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Poetry of the Day After

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Poetry of the Day After
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)
Recorded2008
Genre
Length49:16
Language
  • Mandarin
  • Hokkien
LabelB'in Music
Mayday chronology
Born to Love
(2006)
Poetry of the Day After
(2008)
The Second Round
(2011)
Alternative cover
Singles from Poetry of the Day After
  1. "Suddenly Missing You So Bad"
    Released: October 23, 2008
  2. "You Are Not Truly Happy"
    Released: October 23, 2008

Poetry of the Day After (Chinese: 後青春期的詩; pinyin: Hòu qīngchūnqí de shī) is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese rock band Mayday. It was released on October 23, 2008, by Rock Records and B'in Music. The music video for "Like Smoke" features Taiwanese actor James Wen.

Songs

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The tracks "Suddenly Missing You So Bad", "You Are Not Truly Happy" and "Breakthrough Day" are listed at number 8, 36[1] and 80 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart for 2008.[2] "Suddenly Missing You So Bad" won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year at the 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.[3] The song "Chhut-thâu-thiⁿ" is recorded in Taiwanese Hokkien.

Reception

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According to Taiwan's G-Music chart the album is the fourth best selling album in Taiwan in 2009.[4] It was also nominated for several awards at the 20th Golden Melody Awards, including Best Song for "You Are Not Truly Happy" and "Poetry of the Day After". It won Best Band for their work on this album. At the Singapore Golden Awards, Poetry of the Day After won Best Album.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Ashin.

No.TitleMusicTranslationLength
1."突然好想你" (Túrán hǎo xiǎng nǐ)AshinSuddenly Missing You So Bad4:26
2."生存以上 生活以下" (Shēngcún yǐshàng shēnghuó yǐxià)MasaMore Than Surviving, Less Than Living4:38
3."你不是真正的快樂" (Nǐ bùshì zhēnzhèng de kuàilè)AshinYou Are Not Truly Happy4:59
4."爆肝" (Bào gān)AshinLiver-busting3:00
5."噢買尬 (O My God)" (Ōmǎigà)AshinOh My God2:57
6."出頭天" (Chhut-thâu-thiⁿ (Chūtóu tiān))AshinBreakthrough Day4:14
7."我心中尚未崩壞的地方" (Wǒ xīnzhōng shàngwèi bēng huài dì dìfāng)Ashin & MonsterThe Yet Unbroken Part of My Heart5:25
8."春天的吶喊" (Chūntiān de nàhǎn)MonsterSpring's Shout3:43
9."夜訪吸血鬼" (Yè fǎng xīxuèguǐ)Guan YouInterview with the Vampire4:10
10."如煙" (Rú yān)StoneLike Smoke5:14
11."後青春期的詩" (Hòu qīngchūnqí de shī)AshinPoetry of the Day After2:19
12."笑忘歌" (Xiào wàng gē)MonsterThe Song of Laughter and Forgetting4:14

Charts

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Sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Taiwan 205,000[6]

References

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  1. ^ (in Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#1 to 50) Retrieved May 20, 2011
  2. ^ (in Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#51 to 100) Retrieved May 20, 2011
  3. ^ (in Chinese) 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list June 16, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2011
  4. ^ a b (in Chinese) Apple Daily 蔡依林登g-music '09銷售王 傲封最賣搖錢樹 Archived September 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine January 10, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011
  5. ^ "G-Music Combo Album Chart – Week 41 of 2008" (in Chinese). G-Music. October 16, 2008. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "08唱片销量一片惨绿 卖碟两万张就是大歌星" [08 Record sales are dismal, selling 20,000 copies makes you a big star]. Sina Entertainment (in Chinese). January 15, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2024.