The Eight Dimensions
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Eight Dimensions
| type = studio
| artist = Jay Chou
| cover = eightdimensions.jpg
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| released = {{Start date|2002|07|18|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2002
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| studio =
| genre = Mandopop
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| language = Mandarin
| producer = Jay Chou
| prev_title = Fantasy Plus
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = The One Concert
| next_year = 2002
}}
The Eight Dimensions ({{zh|t=八度空間|s=八度空间|p=Bā dù kōng jiān|first=t}}) is the third studio album by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou. It was released on 18 July 2002, by BMG Taiwan and Alfa Music.{{in lang|zh}} JVR Music [http://www.jvrmusic.com/artist/work-album_full.asp?id=16&artistid=1 The Eight Dimensions album info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202192003/http://www.jvrmusic.com/artist/work-album_full.asp?id=16&artistid=1 |date=2 February 2018 }} 18 July 2002. Retrieved 2011-03-27
The album was nominated for five 14th Golden Melody Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bamid.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3539&s=124209|title=第十四屆金曲獎入圍名單 - 文化部影視及流行音樂產業局|date=29 April 2004|website=www.bamid.gov.tw|language=zh-tw|access-date=22 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616061548/https://www.bamid.gov.tw/information_176_64111.html|archive-date=16 June 2022|url-status=live}} The album also won for an IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award for Best Selling Mandarin Album of the Year.IFPI Hong Kong [http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go22e.php 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702224830/http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go22e.php |date=2 July 2012 }} Retrieved 19 April 2011
The tracks, "Secret Sign", "Back to the Past", and "The Final Battle", are listed at number 1, number 5, and number 42 respectively on the 2002's Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year chart.{{in lang|zh}} HITO Radio [http://www.hitoradio.com/charts/3c.php?ch_year=2002 Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart 2002 (#1 to 50)] Retrieved 16 April 2011
Track listing
{{Track listing
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| title1 = Half-beast Human
| note1 = 半獸人
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = Vincent Fang
| music1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = Peninsula Ironbox
| note2 = 半島鐵盒
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = Jay Chou
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| extra2 =
| length2 = 5:17
| title3 = Secret Signal
| note3 = 暗號
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = Hsu Shih-chang
| music3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 4:28
| title4 = Dragon Fist
| note4 = 龍拳
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Vincent Fang
| music4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 4:32
| title5 = Where's the Train Going?
| note5 = 火車叨位去
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Vincent Fang
| music5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:34
| title6 = Split
| note6 = 分裂
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Jay Chou
| music6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 4:12
| title7 = Grandpa's Tea
| note7 = 爺爺泡的茶
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = Vincent Fang
| music7 =
| extra7 =
| length7 = 3:57
| title8 = Back to the Past
| note8 = 回到過去
| writer8 =
| lyrics8 = Will Liu
| music8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 3:51
| title9 = Little Ironsmith in Milan
| note9 = 米蘭的小鐵匠
| writer9 =
| lyrics9 = Vincent Fang
| music9 =
| extra9 =
| length9 = 3:58
| title10 = The Final Battle
| note10 = 最後的戰役
| writer10 =
| lyrics10 = Vincent Fang
| music10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 4:11
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Awards
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| Award
! width="250" |Category | width="350" |Nominated work | width="90" |Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5" |Golden Melody Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album | The Eight Dimensions | {{nom}} |
| Best Album Producer | Jay Chou for The Eight Dimensions | {{nom}} | |
| Best Lyricist | Vincent Fang for "Grandpa's Tea" | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2" |Best Musical Arranger
| Eric Hong for "Dragon Fist" | {{nom}} | ||
| Baby Chung for "The Final Battle" | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{in lang|zh}} [http://www.jvrmusic.com/artist/artist-work.asp?id=1 Jay Chou discography@JVR Music]
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