The Great Artist (song)

"The Great Artist" (大藝術家) is a song by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, from Jolin's 12th original studio album Muse. The song was composed by Robin Jessen, Anne Judith Wik, Nermin Harambasic, Ronny Svendsen, Charite Viken Reinas, Eirik Johansen, Alexander Puntervold, and lyrics by Matthew Yen (嚴云農)and produced by Michael Lin (林邁可). The song was released on August 15, 2012, as a single from the album by Warner Music Taiwan and Mars Entertainment (天熹娛樂). The song and its music video were shortlisted for the Best Song of the Year and Best Music Video awards at the 24th Golden Melody Awards, and the song eventually won the Best Song of the Year award.

Background and release
On February 22, 2012, Warner Music Greater China General Manager Chen Zaisan revealed on Sina Weibo that Jolin Tsai's new album was expected to be released in the summer of the same year, and that her new album was currently in the song collection stage. On June 12 of the same year, the media revealed that Jolin had finished recording half of the songs for her new album. On the 25th of the same month, the media revealed that Jolin Tsai's new album was expected to be released in August of the same year. Jolin Tsai's manager Wang Yongliang said, "She is very careful about this album and has spent the most time recording it, some songs have been chopped off again and again to rehearse, and she has added a lot of her own ideas to the music, music videos and photographs .” On July 10 of the same year, Jolin Tsai revealed that her new album would be released around her birthday on September 15 of the same year. On the 23rd of the same month, the media revealed that Jolin had finished recording her new album.

On August 15, 2013, Jolin released the single "The Great Artist" for her album "Muse", and on January 2, 2013, the song was ranked No. 2 in the 2012 Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year in Taiwan.

Creation and recording
The song "The Great Artist" depicts a woman's point of view about a philandering male partner, warning women to live with courage and believe that one day they will find true love. The song is different from Jolin Tsai's previous dance songs in that there are multiple emotional twists and turns, and the rap part is more difficult than ever.

Jolin Tsai said, "'The Great Artist' is a special song, not only does it have a heavy beat, but it also covers some electronic styles, and its melody is something I've never tried before, which is more of a chant, but also has some of my own attitude, because Matthew Yen (嚴云農), the teacher who wrote the lyrics, wrote the lyrics a little bit tougher, and a girl needs to have her own thoughts. So when I sang this song, I put myself into the personality of a strong woman. "

Music video
On August 22, 2012, Jolin Tsai released the music video for her song "The Great Artist", directed by Muh Chen (陳奕仁). The music video is set in the "Salon of the Future", and Muh Chen said, "In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Salon was a social occasion and cultural knowledge center for the French bourgeoisie and aristocracy to discuss literature and art. The hosts of Salon were all smart, witty, elegant and highly cultured female aristocrats. The background of the rise of feminism coincides with the lyrics of the song "The Great Artist"," said Chen. The music video was shot in Kaohsiung City and Taipei City, Taiwan over a period of 38 hours, and three designers created five sets of costumes for the music video at a total cost of NT$8 million.

On the 23rd of the same month, Jolin Tsai held a promotional event for the music video in Taipei Circle, Taipei City, Taiwan. The music video was ranked No. 9 on the 2012 Taiwan YouTube Hottest Video Views Chart and became the first music video by a female singer to receive a perfect score on YinYueTai. The music video was shortlisted for the Best Music Video Award at the 24th Golden Melody Awards and the Best Visual Effects Award at the 2014 Berlin Music Video Awards.The music video was also awarded the Bronze Award for Visual Design at the 2013 International Design Awards, and the Visual Communication Design Award at the 2016 Golden Dot Design Awards in Taiwan.

Awards
On April 9, 2013, the song "The Great Artist" was awarded the Top 20 Gold Songs of the Year in the 3rd Global Pop Music Gold Chart. On April 26, 2013, the song "The Great Artist" was awarded the Gold Song of the Year in Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 2012 Music Radio China Top Chart. On May 10, 2012, the song "The Great Artist" was awarded the Top 20 Most Popular Songs of the Year in the 13th Global Chinese Songs Chart.

On the 22nd of the same month, the 24th Golden Melody Awards announced the finalists, and the song "The Great Artist" and its music video were shortlisted for the Best Song of the Year Award and the Best Music Video Award respectively. On June 2 of the same year, the song "The Great Artist" won the 2013 Hito Pop Music Awards Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Year. On July 6, 2013, "The Great Artist" won the Best Song of the Year at the 24th Golden Melody Awards

Personnel and production

 * Fang Bo Jie: Production Coordinator, Sound Engineer
 * Michael Lin: Harmony, Electric Guitar, Vocalist
 * Jolin Tsai: Vocalist
 * Yip Yuk Hin: Vocalist
 * Platinum Studio: Recording Studio
 * VIP Studio: Recording Studio
 * Ken Lewis: Mixer
 * Pro Tool Mixing Studio: Mixing Studio