Super Star (S.H.E album)
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| Studio album by S.H.E | ||||
| Released | 22 August 2003 | |||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | H.I.M International Music, EMI, Avex | |||
| Producer | Joeloe Kuo (郭文宗) | |||
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Super Star is the fourth studio album by Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. It was released on 22 August 2003. Ella suffered a back injury during the shooting of a television show one month before the album was released. Because of this, Ella is absent from some of the music videos. As of 2006, the single "Super Star" from this album has been S.H.E's biggest hit. German producer Roberto "Geo" Rosan and vocalist Jade Villalon, as Sweetbox, composed "Super Star" for S.H.E.[1] during the sessions for Sweetbox's Adagio, and they also released their own English version as a single at the time. In 2004, Canadian singer Skye Sweetnam re-recorded "Super Star" as "Superstar".
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[edit] Reception
On the HITORadio Top 10 Charts, Super Star continued Youth Society's success by landing six songs on the charts. Furthermore, Super Star earned S.H.E their second consecutive Best Group and Best Chart Performance awards at the 2004 HITO Awards.[2] The album's title track itself was also well-received. Not only was "Super Star" crowned Metro Radio's 2004 Song of the Year,[3] it was also rewarded for being one of the year's best songs at the HITO Radio Music Awards,[2] Singapore Hit Awards,[4] and Hong Kong TVB8 Awards.[5] The four awards earned by "Super Star" were the most for any S.H.E song until "Don't Wanna Grow Up" (Once Upon a Time) earned six between 2006 and 2007.
[edit] Track listing
- Super Star
- Far Away Places(遠方; Yuan Fang) cover from How Did I Fall In Love With You of Backstreet Boys
- The Legend of Northern Europe (北歐神話; Bei Ou Shen Hua)
- Half-Sugarism (半糖主義; Ban Tang Zhu Yi)(covered from; Play - Cinderella)
- Riverside Park (河濱公園; He Bin Gong Yuan)
- I.O.I.O (covered from; Bee Gees - I.O.I.O.)
- Always Missing (長相思; Chang Xiang Si)
- Heavy Rain (落大雨; Luo Da Yu)
- The Smile of Summer (夏天的微笑; Xia Tian De Wei Xiao)
- You Are Too Honest (你太誠實; Ni Tai Cheng Shi)
[edit] Music videos
Both "Far Away" and "River Shore Park" are based on themes of lost love; "Super Star," while dominated by a rock concert concept, contains a loose love plot where the girl is rejected, only to receive a kiss later in the video. "Heavy Rain" is a story of companion love between two parents, played by Selina and Hebe. "I.O.I.O" is a story of two girls, Selina and Hebe, fighting over a boy (Ella) who actually doesn't like either girl in the first place. The video was the first to feature S.H.E super deformed; more concrete versions were featured in S.H.E's next album, Magical Journey.
[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Top positions
| Song | Chinese | Hito Radio Top 10 |
9+2 Music Top 15 |
Global Asia Top 15 |
UFO Radio Top 15 |
Channel [V] Top 20 |
MTV Taiwan Top 20 |
YES 93.3 Top 20 |
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| Super Star | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Far Away | 遠方 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Half-Sugarism | 半糖主義 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| River Shore Park | 河濱公園 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| I.O.I.O | 2 | - | - | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Heavy Rain | 落大雨 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Smile of Summer | 夏天的微笑 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
[edit] Weeks on chart
| Song | Chinese | Hito Radio Top 10 |
9+2 Music Top 15 |
Global Asia Top 15[6] |
UFO Radio Top 15 |
Channel [V] Top 20 |
MTV Taiwan Top 20[7] |
YES 93.3 Top 20 |
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| Super Star | 3 | - | >4 | 3 | 4 | - | 14 | |
| Far Away | 遠方 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 7 |
| Half-Sugarism | 半糖主義 | 3 | - | - | 7 | - | 3 | - |
| River Shore Park | 河濱公園 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| I.O.I.O | 2 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | |
| Heavy Rain | 落大雨 | 1 | - | - | - | - | >1 | - |
| Smile of Summer | 夏天的微笑 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese) HIM's official press release for the album "Super Star". Retrieved January 25, 2007.
- ^ a b (Chinese) [1]
- ^ (Chinese) [2]
- ^ (Chinese) 2004新加坡金曲奖得奖名单
- ^ (Chinese) [3]
- ^ earliest available charts start from the week of October 25, 2003. [4]
- ^ earliest available charts start from the week of October 25, 2003.[5]
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