The Era (album)

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The Era
Studio album by
Released18 May 2010 (2010-05-18)
Recorded2010
GenreMandopop
Length45:19
LanguageMandarin
LabelJVR
ProducerJay Chou
Jay Chou chronology
Capricorn
(2008)
The Era
(2010)
The Era 2010 World Tour
(2011)

The Era (simplified Chinese: 跨时代; traditional Chinese: 跨時代) is the tenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, released on 18 May 2010 by JVR Music.[1]

The album was nominated for six Golden Melody Awards and won for Best Mandarin Male Singer, Best Mandarin album, and Best Musical Arrangement for "Free Tutorial Video".[2][3]

The tracks, "Superman Can't Fly", "Rain Falls All Night", and "The Era", are listed at number 2, number 10, and number 39 respectively on the 2010s Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year chart.[4]

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Jay Chou

CD
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Era" (跨時代)Alang Huang3:16
2."Say Goodbye" (說了再見)Ku Hsiao-li, Huang Ling-jia4:44
3."Fireworks Cool Easily" (煙花易冷)Vincent Fang4:25
4."Free Tutorial Video" (免費教學錄影帶)Alang Huang4:01
5."Long Time No See" (好久不見)Jay Chou4:14
6."Rain All Night" (雨下一整晚)Vincent Fang4:18
7."Hip-hop Flight Attendant" (嘻哈空姐)Vincent Fang2:50
8."Tears of Scattered Emotion" (我落淚,情緒零碎)Vincent Fang4:20
9."Diary of Love" (愛的飛行日記 feat. Gary Yang)Vincent Fang4:16
10."Self-directed Act" (自導自演)Jay Chou4:17
11."Superman Can't Fly" (超人不會飛)Jay Chou4:59
Total length:45:19
DVD
No.TitleLength
2."Free Tutorial Video" (免費教學錄影帶) 
11."Superman Can't Fly" (超人不會飛) 

Awards[edit]

Award Category Nominated work Result
Golden Melody Awards Song of the Year "Superman Can't Fly" Nominated
Best Mandarin Album The Era Won
Best Mandarin Male Singer Jay Chou for The Era Won
Best Album Producer Jay Chou for The Era Nominated
Best Composer Jay Chou for "Fireworks Cool Easily" Nominated
Best Lyricist Vincent Fang for "Fireworks Cool Easily" Nominated
Best Musical Arranger Again Tsai for "Free Tutorial Video" Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Chinese) "The Era album info" JVR Music. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-09
  2. ^ (in Chinese) "22nd Golden Melody Awards nomination list" Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine GIO, Taiwan. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-20
  3. ^ (in Chinese) "22nd Golden Melody Awards winners list" Archived 23 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine GIO, Taiwan. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-20
  4. ^ (in Chinese) "Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart - 2010 (#1 to 50)" HITO Radio. Retrieved 2011-01-22

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