Youth Society

Youth Society (Chinese: 青春株式會社; pinyin: Qīngchūn Zhūshì Huìshè) is the second studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E. The album was released on January 29, 2002 by HIM International Music, four months after the group's debut album, Girl's Dorm.[1] With the release of this album, S.H.E Girl Friends underwent a name change and became simply S.H.E. It features S.H.E's first collaboration with Jay Chou, who composed "熱帶雨林" (Tropical Rain Forest). This album features a larger number of covers relative to Girl's Dorm, including "Remember", "給我多一點" (Give Me More), "催眠術" (Hypnotism), and "I've Never Been To Me."

For the journal, see Youth & Society.
Youth Society
Studio album by
S.H.E
Released29 January 2002 (2002-01-29)
Recorded2001-2002
GenreMandopop
Length39:50
LanguageMandarin
LabelHIM International Music
Producer
  • Guo Wenzong
  • Tso An-an
S.H.E chronology
Girl's Dorm
(2001)		 Youth Society
(2002)		 Genesis
(2002)

Musically, Youth Society incorporates genres like pop, hip-hop, R&B, ballads, and Britpop. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 1.25 million copies in Asia. In Taiwan, it sold more than a quarter million copies, becoming the fifth highest-selling album of the year.[2][3]

Background and development

On September 11, 2001, the day of the attacks on the World Trade Center, S.H.E released their debut album, Girls Dorm, in memory of their prior living quarters. It ended up selling an impressive 150,000 copies for a debut group, quashing speculations of an unremarkable debut due to the incident.[4] After Girls Dorm sold an excess 750,000 units throughout Asia, recording for the group's sophomore album began immediately.

Writing and recording

Derek Shih, who was responsible for coordinating the lyrics, arranged the lyrics for fice songs on the album. In addition, Jay Chou, Vincent Fang, Jennifer Hsu and Tanya Chua and others also participated in the production. The track "熱帶雨林" (Tropical Rain Forest) is listed number 4 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2002.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Remember"Derek ShihRoberto Geoman Rosan, Jade VillalonBabyC3:00
2."Belief"Derek ShihAnan ZuoYao Hung4:29
3."幸福留言" (Message of Happiness)Lin Chih Nien, Derek ShihLotus WangBabyC3:40
4."給我多一點"Anson YenCharlie Pennachio, Drew Sessa, Shaunna BoltonDavid Lu3:18
5."熱帶雨林" (Tropical Rain Forest)Vincent FangJay ChouBabyC4:39
6."記得要忘記" (Remember to Forget)Derek ShihChiharu TamashiroBabyC5:20
7."圍巾" (Scarf)Yen Yun NungTanya ChuaRay Huang, Rafael Lee3:49
8."愛我的資格" (Requirement for Loving Me)Hsu Shih ChenJovi ThengDavid Lu4:31
9."催眠術" (Hypnotism)Derek ShihPracha Pongsupat, Pornchai WongcheepDavid Lu3:12
10."I've Never Been to Me"Ron Miller, Kenneth HirschRon Miller, Kenneth HirschJohn Wang3:52
Total length:39:50

Music videos

Similar to Girls Dorm, not all of the songs in Youth Society had music videos; the last five tracks used edited concert footage instead. S.H.E's second karaoke VCD combined the music videos from Youth Society with all four videos from Girls Dorm.

References
  1. (in Chinese) HIM International Music Youth Society album info Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine January 29, 2002. Retrieved 2011-05-20
  2. "SHE 瀏覽人次" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. "台湾专辑销量盘点之2002年，S.H.E孙燕姿各包揽两项，第一是他！" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. (in Chinese) The entertainment industry in a crisis; S.H.E's popularity drops. November 11, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2007.
  5. (in Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart 2002 (#1-50) Retrieved 2011-04-16
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