Leave Me Alone (Xu Weizhou song)
| "Leave Me Alone" | ||||
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| Single by Xu Weizhou | ||||
| from the album The Time | ||||
| Released | 21 August 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | C-pop | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Baina Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Lee Shih Shiong | |||
| Xu Weizhou singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Leave Me Alone" on YouTube | ||||
Leave Me Alone (Chinese: 忘了我吧, Pinyin: Wàngle wǒ ba) aka "Forget Me" is a single by Chinese singer-songwriter Xu Weizhou from his album "The Time". It is included in the 1st quarter of the album.
Background and release
[edit]Leave Me Alone, a pop song with a length of four minutes and five seconds is a song about break-up and letting go of the past. It is included in the 1st quarter of "The Time". The whole quarter was officially released on 10 August 2017[1] while the official music video was released on 21 August[2] at several Chinese streaming sites as well as YouTube and quickly rose to charts. In September, it rose to first place on its 3rd week at Billboard China real-time chart.[3]
Xu Weizhou performed the song live for the first time on 27 August during the 2017 Fresh Asia Music Awards.[citation needed]
Music video
[edit]Background
[edit]The official music video was shot in London together with a Chinese and Londoner team. Xu flew to Paris for Louis Vuitton S/S 2018 Men's Paris Fashion Week on 22 June[4] and went to London later to shoot his music videos for "Leave Me Alone" and "So What".[5]
Synopsis
[edit]The music video opens with Xu holding an umbrella standing on the banks of River Thames. As the song starts, Xu is seen lying on bed unmotivated. He finally got up but he is grieving i.e. crying while eating plain bread and breaking plates. As he was eating the bread, he remembered their happy times together. He saw the doll they bought and the camera they used while taking pictures of each other. He revisited the store where they bought the doll from and saw a single piece. He brought his other doll and placed it beside the lone piece. He finally threw all the pictures they took together and broke down crying. Lastly, there was a flashback scene where they had a date at the river bank. He went to that place again, as seen on the opening scene and let go of his umbrella. He smiled while leaving that place finally letting go of the past. Xu, wearing a black shirt with a black background singing along was shown between each scene.[6]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits were adapted from the official music video.[7]
- Star Power (Beijing) Culture Media Co., Ltd and Timmy Xu Studio – presentation
- Geocast TV – production
- Baina Entertainment – digital distribution
- Lee Shih Shiong – producer
- Tang Hanxiao – composer, music arrangement
- Yang Jie – lyricist
- A chaos – music arrangement, guitarist
- Li Hao – executive producer
- Yang Tian, Chen Hengxiao and Wu Yaxian – co-producers
- Pan Geng – director
- Liao Zhengxing – A&R
- David Tan – backing vocals, backing vocals arrangement
- Zhou Caoyuan, Li Chen Chen – dubbing assistant
- Zhangjin – make-up & hair
- Li Kunmo – stylist
Chart performance
[edit]Weekly
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Radio China Chart | 2[8] |
| China V Chart | 2[9] |
| Fresh Asia Music Chart | 2[10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "许魏洲《15分钟的疯狂》曝预告海报 开启新专篇章". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "许魏洲曝《忘了我吧》MV预告 完整版8月21日上线". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "Billboard微博实时音乐榜 许魏洲《忘了我吧》登顶". sohu.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "Louis Vuitton SS18: Menswear runway draws Asian celebrities Gong Yoo, Hidetoshi Nakata, Xu Weizhou". scmp.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ "许魏洲《忘了我吧》MV首发 揭开绝望的疯狂表象". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ "许魏洲《忘了我吧》MV首发 揭开"绝望的疯狂"表象". ent.xinmin.cn. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ "许魏洲--《忘了我吧》官方完整版MV TimmyXu-《Leave Me Alone》(Official Music Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "Mandarin Top 10 Songs for August 28 - September 3, 2017". billboardradiochina.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "China V Chart SEPTEMBER 9, 2017". billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "第116期周榜揭晓！TOP20". weibo.cn. Retrieved 2017-09-29.