100,000 Whys

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100,000 Whys
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1993
Recorded1993
GenreCantopop
LabelCinepoly
Faye Wong chronology
No Regrets
(1993)
100,000 Whys
(1993)
Like Wind
(1993)

100,000 Whys? (Cantonese: 為什麼; Sapmaan go Waisammo) is the sixth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong. It was released though Cinepoly Records on September 7, 1993.[1] It is named after a popular Chinese science book, One Hundred Thousand Whys by Ye Yonglie.

Background and release[edit]

The Japanese version of the album released in April 1994 included three bonus tracks: another version of "Like Wind", a Mandarin version of "Fragile Woman" (from Coming Home), and "Forgetting You Is Like Forgetting Me", the theme from The Bride with White Hair 2.

Songs[edit]

The album included several hit singles: "Flow Not Fly", "Summer of Love", "Like Wind", "Cold War", "Tempted Heart" and "Tempt Me". "Flow Not Fly", a lively pop number, became an unofficial anthem for Faye Wong, with the repeated chorus line "Fei Fei" being a pun on the singer's name. "Cold War" is a Cantonese cover of "Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos; a Mandarin version followed on Mystery. The song was a departure from mainstream C-pop, and Wong followed this markedly with further experiments in "alternative music" for her next Cantonese album, Random Thoughts.

The album included four more cover songs. "Summer of Love" is the Cantonese version of Helen Hoffner's 1993 hit. "Like Wind" is a cover of the Mandarin song 猜心 ("Guess my Heart") by One-Fang. "Rainy Days Without You" covers Love Unlimited's "Walking in the Rain (With The One I Love)", and "Do Do Da Da" is The Police's "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". "Do We Really Care" was Faye Wong's second song recorded wholly in English, after "Kisses in the Wind" on Coming Home.

Usage in media[edit]

"Tempted Heart" was the theme for the TVB series Eternity, in which Wong also appeared. "Tempt Me" was the theme tune for Joan Chen's 1993 film Temptation of a Monk, and won a Best Movie Song award.

Live performances[edit]

Wong's 1994-95 series of concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum included five songs from the album: the first four, and "Tempt Me" which was extended with a prelude.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleUnofficial translationLength
1."" (Lau Fei Fei)"Flow Not Fly"3:45
2."Summer of Love" 4:37
3."" (Yu Fung)"Like Wind"4:29
4."冷戰" (Laang Jeen)"Cold War"4:12
5."長大" (Jeung Dai)"Grow Up"4:23
6."" (Yerk Nei Jun Ngoi Ngor)"If You Really Love Me"4:31
7."動心" (Dòng Xín)"Tempted Heart"4:02
8."雨天沒有" (Yu Teen Moot Yau Nei)"Rainy Days Without You"3:32
9."誘惑" (Yòu Huò Wǒ)"Tempt Me"3:55
10."Do Do Da Da" 3:45
11."Do We Really Care?" 4:27
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleUnofficial translationLength
12."" (Autumn Version)"Like Wind"4:33
13."容易受傷女人" (Mandarin Version)"Fragile Woman"4:17
14."忘掉忘掉""Forgetting You Would Be Like Forgetting Me"4:21

Like Wind[edit]

Like Wind
EP by
ReleasedDecember 1993
GenreCantopop
LabelCinepoly
Faye Wong chronology
100,000 Whys
(1993)
Like Wind
(1993)
Mystery
(1994)
  1. "如風 Autumn Version" (Yu fung) – "Like Wind (Autumn Version)"
  2. "诱惑我" – Tempted Heart (You Huo Wo)
  3. "天生不是情造" – Innately Not Made of Love (Tin sang bat si tsing jo)
  4. "季候风" - Seasonal Gale (Gwai Hau Fung)

Release history[edit]

Region Release date Label Format(s)
Hong Kong September 7, 1993 Cinepoly Records
  • CD
  • cassette
China 1993 Cai Ling Audio and Video
Hong Kong 1994 Cinepoly Records CD (24K Gold)
Japan April 25, 1994 Polydor Records CD
Taiwan 1996 Linfair Records
Japan September 26, 1997 Polydor CD (reissue)
Hong Kong May 7, 2003 Cinepoly Records DSD
September 9, 2004 SACD
November 15, 2013 Universal Music Hong Kong CD (Golden Disc Anniversary Series)
June 19, 2015 LP
November 12, 2020 CD (24K Gold-reissue)
April 22, 2021 LP (ARS series)
Japan February 16, 2024 Universal Music Japan LP

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fung, Anthony; Curtin, Michael (2002). "The Anomalies of being Faye (Wong): Gender politics in Chinese popular music" (PDF). International Journal of Cultural Studies. 5 (3). SAGE Publications: 263–290. doi:10.1177/1367877902005003005. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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