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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Di-Dar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Di-Dar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di-Dar > Source revision: 1356037048 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{EngvarB|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Di-Dar | type = studio | artist = [Faye Wong](/source/Faye_Wong) | cover = FayeWong DiDar.jpg | alt = | released = 22 December 1995 | recorded = | studio = | language = Cantonese | genre = *[Pop](/source/Pop_music) *[trip hop](/source/trip_hop) *[dream pop](/source/dream_pop) | length = 42:50 | label = [Cinepoly](/source/Cinepoly) | producer = [Alvin Leong](/source/Alvin_Leong) | prev_title = [One Person Playing Two Roles](/source/One_Person_Playing_Two_Roles) | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = [Fuzao](/source/Fuzao) | next_year = 1996 }} '''''Di-Dar''''' is the ninth Cantonese studio album by Chinese musician [Faye Wong](/source/Faye_Wong), released on 22 December, 1995, by [Cinepoly Records](/source/Cinepoly_Records). An eclectic mix of [dream pop](/source/dream_pop), [psychedelia](/source/Psychedelic_music), and [trip hop](/source/trip_hop),{{Cite web |last=Hong |first=Michael |title=Faye Wong: Faye Wong: 讨好自己 Please Myself / 菲靡靡之音 Decadent Sound of Faye / Di-Dar / 浮躁 Fuzao |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/faye-wong-please-myself-decadent-sound-of-faye-di-dar-fuzao/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} the album was a continuation of Wong's experimental efforts, a departure from her previous work under [Cantopop](/source/Cantopop) and [R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues) influences. Wong's next record, the dream pop ''[Fuzao](/source/Fuzao)'' (1996), was a culmination of her artistic vision. ''Di-Dar'' was Wong's final Cantonese album until ''[Be Perfunctory](/source/Be_Perfunctory)'' (2015), a re-release of two [extended plays](/source/Extended_play); all of Wong's later albums were recorded in Mandarin with a limited number of Cantonese tracks, primarily alternative versions aimed at the Hong Kong market. Most of Wong's collaborators on ''Di-Dar'' had been involved in her earlier work. Lyricist [Lin Xi](/source/Lin_Xi) (Albert Leung) penned nine tracks on the album; songwriter C.Y. Kong, Wong's then-husband [Dou Wei](/source/Dou_Wei), and producer [Zhang Yadong](/source/Zhang_Yadong) made notable contributions. In particular, Wong's work with Lin Xi and Zhang set a precedent for later albums such as ''[Lovers & Strangers](/source/Lovers_%26_Strangers)'' (1999). The album was a commercial success and sold 1.5 millions copies across Asia, with title track "Di-Dar" and "曖昧",  both composed by Wong herself, becoming well-known songs.{{Cite book|title=Hong Kong cantopop : a concise history|last=Zhu|first=Yaowei|isbn=978-9888390588|location=Hong Kong|oclc=962015863|date = January 2017}} ''Di-Dar'' peaked at number one in Hong Kong according to the [IFPI](/source/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry) and ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' magazine.{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3g4EAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|date=20 January 1996|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=108|location=New York, N.Y.|pages=62|language=en|issn=0006-2510}} In a retrospective ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' review, ''Di-Dar'' is described as "sketch[sic] a deteriorating relationship", with Lin Xi's lyrics "suffusing the album's [romanticism](/source/romanticism) with a sense of anxiety and the burning desire to disappear." The album provokes themes of [decadence](/source/Decadent_movement) and agitation, with a psychedelic atmosphere presented in uncanny melodies such as that in "迷路". Deemed one of Wong's most coherent artistic efforts, the dream pop and trip hop elements of ''Di-Dar'' would influence her later work such as ''[Fuzao](/source/Fuzao)'' – on which Wong collaborated with her long time influence, the [Cocteau Twins](/source/Cocteau_Twins) – and ''[Fable](/source/Fable_(album))'' (2000), the latter of which includes a five-track Buddhist-themed [song cycle](/source/song_cycle) composed by Wong in the trip hop genre. == Composition == Following ''[Random Thoughts](/source/Random_Thoughts_(Faye_Wong_album))'' and ''[Please Myself](/source/Please_Myself)'' (1994), Wong steered away from the mainstream and instead explored contemporary alternative influences. ''Di-Dar'' marked Wong's first attempt in the trip hop scene, then popularized by acts such as [Björk](/source/Massive_Attack) and [Massive Attack](/source/Massive_Attack). Including "Di-Dar" and the untitled "(無題)", all tracks are named with two Chinese characters or syllables, an aesthetic preference in several of Wong's albums including ''[Sky](/source/Sky_(Faye_Wong_album))'' (1994). Of the ten tracks on ''Di-Dar,'' three are covers, notably with "曖昧" being Wong's second cover of Taiwanese songwriter Salsa Chen's compositions. ==Critical reception== {{Music ratings|rev8=''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))''|rev8score=7.9/10{{Cite web|title=Faye Wong: Faye Wong: 讨好自己 Please Myself / 菲靡靡之音 Decadent Sound of Faye / Di-Dar / 浮躁 Fuzao|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/faye-wong-please-myself-decadent-sound-of-faye-di-dar-fuzao/|access-date=28 