Sky (Faye Wong album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tian Kong (Sky)
| type = Album
| artist = Faye Wong
| cover = FayeWong_Sky.jpg
| alt =
| released = 10 November 1994
| recorded = 1994
| language = {{hlist|Mandarin|Cantonese}}
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 46:59
| label = * Cinepoly (Hong Kong)
- Sony Music Entertainment (Singapore)
| producer =
| prev_title = Random Thoughts
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Please Myself
| next_year = 1994
}}
Sky (Chinese: 天空; pinyin: Tiān kōng), is the second Mandarin studio album (ninth overall) recorded by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on 10 November 1994 under Cinepoly Records.
Songs
"Elude" is a Mandarin version of Wong's Cantonese song "Dream Person", which was included on Random Thoughts and featured in Chungking Express. The song is a cover of The Cranberries' "Dreams".{{cite web |date=13 February 2021 |title=How Chungking Express brought dream pop to Hong Kong |url=https://lwlies.com/articles/chungking-express-soundtrack-faye-wong-the-cranberries-cocteau-twins/ |work=Little White Lies}} Both versions are still played frequently in Chinese media.
Use in other media
"Angel" was the ending theme music for Mermaid Got Married and was also featured in an episode of Princess Angel.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Sky {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
| extra_column = Unofficial translation
| note1 = Tiānkōng
| title1 = 天空
| extra1 = "Sky"
| length1 = 4:24
| note2 = Qízǐ
| title2 = 棋子
| extra2 = "Chesspiece" or "Pawn"
| length2 = 4:51
| note3 = Tiānshǐ
| title3 = 天使
| extra3 = "Angel"
| length3 = 4:27
| note4 = Yǐngzi
| title4 = 影子
| extra4 = "Shadow"
| length4 = 4:58
| note5 = Tiānkōng
| title5 = 天空 (Unplugged)
| extra5 = "Sky (Unplugged)"
| length5 = 3:41
| note6 = Juànliàn
| title6 = 眷戀
| extra6 = "Devotion"
| length6 = 4:03
| note7 = Bù Biàn
| title7 = 不變
| extra7 = "Amaranthine"
| length7 = 4:49
| note8 = Jīnchí
| title8 = 矜持
| extra8 = "Reservedness"
| length8 = 4:42
| note9 = Zhēngtuō
| title9 = 掙脫
| extra9 = "Elude"
| length9 = 4:32
| note10 = Shìyán
| title10 = 誓言
| extra10 = "Pledge"
| length10 = 4:23
| total_length = 44:50
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Chart (1994) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | Hong Kong Albums (IFPI){{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World Charts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=ifpi+hong+kong+faye+wong+sky&pg=PA55 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=1994-12-24 |via=Google Books}}
| align="center" | 2 |
|---|
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Chart (1994) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" | Taiwanese Albums
| align="center" | 1 |
|---|
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Sales
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Taiwan|nocert=yes|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref={{cite web |author1= |title=幕後推手談王菲－專訪福茂唱片老闆張耕宇 |url=https://www.kkbox.com/hk/tc/column/interviews-0-354-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202090502/https://www.kkbox.com/hk/tc/column/interviews-0-354-1.html |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=KKBOX }}}}
|}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| scope="row" | Taiwan
| 10 November 1994 |
| scope="row" | Japan
| 25 May 1995 | {{hlist|CD|cassette}} | Cinepoly |
| scope="row" | Singapore
| 27 December 2012 | {{hlist|CD|tape|digital download}} |
References
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{{Faye Wong}}
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Category:Cinepoly Records albums
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