《玉》是2020年張藝興第四(si)張專輯《蓮》先行曲,是一首(shou)融合國風(feng)元素(su)和西方(fang)軌道的M-POP音樂。
Do you know all the power that you hold baby
My wrist is froze they get blinded by the stones baby
I need it
To keep away the pain
Stay with me everyday
Do you feel the same Oh baby yeah
She always know what I want like she's psychic
You're a super hero baby let me be your side kick
Ain't seen nothing like it
Everything timeless
They've been looking for it
……
玉 (Jade)-張藝興
Lyrics by:LAY(張藝興)/Dante Leon/Adam Halliday
Composed by:LAY(張藝興)/Shane Lindstrom/Dante Leon/Adam Halliday
Arranged by:Murda Beatz/LAY(張藝興)
(翻唱節選(xuan)自(zi)京劇《霸王別姬》選(xuan)段(duan))
Vocal Directed by:Jozu(PRISMFILTER)
Background Vocals by:LAY(張藝(yi)興)
Recorded by:Eugene Kwon @ doobdoob Studio
Digital Editing by:LaGuil
Mixed by:LaGuil
Mastered by:LaGuil
Music Executive:DYGALAXY多(duo)娛
《玉(yu)(yu)》名字的由來(lai)源于千(qian)年前(qian)動(dong)人故(gu)事中(zhong)(zhong)的“寧為玉(yu)(yu)碎,不為瓦全”,也(ye)源于英語中(zhong)(zhong)“You”的諧音,串聯古(gu)今,溝通(tong)中(zhong)(zhong)外,張藝興的《玉(yu)(yu)》有頌古(gu)通(tong)今、“中(zhong)(zhong)西合(he)璧”之意。《玉(yu)(yu)》將中(zhong)(zhong)國傳統元素與流(liu)行元素結合(he),用嘻(xi)哈(ha)的方式講述(shu)古(gu)代的故(gu)事。
《玉(yu)(yu)》由(you)張(zhang)藝興(xing)(xing)聯手制作人Murda Beatz共(gong)(gong)同完成,歌(ge)(ge)曲由(you)一段經典(dian)的(de)京劇(ju)intro做引,再在張(zhang)藝興(xing)(xing)的(de)葫蘆絲和(he)仿古音樂的(de)采樣中加(jia)入Murda獨(du)特(te)(te)的(de)鼓(gu)點,中國傳統樂器的(de)聲音張(zhang)力和(he)歐美嘻哈(ha)的(de)簡潔(jie)動感結合,形成互補之(zhi)姿,再有張(zhang)藝興(xing)(xing)的(de)獨(du)特(te)(te)唱(chang)腔加(jia)成,整(zheng)個歌(ge)(ge)曲魅力十足,令人驚艷。值得注(zhu)意的(de)是,張(zhang)藝興(xing)(xing)在歌(ge)(ge)曲中創新(xin)加(jia)入女旦唱(chang)腔,使得歌(ge)(ge)曲層次(ci)更為(wei)豐富(fu),而副歌(ge)(ge)中不斷(duan)重復的(de)“玉(yu)(yu)、玉(yu)(yu)、玉(yu)(yu)”,將流(liu)行(xing)元素和(he)洗腦旋律完美結合,行(xing)成歌(ge)(ge)曲中不可或缺的(de)記憶點,雅俗(su)共(gong)(gong)賞,巧妙精美。