (七里香) | Vincent Fang | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Excuse" (藉口) | Jay Chou | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Grandma" (外婆) | Jay Chou | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Checkmate" (將軍) | Alang Huang | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Stranded" (擱淺) | Devon Song | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Chaotic Dance" (亂舞春秋) | Vincent Fang | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Duel of Trapped Beasts" (困獸之鬥) | Will Liu | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Fun Fair" (園遊會) | Vincent Fang | 4:11 |
| 10. | "The Wound That Ends War" (止戰之殤) | Vincent Fang | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 42:30 | ||
All music is composed by Jay Chou
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Album | Common Jasmine Orange | Nominated |
| Best Mandarin Male Singer | Jay Chou for Common Jasmine Orange | Nominated | ||
| Best Composer | Jay Chou for "Common Jasmine Orange" | Nominated | ||
| Best Lyricist | Vincent Fang for "Wounds of War" | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Video | Kuang Sheng for "Wounds of War" | Nominated | ||
| Kuang Sheng for "Grandma" | Nominated |
Weekly charts
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| China | — | 2,600,000[9] |
| Taiwan | — | 300,000[10] |
- (in Chinese) JVR Music Common Jamsine Orange album info Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 3 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2011
- "Best-selling album (China)". Guinness World Records. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- (in Chinese) IFPI Hong Kong 2004 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 April 2011
- IFPI Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2004 Archived 30 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Chinese) Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2004 (#1 to 50) Retrieved 8 April 2011
- (in Chinese) Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2004 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 8 April 2011
- "Malaysian Chinese Album Chart". RIM. 24 August 2004. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- "RIAS Top 10 Album Chart". RIAS. Archived from the original on 9 September 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- Fung, Anthony (2008). "Western style, Chinese Pop: Jay Chou's Rap and Hip-Hop in China". Asian Music. 39: 69–80. doi:10.1353/amu.2007.0047. S2CID 191532050. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
In China the official figure reached 2.6 million units, a stunning figure that no other Chinese artist has attained.
- "周杰倫遭 假扣押5千萬 | 蘋果日報". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 17 May 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- (in Chinese) Jay Chou discography@JVR Music
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