Break It Down (album)
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| Studio album by SpeXial | ||||||||||
| Released |
12 June 2014[1] (First Edition) 1 August 2014[2] (Deluxe Edition) | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||||||||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||||||||
| Length | 36:57 | |||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | |||||||||
| Label | Warner Music Taiwan | |||||||||
| Producer | Jeremy Ji, Jon Ma | |||||||||
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Break it down is Taiwanese Mandopop boyband SpeXial's second Mandarin studio album. The press conference of this album was held on June 5.[3] The album was released on June 12,[1] and the second edition "Deluxe Edition" was released on August 1.[2] The title track[4] is a high-octane dance number that serves as the theme song to the idol drama The X-Dormitory. The album also features "Subtle Love", the theme song to Moon River, a Taiwanese-Chinese idol drama.
The first edition includes a 36-page photobook, while the "Deluxe Edition" includes a 32-page photo+lyric booklet, photo cards with messages from the members and a member support fan (one randomly selected from seven designs).
The album was ranked No. 3 in Five Top Ranking (week 24 of year 2014) in the first week after release, and then ranked No. 2 in the second week.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fight for love" (為愛戰鬥) | Wu I-Wei | Nermin Harambasic Erik Lewander Shaka Loveless |
3:24 |
| 2. | "Break it down" | Gavin Lin | Park Sang Il | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Subtle love" (愛這種離譜感覺) | Jerry Feng | Son Ju Young Han Jae Wook Kim Tae-hoon |
3:24 |
| 4. | "Love flu" (心流感) | Stanley Hung | Zhangjian Jun-Wei | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Can't breathe without you" (愛不再呼吸) | Stanley Hung | Chris K | 4:33 |
| 6. | "X" (X未知數) | Luke Tsui | Marcus Winther-John Grace Tither Martin Larsson |
3:31 |
| 7. | "Increasingly love" (愛上加愛) | Wu I-Wei | Morten Jarl Nielsen Jakob Kjer Albi Albertsson |
3:06 |
| 8. | "Memory collage" (拼貼記憶) | Lin Yun Ting Jon Ma | Jon Ma | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Run away with me" (陪我逃跑) | Yu Cheng-Hao Zhangjian Jun-Wei | Yu Cheng-Hao Zhangjian Jun-Wei |
3:32 |
| 10. | "Just be friends" (只能當朋友) | Sung Yun-Ching | Hong Junyang | 4:18 |
Total length: |
36:57 | |||
Music videos
| Title | Director | Date | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break it down[5] | Kuang Sheng | June 3, 2014 | YouTube Yahoo! |
| Subtle love (愛這種離譜感覺)[6] | July 14, 2014 | YouTube | |
| Can't breathe without you (愛不再呼吸)[7] | August 23, 2014 | YouTube | |
| X (X未知數) | September 22, 2014 | YouTube | |
| Memory collage (拼貼記憶) | September 24, 2014 | YouTube |
References
- 1 2 YESASIA: Break It Down CD - SpeXial, Warner Music Taiwan - Mandarin Music
- 1 2 YESASIA: Break It Down (Deluxe Edition) CD - SpeXial, Warner Music Taiwan - Mandarin Music
- ↑ (Chinese) "SpeXial 沒有禁愛令！隊長宏正笑：所以可以跟粉絲戀愛". ETtoday星光雲. 2014-06-06.
- ↑ (Chinese) "台灣新一代型男偶像團體『SpeXial』，全新姿態回歸歌壇！". 新浪新聞. 2014-06-19.
- ↑ (Chinese) "SpeXial注入新血再掀台灣男團旋風". KKBOX娛樂新聞. 2014-06-03.
- ↑ (Chinese) "SpeXial臺灣簽售歌迷助陣 MV展現爆閃舞". 新浪新聞. 2014-06-25.
- ↑ (Chinese) "SpeXial日前拍攝抒情主打「愛不再呼吸」MV 慘遭驅離禁止拍攝". PlayMusic音樂網. 2014-08-15.
External links
- (Chinese) SpeXial / Break it down | 華納線上音樂雜誌
- (Chinese) Break it down 情人節慶功紀念版 | 華納線上音樂雜誌