What Love Has Taught Us Explained

What Love Has Taught Us
Type:studio
Artist:Eric Chou
Cover:Eric Chou What Love Has Taught Us album artwork.jpg
Released:August 8, 2016
Genre:Mandopop
Language:Mandarin
Label:Sony Music Taiwan
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What Love Has Taught Us is the second studio album by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Eric Chou, released by Sony Music Taiwan on August 8, 2016. Pre-orders for the album began on July 22. The album contains 10 songs, all composed by Chou, including the hit, "How Have You Been?" which topped the KKBOX Mandarin Weekly Singles Chart for 30 consecutive weeks,[1] and its music video reaching 185 million views as of July 2022. Chou worked with producers Daniel Bi and Starr Chen to strengthen the album's sense of rhythm and to incorporate R&B elements.[2]

Background and release

In 2016, Chou served as a composer for the Chinese television series Magical Space-Time, writing three songs including "Back to the Day" which was performed by himself, and was used for as the theme song of the drama.[3] The song will eventually appear on his then upcoming album. A year and eight months after the release of his successful debut studio album My Way to Love, Chou released the first official single off of his new album, "How Have You Been?" According to Chou, he was walking in the park with his dog, Chopin, when he noticed a patch of green illuminated by sunlight, and a melody immediately flashed through his mind. He started working on the melody when he got home and pointed the 2015 film Brooklyn as one of the inspirations for the song.[4] He also wrote the song for his late grandmother who passed away shortly after his debut.[5]

On August 8, 2016, Chou officially released his second studio album, What Love Has Taught Us.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 13, 2022 . 二王一后飆進風雲榜 歌迷快搶免費門票 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713023202/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%BA%8C%E7%8E%8B-%E5%90%8E%E9%A3%86%E9%80%B2%E9%A2%A8%E9%9B%B2%E6%A6%9C-%E6%AD%8C%E8%BF%B7%E5%BF%AB%E6%90%B6%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%BB%E9%96%80%E7%A5%A8-050442443.html . July 13, 2022 . July 13, 2022 .
  2. Web site: ETtoday新聞雲 . 周興哲新輯取景連拍6小時 狗兒子貼心憋尿超敬業 ETtoday星光雲 ETtoday新聞雲 . July 13, 2022 . star.ettoday.net . zh-Hant . September 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930233406/http://star.ettoday.net/news/739289 . live .
  3. Web site: August 23, 2016 . 周興哲深得「姊姊心」 林心如搶送20歲生日禮 娛樂星光雲 ETtoday東森新聞雲 . July 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823064539/http://star.ettoday.net/news/700616 . August 23, 2016 .
  4. Web site: August 23, 2016 . 周興哲深得「姊姊心」 林心如搶送20歲生日禮 娛樂星光雲 ETtoday東森新聞雲 . July 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823064539/http://star.ettoday.net/news/700616 . August 23, 2016 .
  5. Web site: ETtoday新聞雲 . 周興哲歌詞藏洋蔥 獲350萬網友共鳴 ETtoday星光雲 ETtoday新聞雲 . July 13, 2022 . star.ettoday.net . zh-Hant . August 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815121549/https://star.ettoday.net/news/721410 . live .