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"Puppet"
Single by Joker Xue
from the album Dust
Language
  • Mandarin
ReleasedJune 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length4:46
Label
  • Huayu World Expo
  • Chaoshi
Songwriter(s)
Joker Xue singles chronology
"Skyscrapers"
(2018) 		"Puppet"
(2019) 		"Extraterrestrial"
(2020)
Music video
"Puppet" on YouTube

"Puppet" (Chinese: 木偶人; pinyin: Mù'ǒurén) is a song by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue.[1] It was released on June 26, 2019 as a single and part of his tenth album Dust by Huayu World Expo; both have since been acquired by Xue's own label Chaoshi Music.[2]

It ranked number one on Billboard China Top 100 for three consecutive weeks,[3][4][5] Hit FM weekly chart for four consecutive weeks,[6][7][8][9] and Tencent Music's UNI Chart for two consecutive weeks.[10] Billboard magazine included "Puppet" (木偶人) on their The Global No. 1s You (Probably) Never Heard list, describing the song as a soaring ballad about a failing relationship.[11]

Background

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"Puppet" was written and composed by Xue, and arranged and produced by Chen Di. As the lead single, "Puppet" conveys the theme of the album: a journey of illusions seen through the eyes of a puppet and upon reaching its destination, the illusions scatter to dust.[12] While we may envy and wish to be a puppet without emotions and therefore cannot feel pain, we ultimately realize that is an impossible task: "No one can become a puppet, it's just a process of evading emotions (没有人能变成木偶人, 无非是在感情里的逃避过程)."[13]

Music video

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The music video for "Puppet" was directed by Taiwanese director duo Howard Kuo and Allen Shen. To construct the puppet world, the music video incorporated fantasy elements and steampunk aesthetics to tell the cautionary tale of a puppet who repeatedly gives up the most precious traits in exchange for the most desired things, likening the loss of sincerity to a disease.[14]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for "Puppet"
Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Migu Music Awards
音乐盛典咪咕汇 		2019 Top 10 Hits of the Year
年度十大金曲 		"Puppet" Won [15]
Chinese Music Awards
华语金曲奖 		2020 Best Mandarin Song of the Year
年度最佳国语歌曲 		"Puppet" Won [16][17]
Top Ten Mandarin Songs
国语十大金曲 		"Puppet" Won
Lyricist of the Year
年度最佳作词人 		"Puppet" Nominated
Composer of the Year
年度最佳作曲人 		"Puppet" Nominated
CMIC Music Awards
唱工委音乐奖 		2020 Best Composition
最佳作曲 		"Puppet" Nominated [18]

Credits and personnel

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  • Joker Xue – lyrics, composition, vocals
  • Chen Di – arrangement, production
  • Howard Kuo, Allen Shen – director

Release history

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Release dates and formats
Region Date Format Label
Various June 26, 2019
Huayu World Expo

References

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  1. ^ "木偶人 - Song by Joker Xue - Apple Music" [Puppet – Song by Joker Xue - Apple Music]. Apple Music. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "《尘》专辑介绍" ["Dust" Album Details]. NetEase Music (in Chinese). Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "中国公告牌音乐单曲榜" [China Music Singles Top 100]. Billboard China (in Chinese). July 5, 2019. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "中国公告牌音乐单曲榜" [China Music Singles Top 100]. Billboard China (in Chinese). July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "中国公告牌音乐单曲榜" [China Music Singles Top 100]. Billboard China (in Chinese). July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Music Charts July 18, 2019". Straits Times. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Music Charts July 25, 2019". Straits Times. July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Music Charts August 1, 2019". Straits Times. August 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Music Charts August , 2019". Straits Times. August 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "TME UNI Chart – Joker Xue Chart History". Tencent Music (in Chinese). Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Glicksman, Josh (December 21, 2019). "The Global No. 1s You (Probably) Never Heard" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "薛之谦第十张实体专辑《尘》 传递音乐的故事感" [Xue Zhiqian's tenth physical album "Dust" conveys the storytelling sense of music]. Rednet Entertainment (in Chinese). May 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "薛之谦最新单曲《木偶人》走心了! 我们都是木偶人 以为受了伤不会疼 但其实没人能成为它" [Xue Zhiqian's latest single "Puppet" is heartfelt! We are all puppets, thinking that we won't feel pain when we get hurt, but in fact no one can become it.]. Goody25 (in Chinese). June 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "薛之谦首波主打《木偶人》MV上线 蒸气庞克美学解读木偶式病症" [Xue Zhiqian's first hit MV "Puppet" is online. Steampunk aesthetics interprets puppet-like diseases]. 360 Entertainment (in Chinese). June 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "薛之谦神武4咪咕汇斩获三项大奖 最佳专辑 十大金曲收入囊中" [Xue Zhiqian's won three awards, including the Best Album and the Top Ten Golden Songs, at Migu Awards]. Sohu (in Chinese). December 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "第十二届华语金曲奖提名公布 吴青峰10项提名叱咤风云" [The 12th Chinese Music Awards nominations announced, Wu Qingfeng leads with 10 nominations]. Chinese Music Awards (in Chinese). December 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "第十二届华语金曲奖"云直播": 寻找心中的天籁" [The 12th Chinese Golden Melody Awards "Cloud Live": Finding the Heavenly Music in Your Heart] (in Chinese). December 31, 2020.
  18. ^ "CMA 2020". CMIC Official Website (in Chinese). Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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