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"Little Big Us"
Single by JJ Lin
from the album Message in a Bottle
Released25 November 2017
GenreMandopop
Composer(s)JJ Lin
Lyricist(s)Xiaohan
Producer(s)JJ Lin
JJ Lin singles chronology
"The Key"
(2015)
"Little Big Us"
(2017)
"Message in a Bottle"
(2017)
Music video
"Little Big Us" on YouTube

"Little Big Us" (Chinese: 偉大的渺小; pinyin: Wěidà de miǎoxiǎo) is a song by Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin, serving as the lead single for his thirteenth studio album Message in a Bottle. Composed by JJ Lin and written by lyricist Xiaohan, the song was released on 25 November 2017.[1]

"Little Big Us" peaked at number one on the Billboard Radio China Top 10 Chart and was named the most popular song of the year in Taiwan by Hit FM. At the 29th Golden Melody Awards, "Little Big Us" was shortlisted for the Song of the Year award while JJ Lin was shortlisted for Best Songwriter.[2] An English version of "Little Big Us", titled "Until the Day", was included on the track list of Message in a Bottle.

Music video

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On 14 December 2017, the music video for "Little Big Us", directed by Chen Yin-jung, premiered. It tells the story of four lost urbanites, capturing the essence of the album's conceptual microfilm, The Road Home, and dissecting the state of mind of the four characters in the film, who seem to be from different backgrounds, but have the same essence. The film tries to find the essence of love, the road home, and return the heart to its purest and simplest state.[3]

Live performances

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On 25 November 2017, JJ Lin sang for the first time at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, reinterpreting the classic "Cinema City" film songs and premiering his new song "Little Big Us", which is dedicated to all the film workers who bravely follow their dreams.[4] On 30 December 2017, Lin performed "Little Big Us" at the 2018 New Year's Eve Concert of the Zhejiang Television China. During the 2018 New Year's Eve Concert, "Little Big Us" was sung as the opening of the event.[5]

Commercial performance

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"Little Big Us" was released to receive top airplay on KKBOX, iTunes and other platforms,[6] earned the No. 7 spot on the 2018 KKBOX China Top 100 Singles of the Year,[7] with 811,705 albums sold and $445,435 in album revenue as of 15 June 2023.[8] "Little Big Us" ranked number one on the 2017 Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year chart.[9]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations
Year Unit Award Result Ref.
2018 The 29th Golden Melody Awards Song of the Year Award Nominated [2]
Best Songwriter Award Nominated
Hito Music Awards Top 100 Singles of the Year Won [10]
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Year Won
Canadian Chinese Pop Music Awards HIT Top Ten Mandarin Songs of the Year Won [11]
Global Chinese Songs Chart Golden Song of the Year Won [12]
Chinese Musicians Exchange Association Top 10 Singles of the Year Won
2019 Pop Music All Gold Chart Top 20 Golden Hits of the Year Won
Radio Spotlight Champion Won

Charts

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Chart performance for "Little Big Us"
Chart (2017) Peak
position
China Airplay (Billboard Radio)[13] 1

References

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  1. ^ "伟大的渺小 (豆瓣)". 豆瓣 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "金曲獎29|入圍名單揭曉!林俊傑【偉大的渺小】入圍 6 項大贏家". KKBOX (in Traditional Chinese). 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "JJ變身靈俊傑 與紀培慧共譜生死戀". Yahoo新聞 (in Traditional Chinese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ^ "林俊杰《伟大的渺小》将发 概念微电影讲动人故事". 新浪娱乐 (in Simplified Chinese). 23 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ "《伟大的渺小》新专内地首唱,林俊杰2018浙江跨年温情领跑". 林俊杰国际歌友会 (in Simplified Chinese). 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "恭喜《伟大的渺小》登顶香港、台湾kkbox,itunes各大榜单". 微博. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ "2018 華語年度百大單曲". KKBOX (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ "伟大的渺小". 最新数字专辑和演唱会信息 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Hit Fm年度百首單曲出爐!「偉大的渺小」奪冠林俊傑蟬聯百首寶座!". Hit FM (in Traditional Chinese). 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. ^ "2018 hito颁奖礼 林俊杰、孙燕姿夺最受欢迎男女歌手". 联合早报 (in Simplified Chinese). 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  11. ^ "至 Hit 推崇 樂迷起動 2018 至 Hit 得獎名單公佈". 加拿大中文電台 (in Traditional Chinese). 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. ^ "2018华人歌曲音乐盛典年度荣誉名单". 凤凰网音乐 (in Simplified Chinese). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Top 10 Hero (2018 Week.01) 方大同主持" (in Chinese). Billboard Radio China. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via YouTube.