Sun Will Never Set (song)

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"Sun Will Never Set"
DNF apocalypse edition cover
Single by Jolin Tsai
from the album Agent J
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2007 (2007-09-21)
GenreSunshine pop
Length3:48
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Luke Tsui
Producer(s)Michael Lin
Music video
"Sun Will Never Set" on YouTube

"Sun Will Never Set" (Chinese: 日不落) is a song by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai from her ninth studio album, Agent J. The song is adapted from the song "Sunshine in the Rain" (2005) by Swedish group BWO, with the original song co-written by Alexander Bard and Anders Hansson." It was rewritten by Luke Tsui and produced by Michael Lin. It was released on September 21, 2007, by EMI and Mars.[1]

Background

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On December 12, 2006, Tsai announced that she would start working on her new album in January 2007;[2] on January 13, 2007, she traveled to London to attend a three-week vocal and dance course,[3] and traveled to Helsingør to begin recording her new album for one week, with the media stating that Tsai's new album was scheduled to be released in August or September of the year.[4] On June 2, 2007, the media revealed that Tsai had finished recording her new album and had traveled to London to attend a 10-day dance course.[5]

On August 8, 2005, EMI spent NT$50 million to make an 80-minute musical movie of the same name for Tsai's new album. The movie is divided into three chapters and was filmed in Paris, London, and Bangkok with actors Kim Jae-won, Stephen Fung, and Carl Ng.[6] On August 11, 2007, all 11 songs of the album were leaked, and the general manager of EMI Greater China, Sam Chen, responded, "IFPI Taiwan has asked the police to handle the case, and once it is found out, any person who uploads, downloads, or exchanges any of the songs will be prosecuted and held legally liable in accordance with the usual principles, and there will be no reconciliation", Tsai also said, "I have spent more than a year and so much effort on this album, but I have not been able to arouse people's respect for intellectual property rights, which makes me very sad."[7]

Release

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On September 21, 2007, Tsai's ninth studio album Agent J was released. One of the songs included in the album, "Sun Will Never Set",[1] is a sweet retro song with a music video directed by Marlboro Lai and featuring actor Stephen Fung.[8] The song reached number one in the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year of 2007.[9]

Remix

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On June 5, 2018, Tencent Games' Dungeon & Fighter announced Tsai as the 10th anniversary spokesperson,[10] she was also the game's first spokesperson, and released the game's anniversary theme song, "The Player”, as well as a version of the DNF apocalypse edition of "Sun Will Never Set",[11][12] which was sung by Tsai and one hundred of gamers, and the lyrics were adapted by the DNF team.[13]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2008 Canadian Chinese Pop Music Awards Top 10 Songs (Mandarin) Won [14]
Beijing Pop Music Awards Top Songs Won [15]
Hito Music Awards Top 10 Songs Won [16]
Favorite Song Won
Global Chinese Musdic Awards Top 20 Songs Won [17]

Track listing

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Streaming – "Sun Will Never Set" (DNF apocalypse edition)

  1. "Sun Will Never Set" (DNF apocalypse edition) - 3:42
  2. "Sun Will Never Set" (DNF apocalypse edition instrumental) - 3:42

References

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  2. ^ "蔡依林透露明年进军影视圈 列抢钱排行榜之首_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "蔡依林赴伦敦度假兼充电 接受舞蹈发声训练(图)_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ 自由時報電子報 (May 25, 2007). "丹麥男高又帥 Jolin心動 - 自由娛樂". 自由時報電子報. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "聯合新聞網 | 影視娛樂 | 流行音樂 | 吊在雙環上 「地才」Jolin想噓噓". June 3, 2007. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "蔡依林念旧情 新专辑也玩"不能说的秘密"(图)-搜狐音乐". music.yule.sohu.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jolin 5000萬《特務》11曲全被盜｜蘋果新聞網｜蘋果日報". AppleDaily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "蔡依林与半裸冯德伦拍MV 伦敦大街公然亲吻(图)_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hitoradio‧Hit Fm --華人音樂入口指標". www.hitoradio.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ^ ETtoday新聞雲. "蔡依林今年唯一單曲！ 新專輯進度曝光：比你們迫不及待 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "蔡依林最新广告单曲《我对我》MV炫目登场_娱乐频道_中华网". ent.china.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "冏！蔡依林罕見凸槌大笑歪 超糗轉身秒飛奔". 東森新聞 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "蔡依林领衔演唱 DNF阿破克烈版《日不落》歌曲MV上线-闽南网". www.mnw.cn. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "加拿大至HiT中文歌曲排行榜". 加拿大中文電台 | AM1470 FM96.1 (in Chinese). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  15. ^ "2007年度北京流行音乐典礼完全获奖名单_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  16. ^ "组图：08HITO流行音乐奖暨万人演唱会星光璀璨_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  17. ^ "第8届全球华语歌曲排行榜获奖名单_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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