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Extraterrestrial
Studio album by
Joker Xue
ReleasedDecember 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
Recorded2020
GenreMandopop
Length42:02
LanguageMandarin
Label
ProducerJoker Xue
Joker Xue chronology
Dust
(2019) 		Extraterrestrial
(2020) 		Countless
(2022)

Extraterrestrial (Chinese: 天外来物) is the eleventh album by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. It was released on December 31, 2020 by Huayu World Expo and later acquired by Xue's own label Chaoshi Music.[2]

Background

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Of the ten tracks on the album, Xue composed music for five tracks and wrote lyrics for six tracks. The lead single, "Extraterrestrial", has a pop rock style and utilizes a string arrangement. Xue said the meaning of the song, to him, is that there is someone in this world who is unique to you.[2] It serves as the inspiration for and bookends the set list of Xue's Extraterrestrial World Tour.[3][4][5][6]

Xue collaborated with three artists on this album. "Exhausted" was written by Xue, composed by internet star Guo Chongming, and performed by both; it peaked at number 2 on Tencent Music UNI Chart, the highest of the songs on the album.[7] "Small Sharp Point" was sung with Han Hong, and is a song reminiscing about the simplicity of love and asks the question "If all I had in my pocket is a single rose petal, would you still fall in love with me?"[2] "Paper Boat" was written and composed by Xue to be the ending theme for the wuxia drama Legend of Awakening. It was performed with Yisa Yu, who appeared in Golden Melody 2 with Xue in 2018 and said "I finally know why so many people like you, because you shine on stage" after watching Xue's cover of "One Man Show" by Valen Hsu.[8]

Extraterrestrial was number 2 on Tencent Music's 2020 Year-End Chart, which ranks the albums based on the sum of the five highest-scored songs on each album. "Extraterrestrial" was among the Top 10 Music Videos of the Year and the Top 10 Karaoke Songs of the Year while "Ambition" and "Paper Boat" were among Top 10 Movie Soundtrack of the Year and Top 10 Television Soundtrack of the Year, respectively. Xue was named one of the Top 20 Artists of the Year and one of the Top 10 Singer-Songwriters of the Year.[9]

All songs on the album peaked within the top fifteen spots on Tencent Music UNI chart, with the exception of "Pan Jinlian", which peaked at 67.[10] Extraterrestrial won Album of the Year at Migu Music Awards and Xue won his second Artist of the Year award from CMIC Music Awards, becoming the first male artist to be recognized twice.

Track listing

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Track listing for Extraterrestrial
# Title Lyricist Composer Length
1 "Extraterrestrial" (天外来物) Joker Xue Luo Xiaohei 4:17
2 "Slowly" (迟迟) Ziwang Joker Xue/Zhou Yili 4:15
3 "Crush You Into Pieces and Shape Into an Apple" (把你揉碎捏成苹果) Fang Yi Fang Yi 3:55
4 "Ambition" (野心) Joker Xue Joker Xue 3:40
5 "Lottery Ticket" (彩券) Jace Guo Jace Guo 4:35
6 "Don't Love Me" (不爱我) Joker Xue Joker Xue/ Wang Yuankun 4:24
7 "Pan Jinlian" (潘金莲) Zhao Yingjun Zhao Yingjun 4:55
8 "Exhausted" (耗尽; feat. Guo Chongming) Joker Xue Guo Chongming 4:19
9 "Small Sharp Point" (小尖尖; feat. Han Hong) Joker Xue Juliet/Joker Xue 3:55
10 "Paper Boat" (纸船; feat. Yisa Yu) Joker Xue Joker Xue 4:07

Accolades

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Accolades for Extraterrestrial
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2020 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards Top 10 Hits of the Year "Extraterrestrial" Won [11]
2021 Chinese Top Ten Music Awards Top 10 Hits of the Year Won [12]
CMIC Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated [13]
Best MV Nominated
Best Mixing Project "Paper Boat" Nominated
Migu Music Awards Album of the Year Extraterrestrial Won [14]
Tencent Music Entertainment Awards Top 10 Hits of the Year "Exhausted" Won [15]

References

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  1. ^ "阔景音乐官方微博" (in Chinese). Weibo. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "《天外来物》专辑介绍" (in Chinese). NetEase Music. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ ""数据洞察 146亿元！跨城观演之风"燃爆"2023年大型演唱会市场" [Data Analysis 14.6 billion yuan! The trend of cross-city performances "explodes" the large-scale concert market in 2023]. Tencent (in Chinese). March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023演唱会年度报告发布，浙江这座城市竟然排全国第一" [The 2023 concert annual report was released, and this city in Zhejiang ranked first in the country]. The World Zhejiang Entrepreneurs (in Chinese). March 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Benson, Ang (January 3, 2024). "The 5 'Jewels' of Mandopop: China's Joker Xue is the newly minted gem". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "U2 Leads February Boxscore Report With Final Sphere Shows". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "薛之谦郭聪明合作新歌《耗尽》" (in Chinese). NetEase. November 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "薛之谦郁可唯新歌《纸船》上线" (in Chinese). Sohu. April 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "由你音乐榜2020年度盘点". Tencent Music. 2020.
  10. ^ Tencent UNI Chart:
  11. ^ "TMEA盛典落幕，为何它是乐坛不可或缺之重？". Sohu. January 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "张艺兴张靓颖获最佳男女歌手，蔡徐坤《情人》获年度金曲丨东方风云榜揭晓". 新浪. November 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "CMA 2021". CMIC Official Website. January 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "以乐之名致敬热爱 动感地带第十五届音乐盛典咪咕汇引领年度乐坛". Sohu. January 6, 2022.
  15. ^ "TMEA音乐娱乐盛典: 薛之谦获十大金曲和最具影响力内地男歌手 透露年前发新歌" [TMEA Music Entertainment Festival: Xue Zhiqian won the Top Ten Golden Songs and the Most Influential Mainland Male Singer, and revealed that he will release a new song before the New Year]. Sohu. December 13, 2021.
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