Shocking Pink (Cantonese: 螢光粉紅) is the twenty-third studio album and the eighteenth Cantonese studio album by Hong Kong singer Sammi Cheng. Released on 20 July 2001, by Warner Music Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, the album sold over 70,000 copies within the first four days, and reached nearly 120,000 copies within two weeks. A few weeks later, it achieved triple platinum status, with total sales exceeding 160,000 copies. It became one of the top ten best-selling albums on IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2001.
Composition The album features a mix of upbeat tracks, ballads, sentimental ballads, pop-rock, synth-pop, dance-pop and techno tracks, reflecting Cheng's ability to handle different musical styles. Cheng worked with several prominent producers and songwriters, including Adky Wun, Vicky Fung, Sandee Chan, Jason Choi, Peter Kam and Mark Lui.
Promotion Due to the immense popularity of the films Love on a Diet and Fighting for Love, in which Sammi Cheng starred as the leading actress, the box office results were outstanding. Riding on this wave of success, the album's sales soared without the need for extensive promotion.
The films significantly boosted her singing career, but she still promoted the album through a few events, TV appearances, interviews, and features in magazines and newspapers.
Additionally,She held a total of twelve "Shocking Colors" concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum starting on September 7th,2001 which were hailed by Hong Kong media as the Highest-grossing concerts.This also drove the sales of the albums of Shocking Pink,Complete and Love Is… . However, the albums sold outside the concert venues were not counted in the sales figures verified by the Hong Kong IFPI, resulting in a portion of the sales being unaccounted for.
Singles In Hong Kong, six singles were released from the album. The first three, "Doctor and I" [From "Fighting for Love"]," " "Beautiful Life" [From "Love on a Diet"]", and "Shocking Pink" are commercial singles intended for radios, TVs, and karaoke bars. The last three, "Feel Happy That Day?" [From "Fighting for Love"], "Pose of Living World" and "Just For It" are promotional singles intended solely for film and TV Drama.
"Doctor and I" [From "Fighting for Love"] was chosen as the album's lead single, "Beautiful Life " [From "Love on a Diet"] was released as the second single, peaking at number one on three major charts. It maintained that position for one week on the RTHK Chinese pop chart. Additionally, it was also so popular in karaoke bars that it shot straight to the top of the karaoke charts for a few weeks. "Shocking Pink" was released as the third and final commercial single, reaching number one on one major chart.
Accolades PublicationNominee Accolade 2001 JSG Selections 3rd Quarter"Beautiful Life" Most Popular Song Award Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2001 Top 10 Songs Award 2001 Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 2001 Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Awards Presentation 2001 Malaysia Music Awards 2001 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards 2001 Fairchild Radio Calgary Music Awards Best Song Award 21st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Original Film Song
Track listing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes
Commercial performance Shocking Pink debuted at number one on HMV Asia Sales Chart,It maintained that position for a few weeks. (Note: The information is incomplete)
Charts After the Hong Kong IFPI Top 10 Album Sales Chart was discontinued in April 2001, the HMV Asia Sales Chart became the primary source for Hong Kong album sales data. "Shocking Pink" became the Best-selling album on the HMV Year-end chart that year.
Accolades Publication Accolade 2001 Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards The Best Sales Cantonese Release Release history + List of formats and editions of the album being released in each country, along with the date of the releaseCountry DateFormat EditionLabelHong Kong20 July 2001 CDHong Kong editionWarner Music Hong Kong Canada25 July 2001Hong Kong importWarner Music Taiwan9 August 2001 Taiwanese editionWarner Music Taiwan Singapore Singaporean editionWarner Music Singapore MalaysiaMalaysian editionWarner Music Malaysia CassetteIndonesiaCD Malaysian importWarner Music Indonesia CassetteHong Kong19 September 2001 CDHong Kong second editionWarner Music Hong Kong SingaporeSingaporean second editionWarner Music Singapore
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