October 2023|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}}} ''Di-Dar'' ranked at number 27 in ''[Ming Pao](/source/Ming_Pao) Weekly'''s list of "40 Classic [Cantopop](/source/Cantopop) Albums of the Last 40 Years" published in October 2008. Music journalist Fung Lai-Chee described it as "the best [psychedelic](/source/psychedelic_music) and best-selling [avant-garde](/source/avant-garde) work in Cantonese pop, with songs that are self-centred, ignoring market and others' work. Abstruse, obscure and mysterious." In a 2023 review of four reissued Wong albums (''[Please Myself](/source/Please_Myself)'' to ''[Fuzao](/source/Fuzao)'') by ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'', Michael Hong called it Wong's "finest Cantonese album" and "more atmospheric, almost psychedelic" than her previous work. ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Di-Dar'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}} | title1 = Di-Dar | note1 = | length1 = 2:21 | music1 = Faye Wong | extra1 = [Dou Wei](/source/Dou_Wei) | title2 = 假期 | length2 = 3:55 | music2 = Faye Wong | extra2 = Zhang Yadong | title3 = 迷路 | length3 = 5:06 | music3 = C.Y. Kong | extra3 = C.Y. Kong | title4 = 曖昧 | note4 = Cover of《情雪》by [Tracy Huang](/source/Tracy_Huang) | length4 = 4:43 | music4 = Salsa Chen | extra4 = Adrian Chan | title5 = 或者 | length5 = 4:29 | music5 = Alex San | extra5 = Alex San | title6 = 我想 | length6 = 3:38 | music6 = Zhang Yadong | extra6 = Zhang Yadong | title7 = 享受 | note7 = Cover of《あの空に帰ろう》by Shoko Suzuki | length7 = 5:10 | music7 = Shoko Suzuki, Masami Tozawa | extra7 = Adrian Chan | title8 = 一半 | note8 = Cover of "Narito Ako" by Viktoria | length8 = 4:27 | music8 = Viktoria | extra8 = Adrian Chan | title9 = (無題) | length9 = 4:21 | music9 = C.Y. Kong | extra9 = C.Y. Kong | title10 = 流星 | length10 = 4:40 | lyrics10 = Chow Yiu-fai | music10 = [Tats Lau](/source/Tats_Lau) | extra10 = Adrian Chan | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 42:50 | all_writing = [Lin Xi](/source/Lin_Xi) unless otherwise stated }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Di-Dar'' {{nobold|– Japanese edition bonus track}} | title1 = [One Person Playing Two Roles](/source/One_Person_Playing_Two_Roles) | note1 = 一人分飾兩角; ''Yat Yun Fun Sik Leung Gok'' | length1 = 4:45 | total_length = 4:45 }} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Chart (1996) ! scope="col" | Peak
position |- ! scope="row" | Hong Kong Albums ([IFPI](/source/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry)){{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World Charts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_w4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=faye+wong+ifpi+hong+kong+group+di-dar&pg=PA57 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=3 February 1996 |via=Google Books}} | align="center" | 1 |} ==Sales and certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong|type=album|artist=Faye Wong|title=Faye Wong|number=3|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|domestic=true|certref={{Cite web |last= |date=21 September 2021 |title=历史上的今天1969年8月8日中国流行音乐天后王菲出生 |trans-title=Today in History August 8, 1969 Chinese pop music queen Faye Wong was born |url=https://k.sina.cn/article_6485801339_18295797b02000ydtc.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=Sina |language=zh}}}} {{Certification Table Summary}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Asia|nocert=true|salesamount=1,500,000|salesref={{Cite news|url=http://www.ejinsight.com/20160205-what-is-really-killing-cantopop/|title=What's really killing Cantopop|last=Lee|first=Alan|date=20 February 2016|work=EJ Insight|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225040834/http://www.ejinsight.com/20160205-what-is-really-killing-cantopop/ |archive-date=25 February 2016|publisher=Hong Kong Economic Journal|language=en-US}}}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}} == Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Region !Release date !Label !Format(s) |- ! scope="row" | Hong Kong |22 December 1995 |[Cinepoly Records](/source/Cinepoly_Records) |{{hlist|[CD](/source/Compact_disc)|[cassette](/source/Cassette_tape)}} |- ! scope="row" | Taiwan |1996 |Linfair Records |CD |- ! scope="row" | China |1996 |Jindian Audio and Video |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Japan |25 February 1996 | rowspan="2" |Polydor |CD |- |26 September 1997 |CD (reissue) |- ! scope="row" rowspan="5" |Hong Kong |7 May 2003 | rowspan="2" |Cinepoly Records |DSD |- |9 September 2004 |SACD |- |26 October 2010 | rowspan="3" |[Universal Music Hong Kong](/source/Universal_Music_Hong_Kong) |CD (Golden Disc Anniversary Series) |- |12 November 2020 |CD (24K Gold series) |- |15 December 2021 |LP (ARS series) |- ! scope="row" | Japan |27 September 2023 |[Universal Music Japan](/source/Universal_Music_Japan) |LP |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{discogs release|2311190|Di-Dar}} {{Faye Wong}} {{Authority control}} Category:1995 albums Category:Faye Wong albums Category:Cinepoly Records albums Category:Cantopop albums {{HongKong-album-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Di-Dar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di-Dar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di-Dar?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.