| Di-Dar | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Faye Wong |
| Cover: | FayeWong DiDar.jpg |
| Released: | 22 December 1995 |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 42:58 |
| Label: | Cinepoly |
| Prev Title: | One Person Playing Two Roles |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Fuzao |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
Di-Dar is the ninth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong, released on 22 December 1995, through Cinepoly. The album marked a shift from Wong's earlier style as she incorporated British psychedelic rock and ragga into her work, showcasing her evolving alternative musical influences.[1] Di-dar featured compositions by Wong with arrangements by her then-husband Dou Wei, production by Zhang Yadong and lyrics by Lin Xi.[2]
The album was both a critical and commercial success, selling 1.5 million copies across Asia; with its title track "Di-dar" and "Ambiguous" (曖昧) becoming well-known songs.[3] Di-dar peaked at number one in Hong Kong according to the IFPI and Billboard magazine.[4]
Di-Dar ranked at number 27 in Ming Pao Weeklys list of "40 Classic Cantopop Albums of the Last 40 Years" published in October 2008. Music journalist Fung Lai-Chee described it as "the best psychedelic and best-selling avant-garde work in Cantonese pop, with songs that are self-centred, ignoring market and others' work. Abstruse, obscure and mysterious."
In a 2023 review of four reissued Wong albums (Please Myself to Fuzao) by Pitchfork, Michael Hong called it Wong's "finest Cantonese album" and "more atmospheric, almost psychedelic" than her previous work.[5]
| Region | Release date | Label | Format(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 22 December 1995 | Cinepoly Records | ||
| Taiwan | 1996 | Linfair Records | CD | |
| China | 1996 | Jindian Audio and Video | ||
| Japan | 25 February 1996 | Polydor | CD | |
| 26 September 1997 | CD (reissue) | |||
| Hong Kong | 7 May 2003 | Cinepoly Records | DSD | |
| 9 September 2004 | SACD | |||
| 26 October 2010 | Universal Music Hong Kong | CD (Golden Disc Anniversary Series) | ||
| 12 November 2020 | CD (24K Gold series) | |||
| 15 December 2021 | LP (ARS series) | |||
| Japan | 27 September 2023 | Universal Music Japan | LP |