| Extraterrestrial | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Joker Xue |
| Cover: | Joker Xue - Extraterrestrial.png |
| Recorded: | 2020 |
| Genre: | Mandopop |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Joker Xue |
| Prev Title: | Dust |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | Countless |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
Extraterrestrial is the eleventh album by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. It was released on December 31, 2020 by Huayu World Expo and later acquired by Xue's own label Chaoshi Music.[2]
Of the ten tracks on the album, Xue composed music for five tracks and wrote lyrics for six tracks. The lead single, "Extraterrestrial", has a pop rock style and utilizes a string arrangement. Xue said the meaning of the song, to him, is that there is someone in this world who is unique to you. It serves as the inspiration for and bookends the set list of Xue's Extraterrestrial World Tour.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Xue collaborated with three artists on this album. "Exhausted" was written by Xue, composed by internet star Guo Chongming, and performed by both; it peaked at number 2 on Tencent Music UNI Chart, the highest of the songs on the album.[7] "Small Sharp Point" was sung with Han Hong, and is a song reminiscing about the simplicity of love and asks the question "If all I had in my pocket is a single rose petal, would you still fall in love with me?" "Paper Boat" was written and composed by Xue to be the ending theme for the wuxia drama Legend of Awakening. It was performed with Yisa Yu, who appeared in Golden Melody 2 with Xue in 2018 and said "I finally know why so many people like you, because you shine on stage" after watching Xue's cover of "One Man Show" by Valen Hsu.[8]
Extraterrestrial was number 2 on Tencent Music's 2020 Year-End Chart, which ranks the albums based on the sum of the five highest-scored songs on each album. "Extraterrestrial" was among the Top 10 Music Videos of the Year and the Top 10 Karaoke Songs of the Year while "Ambition" and "Paper Boat" were among Top 10 Movie Soundtrack of the Year and Top 10 Television Soundtrack of the Year, respectively. Xue was named one of the Top 20 Artists of the Year and one of the Top 10 Singer-Songwriters of the Year.[9]
All songs on the album peaked within the top fifteen spots on Tencent Music UNI chart, with the exception of "Pan Jinlian", which peaked at 67.[10] Extraterrestrial won Album of the Year at Migu Music Awards and Xue won his second Artist of the Year award from CMIC Music Awards, becoming the first male artist to be recognized twice.
| Title | Lyricist | Composer | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Extraterrestrial" (Chinese: 天外来物) | Joker Xue | Luo Xiaohei | 4:17 | |
| 2 | "Slowly" (Chinese: 迟迟) | Ziwang | Xue Zhiqian/Zhou Yili | 4:15 | |
| 3 | "Crush You Into Pieces and Shape Into an Apple" (Chinese: 把你揉碎捏成苹果) | Fang Yi | Fang Yi | 3:55 | |
| 4 | "Ambition" (Chinese: 野心) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 3:40 | |
| 5 | "Lottery Ticket" (Chinese: 彩券) | Jace Guo | Jace Guo | 4:35 | |
| 6 | "Don't Love Me" (Chinese: 不爱我) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue/ Wang Yuankun | 4:24 | |
| 7 | "Pan Jinlian" (Chinese: 潘金莲) | Zhao Yingjun | Zhao Yingjun | 4:55 | |
| 8 | "Exhausted" (Chinese: 耗尽; with Guo Chongming) | Joker Xue | Guo Chongming | 4:19 | |
| 9 | "Small Sharp Point" (Chinese: 小尖尖; with Han Hong) | Joker Xue | Juliet/Joker Xue | 3:55 | |
| 10 | "Paper Boat" (Chinese: 纸船; with Yisa Yu) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 4:07 |
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tencent Music Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Hits of the Year | "Extraterrestrial" | [11] | |
| 2021 | Chinese Top Ten Music Awards | Top 10 Hits of the Year | [12] | ||
| CMIC Music Awards | Song of the Year | [13] | |||
| Best MV | |||||
| Best Mixing Project | "Paper Boat" | ||||
| Migu Music Awards | Album of the Year | Extraterrestrial | [14] | ||
| Tencent Music Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Hits of the Year | "Exhausted" | [15] |