808 (album)

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808
808 cover
Studio album 808 by
Released14 January 2011
GenreMandopop, dance-pop, electropop
LanguageMandarin
LabelUniversal Music Taiwan
Will Pan chronology
007
(2009)
808
(2011)
The Story of Billy
(2012)
Alternative cover

808 is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Will Pan's (Chinese: 潘瑋柏) eighth studio album. It was released by Universal Music Taiwan on 14 January 2011. A second edition, 808 (Limited Edition) (CD+DVD) (808全球限量盤) was released on 11 February 2011 containing a bonus DVD with four music videos[note 1] and "全面通緝" (Totally Wanted) feature version (一刀未剪從[全面通緝]電影版).[1]

The album debuted at number one on Taiwan's G-Music Weekly Top 20 Mandarin and Combo Charts; and Five Music Chart at week 3 with a percentage sales of 26.38%,[2] 13.47%,[3] and 26.93%[4] respectively. It peaked at number one for three weeks on Mandarin and Combo Charts and two weeks on the Five Music Chart.

The tracks, "UUU" is listed on the Top 20 Gold Songs of the (January to June) 2011 Global Chinese Golden Chart.[5]

Background[edit]

808 was named after a model of drum machines that were considered popular in the 1980s. 808 was also derived from his birth date, August 1980 and it is also his 8th album.[6] The music videos were released on the Universal Music Taiwan Channel on YouTube, the first lead track was, "Most Wanted"[7] and the second lead track is, "U U U".[8] Another two music videos for, "小小螞蟻" (Small Ant)[9] and "觸動" (Touch)[10] were also released. The former was featured in the Taiwanese drama, Ti Amo Chocolate's soundtrack,[11] while the latter music video features Nichkhun of Korean boy band 2PM and it is a remix of "Pas de Deux (Shuang Ren Wu)". It also features the opening theme song, "我們都怕痛" (We Are All Afraid of Pain), of Taiwanese drama "Endless Love" (愛∞無限), starring Pan and Sandrine Pinna.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicTranslationLength
1."全面通緝 (Quánmiàn tōngjī)"Eriky LeeWill Pan, Leung Wing-TaiTotally Wanted3:27
2."未來愛情 (Wèilái àiqíng)"NHLLeung Wing-TaiFuture Love4:55
3."觸動 (Chùdòng)"Will Pan, Zhang Cheng ChunWill Pan, Zhang Cheng ChunTouch3:58
4."U U U"Eriky LeeWill Pan 3:50
5."電腦 (Diànnǎo)" (Feat. Leung Wing Tai)Leung Wing-TaiLeung Wing-TaiComputer4:30
6."次世代 (Cì shìdài)"Gary De Carlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Will PanWill PanNext Century3:28
7."我們都怕痛 (Wǒmen dōu pà tòng)"Lin Zi Liang, Tina WangLin Zi LiangWe Are All Afraid of Pain4:37
8."小小螞蟻 (Xiǎo xiǎo mǎyǐ)"Kevin YiKhalil FongSmall Ant3:49
9."我的電話 (Wǒ de diànhuà)"Vincent Fang, Zeng Zhen RuZhong XuMy Phone4:37
10."肩膀 (Jiānbǎng)"Eriky LeeYi Jie Ji XunShoulder4:59
11."最終 (Zuìzhōng)"Will Pan, Wu Yi Jian, Zeng Zhen RuWill PanIn the End4:57

Music videos[edit]

  • "全面通緝" (Most Wanted) MV
  • "U U U" MV
  • "小小螞蟻" (Small Ant) MV
  • "觸動" (Touch) MV
  • "我們都怕痛" (We Are All Afraid of Pain) MV[12]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as listed in the Music Video section

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Universal Music Taiwan 808 (limited Edition) album info[permanent dead link] 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-12
  2. ^ (in Chinese) G-Music Mandarin Chart Archived 2009-07-22 at the Wayback Machine This links to the current week only - search for 2011 Week 3 at bottom of page. Retrieved 2011-02-12
  3. ^ (in Chinese) G-Music Combo Chart Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine This links to the current week only - search for 2011 Week 3 at bottom of page. Retrieved 2011-02-12
  4. ^ (in Chinese) 5 Music Chart 2011 Week 3 Retrieved 2011-02-12
  5. ^ (in Chinese) HITO Radio Top 20 Gold Songs (January to June) of the 2011 Global Chinese Golden Chart list Retrieved 2011-09-14
  6. ^ Yesasia.com 808 album info Retrieved 2011-02-12
  7. ^ Universal Music Taiwan Channel Will Pan "全面通緝" (Totally Wanted) official music video on YouTube Retrieved 2011-02-12
  8. ^ Universal Music Taiwan Channel Will Pan "U U U" official music video on YouTube Retrieved 2011-02-12
  9. ^ Universal Music Taiwan Channel Will Pan "小小螞蟻" (Small Ant) official music video on YouTube Retrieved 2011-02-12
  10. ^ Universal Music Taiwan Channel Will Pan "觸動" (Touch) official music video with Nichkhun on YouTube Retrieved 2011-02-12
  11. ^ "Ti Amo Chocolate Original TV Soundtrack". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  12. ^ 潘瑋柏 - 我們都怕痛MV on YouTube

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